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The Natural List - Hot trends in retail: AI, Gen Z and the future of natural products The Natural List - Hot trends in retail for 2025

Discover the retail trends reshaping 2025, from AI's transformative power to Gen Z's surprising return to in-store shopping. Explore actionable insights on merchandising, storytelling and community-building in the natural products space.

byJess Elliott, Digital Content Program Manager

Jan 13, 2025

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UNFI’s latest realignment divides natural and conventional grocery sales UNFI splits natural, conventional sales

byBill Wilson, Senior Editor, Supermarket News

Jan 11, 2025

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A sign that says "plant based meat" sits on a blue-green surface surrounded by yellow peas and a variety of packaged plant-based meats.

Food and Beverage

Plant-based meat's wild ride needs R&D, savvy to stabilize Plant-based meat industry hunts for stabilization

byDouglas Brown

Jan 9, 2025

1 Min Read

This photo includes six of the 11 nonalcoholic beverages featured in this slideshow.

Unboxed: 11 non-alcoholic mocktails for Dry January Unboxed: Mocktails for Dry January

byJenna Blumenfeld

Jan 9, 2025

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In this graphics illustration, two young women stand in front of a larger grocery store and a slightly smaller natural retail shop behind them.

Gen Z's shopping habits: What natural retailers must understand How to attract Gen Z shoppers to natural retail

byJessica Rubino

Jan 7, 2025

1 Min Read

Why try to reduce your meat consumption?

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Dec 20, 2024

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Discover small greens with big impact

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Dairy-Free done right!

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Gluten-free can be bold

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A variety of prepared salads, side dishes, fish and meats is showcased on white platters in a retail food service display.

FMI’s top strategies to spark retail food service growth

Grow retail food service with FMI data

byMelaina Juntti

Crafting artisan goat cheese with heart and sustainability

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Several bottles of tropical fruit collagen gummies and turmeric and ginger gummies are arranged on a field of blue.

Secret Shopper: Are gummy supplements as effective as pill-form supplements?

Secret Shopper: How do gummies compare to pills?

byMelaina Juntti

A variety of private label products from various natural and conventional retailers are displayed.

8 methods natural products retailers can use to optimize private label sales

8 ways to increase store brand sales in grocery

byMelaina Juntti

This image feature seven of the nine products included in this slideshow.

Food and Beverage

Unboxed: 9 nutrient-rich legumes to love this winter

Unboxed: 9 warm and cozy legumes

byVictoria A.F. Camron, Digital content specialist

Four bottles of Whole Foods Market's private-label wines are featured in front of yellow party lights.

Private-label wines jazz up sales for holiday season

Private-label wines spike sales

byHeather Lalley, Managing Editor, Supermarket News, Managing Editor of Supermarket News, Restaurant Business, Foodservice Director and CSP Daily news

Build consumer trust in product quality: Communicating ingredient science is key

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Bottom line: Sharing science simply wins consumer trust and loyalty

The Country Club Hills, Illinois, location of Sunrise Health Foods, is a boxey store

Checkout: Sunrise Health Foods brightens Chicago’s South Side with organic foods

Checkout: Sunrise Health Foods shines bright with organic

byMelaina Juntti

Class-action lawsuit accuses UNFI of improperly taking supplier discounts

Lawsuit: UNFI improperly took supplier discounts

byBill Wilson, Senior Editor, Supermarket News

Family members gather around the dinner table to celebrate a winter holiday.

Food, family meals are holiday shoppers’ top priorities, FMI study finds

Holiday shoppers won’t change plans based on food costs

byMelaina Juntti

A smiling Black woman smiles at a white man who opened the door to accept his grocery delivery.

Skyrocketing delivery growth drives 28% increase in October's online grocery sales

October online grocery sales increase, hit new record high

byTimothy Inklebarger, Editor, Supermarket News

Consumer trends call for a nut-butter revolution

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Consumer trends call for a nut-butter revolution – snapshot

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Six of the eight innovative, novel granolas featured in the slideshow are highlighted in this photo.

Unboxed: Refresh the granola section with these 8 innovative options

Unboxed: 8 ways to level up the granola aisle

byJenna Blumenfeld, Freelancer

ReGen Brands Coalition unites regenerative CPGs to drive demand, grow market

ReGen Brands Coalition supports regenerative CPGs

A collage of photos of women stepping onto or standing on various models of floor scales.

Market Data and Analysis

Monitor: Trending ingredients not the biggest opportunity of the 'Ozempic Age'

Trending ingredients not the biggest opportunity of the 'Ozempic Age'

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

American palm oil: A sustainable, versatile oil for the future

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A drawing of a female body builder in a squat is lifting a barbell with bottles of whey and plant-based protein powder on each end.

Secret Shopper: How does plant-based protein compare to whey for muscle building?

Secret Shopper: Plant-based or whey protein for muscles?

byMelaina Juntti

Five of the eight products featured in this holiday baking gallery are pictured here.

Unboxed: 8 flours and baking mixes to simplify nutritious holiday baking

Unboxed: 8 nutritious baking ingredients

byJenna Blumenfeld, Freelancer

This photo features 13 of the 32 products included in the slideshow here.

November NFM New Product Spotlight

November NFM New Product Spotlight

byNew Hope Network staff

This cover photo features five of the 14 natural products included in this gallery of gift ideas.

Unboxed: 14 natural holiday gifts to create spectacular endcaps

Unboxed: 14 natural gifts for holiday endcaps

byJenna Blumenfeld, Freelancer

Green globe covered in grass on a mossy surface, symbolizing regenerative agriculture and sustainability.

Regenerative agriculture: Key takeaways for sustainable retailers

Regenerative highlights for retailers

byJess Elliott, Digital Content Program Manager

The Vitamin Shoppe's good performance in the sports nutrition category has been obscured in the bankruptcy filing of its parent company.

The Vitamin Shoppe’s financial stability overlooked in owner's bankruptcy

Vitamin Shoppe’s parent company filed for Chapter 11

byHank Schultz, Senior Editor

Is healthy aging possible? Science says yes

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Natural Grocers names new chief financial officer

Natural Grocers board member named CFO

Vacant drugstore sites offer opportunities for natural, organic grocers

Vacant drugstores could be grocery stores

A new Sprouts Farmers Market in York, Pennsylvania, opened in September 2024. The store is pictured at night with bright neon lights shining.

Smaller store footprint brings Sprouts Farmers Market bigger success

Sprouts sees positive results with less space

byBill Wilson, Senior Editor, Supermarket News

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