What’s Selling is a monthly reviewof the best-selling products determined from unit sales at six natural products stores around the country, rotated from a base of selected stores. The intention is to provide indications of sales trends.
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Questions? E-mail: colleenmorrison@wfcinc.com.
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Midwest:
Country Store Health Foods, Danville, IL (1,700 ft2) SUPPLEMENTS: Solgar, Male, Female Multiples; Solgar, Natural Vitamin K2; Warren Laboratories, George’s “Always Active” Aloe Vera FOOD: Udi’s, Gluten Free Foods; Food For Life, Ezekiel 4:9 Breads; Miguel’s Organic, Tortilla Chips HBC: Solgar, Moisturizing Body Lotions; Mill Creek, Aloe Vera and Paba Lotion; MyChelle Dermaceuticals, Facial Care Line BEVERAGES: Knudsen, Just Black Cherry Juice; Zevia, All Natural Grape Soda; Nature’s Farm, Organic Milk UP & COMING: Private Label Probiotics; Salad Girl, Gluten Free Salad Dressings; Quorn, Vegetarian Meals |
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Northeast:
Square Root Natural Foods, Portland, ME (2,000 ft2) SUPPLEMENTS: Life’s Fortune, Full Spectrum Multi-Vitamin & Mineral; Nordic Naturals, Ultimate Omega; Nature’s Way, Multivitamins FOOD: Little Lad’s, Herbal Popcorn; Grass-Fed Ground Beef (Local); Organic Eggs (Local) HBC: Quantum Health, Buzz Away Extreme; Kiss My Face, Sunblock Line; Dr. Bronner’s, Almond Organic Liquid Soap BEVERAGES: Gerolsteiner, Mineral Water; Maine Root, Ginger Brew; Raw Organic Milk (Local) |
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Southeast:
The Health Hut, Mobile, AL (1,500 ft2) SUPPLEMENTS: Life’s Fortune, Multivitamins; LifeExtension, Complete B-Complex; Nature’s Plus, Super C Complex FOOD: Bragg, Apple Cider Vinegar; Garden of Life, Extra Virgin Coconut Oil; Sami’s Bakery, Millet and Flax Breads HBC: Candida Freedom, Probiotic Soap; MiraCell, Full Line; Alvera, Roll-On Deodorant Aloe and Almonds BEVERAGES: Knudsen, Just Black Cherry Juice; Zevia, All Natural Sodas; Ginseng UP, Carbonated Ginseng Drinks UP & COMING: Vaxa, Attend; Natural Vitality, Kids Natural Calm Multivitamin; Green Foods, Magma Plus |
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Northwest:
Wealth of Health, Idaho Falls, ID (4,000 ft2) SUPPLEMENTS: Nature’s Way Products, Alive!; Natural Vitality, Natural Calm; Nutraceutical Corp., Solaray Glucosamine Sulfate FOOD: Udi’s Gluten Free Foods, Bread; Flax4Life, Gluten Free Muffins; Blue Diamond Growers, Nut Chips HBC: CamoCare Organics, Under-Eye Therapy; Life-flo, Pure Sea Buckthorn Oil; Canus Goat’s Milk Skin Care Products, Bar Soaps BEVERAGES: Zevia, Soda; Amy & Brian Naturals, All Natural Coconut Juice; Millennium Products, GT’s Kombucha UP & COMING: Wakunaga of America, Kyolic Formula 110; EuroPharma USA, Terry Naturally Curamin; Nordic Naturals, Children’s DHA |
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Southwest:
Bamboo Market Health Foods, Steamboat Springs,
CO (2,750 ft2) SUPPLEMENTS: New Chapter, Every Woman’s One Daily; New Chapter, Zyflamend; Nordic Naturals, Ultimate Omega FOOD: St. Helena Olive Oil Co., Napa Valley Extra Virgin Olive Oil; Rockin J Pastures, Ground Beef; Honey Stinger, Energy Bars HBC: Derma E, Age-Defying Day Crème; Weleda, Skin Food; Alba Botanica, Very Emollient Body Lotion BEVERAGES: Millennium, Enlightened and Classic Raw Kombuchas; Guayaki Yerba Mate, Bottled Yerba Mate; GuS, Star Ruby Grapefruit Grown-Up Soda UP & COMING: Mamma Chia, Vitality Beverages; Bhakti Chai, Tea Drinks; Wallaby Organic, Yogurts |
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West:
Artesian Natural Foods, Stockton, CA (3,000 ft2) SUPPLEMENTS: Garden of Life, Raw Line; New Chapter, Force Line; Natural Factors, PGX FOOD: Udi’s, Gluten Free Breads; Nutiva, Chia Seed; Julian Bakery, Smart Carb Breads HBC: Sibu Beauty, Full Line; John Masters Organics, Full Line; MyChelle Dermaceuticals, Full Line BEVERAGES: C2O, Pure Coconut Water; Zevia, All Natural Soda; Millennium Products, GT’s Kombucha UP & COMING: New Chapter, Holy Basil; New Chapter, Perfect Calm; New Chapter, Lemon Balm Force |
Published in WholeFoods Magazine, January 2012
