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Increase foot traffic and dollars spent in store.
Retailer Roundtable: What's attracting new customers to your store? 1
Natural retailers reveal creative strategies for increasing foot traffic and dollars spent in store.
What's good for society proves good for Kimberton Whole Foods
Kimberton Whole Foods' Terry Brett shares tips on how to make money while making a difference.
Get Healthy uses personalized service to lure back customers
With logistical challenges threatening her customer base, Karen Greenway of Get Healthy decided to get creative.
From GMO labeling to local sourcing, PCC Natural Markets fosters trust
What PCC Natural Markets teaches us about transparency in the natural business.
6 companies delivering transcendent transparency
People want to know what’s in their food and other products, plain and simple. Here are six natural companies that deliver on transparency.
New Hope Natural Media internship program
Are you interested in health, nutrition, and a career in media?
NFM Secret Shopper: What is cellulose doing in my supplements?
Each month, NFM’s secret shopper heads incognito into a natural products store with a question. The employee’s answer—and our expert’s evaluation of the response—is reported here. Our aim: to help you improve your store’s customer service.
CRN: Supplementing with D is perfectly safe

The Council for Responsible Nutrition offers another perspective on the recent vitamin D findings published in the American Journal of Cardiology.

NFM Secret Shopper: Are multivitamins dangerous for women?
Natural Foods Merchandiser went incognito into a natural foods chain in the West to see how employees would respond to a question about a recent study on the dangers of multivitamins for women.
Retailer Roundtable: Is Dr. Oz good for natural products retail? 6
Have the health teachings of television personality Dr. Oz helped or hurt natural products retailers? NFM looks behind the curtain.
4 things we're looking forward to at Expo East
What are you looking forward to at Expo East? New Hope Natural Media's editors, retailers and show veterans share their agendas.
Natural vs. conventional diapers—what's the difference? 3
NFM's secret shopper heads to the West Coast to discover why natural diapers are better for babies and the environment than conventional options.
Retailer Roundtable: 'Have you begun incorporating gourmet foods into your store's product mix?' 1
Four natural foods retailers discuss how gourmet products sell in their stores.
Sweetener sales see big boost in 2010
Despite increased media attention advising against added sugar consumption, 2010 sales of sugarcane, honey and stevia saw impressive growth including a huge leap in sweeteners with stevia as a primary ingredient from $37 million in 2009 to $61 million, according to Schaumburg, Ill.-based market research firm SPINS.
Natural pet food and pet care sales on the rise 1
Fido still comes first for many consumers. Schaumburg Ill.-based market research firm SPINS reports sales of natural pet food and pet care items grew in 2010 including an impressive boost in the treats and snacks category from $99 million in 2009 to $127 million--a 27 percent increase.

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