Articles by Nicholas Saraceno
Sprouts Farmers Market to Expand Grocery Pickup
Sprouts Farmers Market (HQ in Arizona) will expand its grocery pickup service with Instacart to all of its more than 340 stores by early May as an added convenience for shoppers during this time of need. The rapid expansion will first roll out to Los Angeles and Central California locations. Additional local market expansion details ...
SupplySide East 2020 Canceled
As a result of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Informa Markets announced that SupplySide East 2020 has been canceled. The event will return April 13-14, 2021 at Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus, NJ. “While team SupplySide hopes that our entire country is well on the mend by late June, we believe the decision to cancel the ...
GNC Announces Furlough, Hiring Freezes
Pennsylvania-based GNC Holdings, Inc. announced that as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, it had to initiative several cost-saving measures, including furloughs and a hiring freeze. Specifically, the company noted that there will be: • A reduction in operating expenses including a hiring freeze, eliminating corporate merit increases and other cost-saving initiatives • A decrease ...
NOW Joins PETA’s Beauty Without Bunnies Cruelty-free Program
Illinois-based NOW Health Group has signed on to the PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) Beauty Without Bunnies program in order to help consumers quickly recognize that all NOW Solutions personal care products and essential oils are cruelty-free. NOW has a company-wide ban on animal testing, one of the main requirements for the ...
Charlotte Figi, Who Inspired CBD Movement, is Dead at 13
Charlotte Figi, the 13-year-old girl with epilepsy who helped ignite a medical-cannabis movement, has died from complications suspected to be coronavirus related, according to a Tuesday Facebook announcement. She would be the youngest Colorado resident to die from COVID-19 if officials confirm the cause, The Colorado Sun reported. Charlotte Figi withher father, Matt Figi,in 2014.Photo Credit:Brennan Linsley On ...
Perseverance Wins for Mother/Daughter Retailers
Nature’s Cupboard (Michigan City and Chesterton, IN) The year 2020 marks Nature’s Cupboard’s 40th anniversary. Being in business for that amount of time in any industry is an achievement, especially considering the Indiana-based retailer’s humble beginnings. “We started out primarily as a supplement store with some grocery,” said Mylese Tucker, second generation owner. “As competition ...
NPA Calls for Inclusion of Nutritional Supplements in HSAs and FSAs
The Natural Products Association (NPA) called for allowing nutritional and dietary supplements to be covered under Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), as Congress and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) consider relaxing rules and expanding coverage during the COVID-19 crisis. “Giving people more ways to save money to support their health is ...
Associations Applaud FDA for COVID-19-related Efforts
The U.S. dietary supplement industry commends the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for taking action to protect consumers by calling out marketers who make illegal and unsubstantiated drug claims related to COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. In February, the industry issued strong warning letters to companies and consumers to avoid marketing ...
Governor Closes Nevada Health Food Stores
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak, in defiance of guidance from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ordered the closure of health food stores during the COVID-19 public health crisis. Specifically, the governor’s order will restrict access to a wide range of essential products sold by health food stores, including water, electrolytes, nutritional supplements, healthy food options and other ...
Amazon and Instacart Employees Strike for COVID-19 Pay
According to NPR, Amazon warehouse workers in Staten Island, NY, and Instacart’s grocery delivery workers nationwide plan to walk off their jobs on Monday. They are demanding stepped-up protection and pay as they continue to work while much of the country is asked to isolate as a safeguard against the coronavirus. The strikes come as ...
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