Kelsey Blackwell

Kelsey
Blackwell
Articles by Kelsey Blackwell
New virtual grocery store Peapod lets consumers shop while they commute
Peapod's new virtual rail program allows commuters to shop, scan and schedule grocery deliveries— all from their smartphones. Is the model a threat to natural products retailers who also cater to convenience-hungry shoppers?
Granola category revived by flavor innovation
Longtime natural standby food, Granola, has a new upscale taste.
Mana Foods' community focus supports employees and local vendors
From jam to hot sauce to chocolate, Mana Foods in Paia, Maui, Hawaii, carries close to 400 products from local vendors.
Whole Foods Market plans new store in Detroit 3
Upscale natural retailer Whole Foods Market announces plans to open a new store in Detroit, a city infamous for high crime and urban decay. Why is the retailer taking the gamble?
Natural products retailers support Whole Foods sustainable seafood commitment
For the health of the oceans and the potential for increased consumer education, natural products retailers applaud Whole Foods Market's recent announcement to only carry Monterey Bay yellow- and green-rated seafood species.
Exercise your brain to ward off cognitive decline, Alzheimer's
Challenging your brain can keep it active - and healthy.
3 tips for making your store a supplement destination
Super Supplements' Al Briscoe gives tips for making your store a supplement destination like his.
Super Supplements succeeds by creating a 'shopping experience' 1
Super Supplements shares how it attracts and retains baby boomer shoppers looking to support health and vitality with supplements—from lower shelving to dedicated customer service.
Natural retailers react to P&G's acquisition of New Chapter 6
Natural products retailers across the country respond to Procter & Gamble's recent decision to acquire New Chapter Inc., a leading supplement brand within the natural retail channel. How might expanded distribution of New Chapter supplements impact the natural products industry?
Sprouts and Sunflower announce merger 3
Boulder, Colo.-based natural foods grocer Sunflower Farmers Market and Phoenix, Ariz.-based independent natural foods chain Sprouts Farmers Market will merge and operate under the Sprouts name.
Expo West 2012 Keynote: Paul Greenberg reveals how to save the oceans 1
Paul Greenberg, author of Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food (Penguin, 2010) and keynote speaker at Natural Products Expo West 2012, discusses how dwindling numbers of popular fish species are negatively impacting the oceanic ecosystem and how retailers can get involved to help save the fish.
'Four Fish' author Greenberg to keynote Natural Products Expo West 2012
Paul Greenberg, keynote speaker at Expo West, will discuss his book Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food on Saturday, March 10th from 9-10:15 am in the Anaheim Marriot, Platinum Ballroom 6
Recent survey shows how consumers approach shopping
According to a recent survey, today’s consumers approach shopping much like how businesses evaluate financial decisions. What does this mean for retailers?
Meg Cadoux Hirshberg on work-family balance for entrepreneurs
In her new book, Meg Cadoux Hirshberg, wife of Stonyfield Farm Founder Gary Hirshberg, shares how entrepreneurs can best balance work and family.
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