joint health
Joint Efforts
Sufferers of bone and joint pain are looking to natural product retailers for education and relief. Everyone gets a little bit older each day; there is no avoiding that. While aging Baby Boomers may forge the bone and joint health category, they’re not alone. Eveeryone, from young athletes to seniors are also feeling the pain. ...
Preventative Pet Care
Consumers are flocking to animal-friendly supplements Pets need as much care and support as humans, and as a society, we are beginning to realize this. Overall, the number of pet lovers in the country is continuing to increase; according to statistics from the American Pet Product Association (APPA), 62 percent of U.S. households own a ...
Boosting The Burn
Responsible retailers depend on reputable manufacturers to provide carefully chosen and scientifically proven ingredients in weight management products— and to shift away from gimmicks. WIth the holidays over, it’s time to get back to reality and keep “hedonic hunger” eating patterns in check.Consumers seeking natural ways to help them, as well as the buyers at ...
In The Market For Mushrooms
As research supporting the medicinal benefits of mushrooms expands, retailers will find success in passing information to interested shoppers.When it comes to supplements, the beauty of attaining time-tested status is often found in the awareness of retailers and shoppers alike. Logically, if a product has broken into the market and enjoyed long-term success, even shaky ...
The Liquid Gain
With difficulty swallowing tablets common, retailers are quickly finding out that liquid supplements are becoming the preferred choice for many.Manufacturers are well aware that making things easier for consumers will help make things easier for themselves. When it comes to supplements, the number and size of pills and tablets that need to be consumed often ...
The Complexity Of Cholesterol
Retailers are in a prime position to educate, assist and become an invaluable resource to an ever-increasing customer base seeking natural cholesterol control options.Every day, the Healthy Alternative (Dayton, OH) retail sales staff receives customers with questions about lowering their cholesterol. While grateful that awareness is up and customers are addressing a clear problem for ...
Private Label Success
In a surprising report for the Wall Street Journal, Credit Suisse Analyst Robert Moskow noted that after a surge of growth during the down economy, the latest news is that private label product sales are slowing. But for the natural products arena, private label manufacturers say that hasn’t been the case.“SPINS data shows that sales ...
Functional Drinks: Drowning in their Own Success?
Like so Many other categories featured in the aisles of a natural products store, the functional beverage market is booming in some ways and leveling off in others. According to market researcher Mintel, the peak of the category in terms of product introductions occurred in 2008, when 720 new functional beverages were released, up 43 ...
Keeping A Category Afloat
EFAs may be more popular than ever, surpassing multivitamins with experienced supplement users. But recent Proposition 65 claims will act as a call to action for retailers and manufacturers to keep the positive light shining on this ever-growing category.Multivitamins, because of their very nature, have always been popular with newcomers to the industry and avid ...
2010 Vity Awards
Because we believe no one is better qualified to determine the industry’s best-selling products than the people who sell them, Vitamin Retailer once again polled its retailer readers on their top-selling products and best sales and merchandising support.What started in the 1990s has evolved into one of the most soughtafter awards in the natural products ...
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