Renee Carpenter Southard
A Spark Everlasting: Celebrating an Industry Champion, Renee Southard
“To grow older doesn’t mean to grow old,” Renee Southard once told me with a knowing smile. That philosophy, rooted in her boundless energy and passion for life, guided everything she did—as a mother, a friend, a SENPA leader, and the owner of Organic Marketplace in Gastonia, NC. Renee was a force of nature, blending ...
In Memoriam: Renee Southard, Owner of Organic Marketplace and Former SENPA President
Renee Carpenter Southard, owner of Organic Marketplace in Gastonia, NC, and former president of SENPA, died on Jan. 17, at age 68. “It is with broken hearts and deep sorrow that we announce the passing of the heart of Organic Marketplace Renee Carpenter Southard. We are understandably reeling as a family at our sudden loss ...
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[Extra! Extra!] Talking Retail With Renee Carpenter Southard, Owner, Organic Marketplace, Gastonia, NC
VR: Can you please share with our readers some of your insights about the retail marketplace for natural products, especially as relate to independent health-food stores? Southard: I feel that our independent natural product retailers have long-established their place in the natural products industry. DSHEA allowed so many of us to engage the communities we ...
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