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Selling Healthy Nervous System Support Supplements: Suggestions for Retailers
The customers at New Fountain of Vitality store in New Providence, NJ, are often quite knowledgeable about supplements when walking into the store, according to the staff. However, it is important for retailers to help the customer determine the best supplements for their wellness needs as many people may be new to herbal products and ...
Pre- and Probiotics Move to Wellness
Pre- and probiotics are shifting their positioning beyond gastro. You’ve heard the words prebiotics and probiotics before, but are you clear on the difference? Typically found in some fruits and vegetables, prebiotics are made of complex carbohydrates that the body cannot digest. This energy instead acts as fuel for bacteria in the body. When you ...
2019 Vity Awards
Vitamin Retailer (VR) magazine once again polled its retailer readers on their top-selling products and best sales and merchandising support to compile its 2019 Vity Awards. After all, who is better qualified to determine the industry’s bestselling products than the people who sell them? What started in the 1990s has evolved into one of the ...
Retailers to Institute Certification Program for Supplements
Nutritional supplement retailers, including Walmart and GNC (Pennsylvania), expect nutritional supplements sold in their stores or on their websites to meet new guidelines set by the Supplement Safety and Compliance Initiative (SSCI). The new general and technical benchmarking guidance documents were released during a meeting at Walmart’s headquarters in Bentonville, AR. SSCI is opening up a 30-day ...
Washington and the Natural Industry, continued
How does the future look for independent retailers? I certainly hope the independent retailer can survive. We work very hard every day to continue education for the consumer, and my employees staying up on trends will continue to be important. But the companies behind the products need to stand with the retailer when it comes ...
NOW Celebrates 50 Years as Family Owned, Independent Natural Products Company
In 2018, NOW (Illinois) will begin celebrating 50 years as a manufacturer dedicated to its mission of providing products and services that empower people to lead healthier lives. A whole year of anniversary events and programs are planned. NOW will have giveaways, special events to thank retailers and will provide special retailer in-store support materials. ...
Texas-based Natural Product Retailers, Manufacturers Struggle Through Storm
Across a 300-mile stretch of southeast Texas, millions of people grappled with the devastating effects of a storm that shattered rainfall records for the continental United States — houses under water, flooded roads that cut off entire neighborhoods, a loss of power affecting thousands and fuel shortages — while millions of others began to assess ...
CRN Announces Supplement Product Registry to be Launched This Year
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), a leading trade association for the dietary supplement industry, announced that its Board has unanimously authorized the creation of an industry-wide dietary supplement product registry to be launched by the end of the year. The registry will be developed and managed by a third-party vendor, and CRN plans to ...
Film Series Emphasizes Role of Good Nutrition in Healthy Aging
During National Nutrition Month (March), the Alliance for Aging Research, Washington, D.C., in partnership with the Mars Center for Cocoa Health Science, has released three animated “pocket films” that explain the role of nutrition in healthy aging and highlight some of the latest findings in nutrition research. These pocket films offer an easy-to-understand, concise introduction ...
GFR’s 2015 Best of Gluten Free Awards
It’s time! The 2015 Best of Gluten Free Awards is looking for retail favorites! Retailers are asked to fill out a quick and easy form, telling us their best gluten-free products of the year. Categories range from best breakfast foods, best supplements to best personal care products and more. This year one lucky participant will ...
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