Tag: retail
Un-Amazon-able
Not all retail stores are under pressure. One new chain is expanding. Based on a successful formula, the chain plans to add 100 new...
Philadelphia Passes Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
Philadelphia, PA—Philadelphia has become the first major U.S. city to approve a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. With a vote of 13-4, the City Council...
FDA Warning Letter States Whole Foods Market Failed to Address Food Safety Problems
Silver Spring, MD—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to Austin, TX-based Whole Foods Market for not sufficiently addressing the long...
2016 Retailer of the Year
You’re certainly familiar with the old adage: “The customer is always right.” For most retailers and business owners, this represents a need to appease...
NewsBriefs: July 2016
The Clorox Co. has purchased digestive health specialist Renew Life of Palm Harbor, FL, for $290 million.
Whole Foods Market of Austin, TX, recently opened...
What’s Selling: July 2016
What’s Selling is a monthly review of the best-selling products determined from unit sales at six natural products stores around the country, rotated from...
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
People of a certain age will remember The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, a now-classic 1966 Clint Eastwood spaghetti Western where good-guy gunslinger...
Tip of the Month: Six Ways to Green-Up Your Store
Going green is all the rage right now, but many business owners question whether it is possible to do so without a large investment....
