Retailers

The Vitamin Shoppe announces new CEO and President

26-May-2023 By Stephen Daniells

The Vitamin Shoppe has appointed Lee Wright as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, while Muriel Gonzalez has been promoted to President

IPAWC + Probiota Americas 2022: Markets, retailers, stress & sleep, + tech dominate Day 2

25-May-2022 By Stephen Daniells

The return of the IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas is just one week away. With key scientific insights into one of the industry’s hottest topics, stress management and sleep, register today! Snooze and you lose…

Ultra Beauty: Chemist Warehouse on a mission to expand beauty-from-within retail

11-May-2022 By Tingmin Koe

Chemist Warehouse says it is “on a mission for expansion” in Australia’s growing beauty-from-within retail sector.

Wegmans announces “Verified with Confidence” program for supplements

13-Apr-2022 By Stephen Daniells

NSF will administer the new program announced by grocery chain Wegmans, which will cover all supplements, herbals, probiotics, and CBD products sold at its 106 stores.

Safety assurances, 'green' bona fides moving up list of consumers' concerns, survey finds

28-Feb-2022 By Danielle Masterson

The report highlights the demand for convenience, the return to a new brick-and-mortar shopping experience, and the importance of getting and staying healthy.

GNC leverages store footprint via same-day delivery deal

12-Mar-2021 By Hank Schultz

GNC is finding a way to leverage its extensive store footprint to improve its ecommerce performance by pairing with delivery service Shipt to enable same day delivery of products direct to consumers.

ChromaDex announces Tru Niagen to be available in 3,000 Walmart stores

10-Mar-2021 By Stephen Daniells

ChromaDex has announced its first major retailer deal for its NAD+ booster Tru Niagen, with the product set to be available in 3,000 Walmart stores across the U.S. beginning in June 2021.

GNC enters bankruptcy while negotiating with Harbin as buyer

24-Jun-2020 By Hank Schultz

Struggling retail giant GNC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy according to a news report. GNC is reportedly entering into the process with Chinese firm Harbin Pharmaceutical waiting in the wings as a potential buyer.

Experts lay out post-pandemic retailing strategies

08-May-2020 By Hank Schultz

Marketing experts recommend that brands formulate a strategy to be as nimble as possible to deal with the as yet unknown changes to the supplement marketplace in the post pandemic world. A greater online capability is seen as one of key parts of that...

Natural Grocers raises workers’ pay, adjusts store hours to respond to disease crisis

08-Apr-2020 By Hank Schultz

Dietary supplement retailer and organic grocery purveyor Natural Grocers has responded to the coronavirus crisis by increasing workers’ pay and expanding store hours to include time specifically to serve at risk populations.

Despite current troubles, trade shows won’t go away anytime soon, expert believes

11-Mar-2020 By Hank Schultz

In the wake of a wave of postponements of trade shows and other dates in the dietary supplement industry driven by the COVID-19 crisis the question has been raised about whether such face-to-face events are still necessary. One expert in the brand development...

Private label, CBD launches help drive Natural Grocers’ profits

18-Nov-2019 By Hank Schultz

Private label offerings and a successful CBD launch are helping Natural Grocers show a solid profit, according to company executives.

Q&A: Pure Market tests thousands of products and lists results on its site

05-Nov-2019 By Danielle Masterson

A newly launched platform grades thousands of popular food and household products and lists their grades. Those that score a B- or above are also sold on their site.

Vitamin Shoppe debuts new store concept, integrating technology, personalization

14-Oct-2019 By Danielle Masterson

Vitamin Shoppe recently unveiled a new store concept with the hope to boost sagging revenues by engaging consumers with technology-driven personalization.

How the changing retail landscape is changing sports nutrition product development

16-Aug-2019 By Adi Menayang

This week, two sports nutrition brands announced new mass retail partners—Optimum Nutrition goes to a club store, while Redcon1 partners with an outdoor and sporting goods store.

Functional water brand Phocus expands distribution footprint with two new grocery chains

15-Aug-2019 By Adi Menayang

Phocus, a beverage with caffeine and L-theanine, has added grocery retailers Lucky’s Market and GIANT Food Stores to its distribution footprint.

NEWS IN BRIEF

Global Retailer and Manufacturer Alliance annual summit to take place in Chicago

23-Jul-2019 By Adi Menayang

The Global Retailer and Manufacturer Alliance (GRMA) announced that its Annual Summit will take place in Chicago from August 5-7 at the Sheraton Suites Chicago O'Hare.

Celsius grows its energy drink empire, inks deals with sporting goods and military stores

08-Jan-2019 By Adi Menayang

Celsius Holdings, a NASDAQ-traded energy drink company, announced new distribution deals for 2019 that include DICK’s Sporting Goods and more military stores worldwide.

Redcon1 expands distribution in military channel

04-Jan-2019 By Adi Menayang

Roughly 38% of sports nutrition brand Redcon1’s core consumers are active or former military members, “so they play an important role in our business,” said company founder and CEO Aaron Singerman.

Vitamin Shoppe Q3: New category introduction props up flat to declining sales

12-Nov-2018 By Adi Menayang

Vitamin Shoppe’s Q3 reflected retail trends in the dietary supplements sector—online sales continue to grow while bricks-and-mortar are flat to declining. The company closed three stores this quarter.

Vitamin Shoppe back in the black in Q2, backed by nearly 40% increase in e-commerce sales

10-Aug-2018 By Adi Menayang

Improvements in financial performance is a sign that its “strategy is directionally correct,” said Vitamin Shoppe president and interim-CEO Alexander Smith during the company’s Q2 earnings call this week.

The Vitamin Shoppe introduces vendor incubation program called Launchpad

31-Jul-2018 By Adi Menayang

Nutritional product retailer The Vitamin Shoppe announced the launch of a new incubation program called Launchpad. It is currently accepting submissions.

Redcon1's nationwide Vitamin Shoppe distribution hints at shifting sports nutrition strategy for the retailer

22-May-2018 By Adi Menayang

To Redcon1's CEO and founder, the newly-inked nationwide distribution deal with legacy retailer Vitamin Shoppe is a testament to his brand, and an indicator of change for the retailer.