Category Leadership

Retailers can’t possibly be experts in every category and item they sell.  Savvy retailers value and appreciate brands that help them grow category sales, increase shopper foot traffic, and compete more effectively in any market and in any economy.  Don’t jeopardize your future by blindly placing it in the hands of your competition.

14 05, 2018

What’s Driving The Health and Wellness Trends You Need To Know

By |2025-09-04T16:47:58-06:00May 14th, 2018|Category Leadership, Podcast|

Explore what’s driving health and wellness trends Discover how natural organic products are transforming consumer choices. Natural and organic brands are driving sustainable growth across all categories by appealing to health-conscious consumers who prioritize transparency and sustainable brands. This shift in consumer attitudes, particularly among boomers and millennials, is leading [...]

1 05, 2018

The Importance Of A Solid Business Strategy Today, TJ McIntyre with BOBO’S

By |2025-09-02T11:45:50-06:00May 1st, 2018|Category Leadership, Podcast|

Explore the importance of a solid business strategy to drive growth and success in your brand's journey to retail. TJ McIntyre, CEO of Bobo’s Oat Bars, shares his journey in the natural foods industry, emphasizing the importance of relationships, quality, and long-term thinking. He credits mentors like Steve Hughes for [...]

30 04, 2018

Future In Brand Strategy For Natural Organic Products, Chuck Muth, Alex Hanifin, Megan Reamer

By |2025-09-02T11:46:07-06:00April 30th, 2018|Category Leadership, Podcast|

Explore the future in brand strategy for natural organic products with insights from industry leaders and experts. This is part of the CMA natural product webinar series where we highlight the challenges and strategies of entrepreneurs in the natural and organic product market, emphasizing the importance of understanding the unique [...]

17 04, 2018

Organic Produce and Center-Store Organic Sales Insights, Adam Brohimer & Tom Barnes with Category Partners

By |2025-09-02T11:47:34-06:00April 17th, 2018|Category Leadership, Podcast|

Explore the connection between organic produce and center-store organic sales. The show highlights the growing importance of organic produce in driving center store sales. It emphasizes the need for retailers to understand the organic consumer, particularly millennials, and to strategically merchandise and price organic products to capitalize on this growing [...]

5 04, 2018

Compelling Selling Story Unlock Brand Success, John Foraker with Once Upon A Farm and Annies

By |2025-09-02T11:48:31-06:00April 5th, 2018|Category Leadership, Podcast|

nlock your brand's success with a compelling selling story and get your products on retailer's shelves and into consumers' hands*-John Foraker, an entrepreneur with experience at Annie’s and Once Upon a Farm, emphasizes the importance of consumer insights and leveraging them with retailers to drive sales. He highlights the opportunity [...]

19 03, 2018

Creative Strategies For Brands That Boost Sales

By |2025-09-02T11:50:05-06:00March 19th, 2018|Category Leadership, Podcast|

xplore creative strategies for brands that drive sales and meet the needs of health-conscious consumers in a changing retail landscape. We discuss the importance of organic and natural products in driving sustainable growth and profit across all categories. We highlights the confusion among consumers about these products and provides retailers [...]

21 02, 2018

Natural Organic Shopper Trends in Retail Today

By |2025-09-02T11:51:25-06:00February 21st, 2018|Category Leadership, Podcast|

Explore how natural organic shoppers differ from traditional consumers and what retailers must do to attract them. There is a growing demand for organic products. They are driving the sustainable growth across every category. Learn why leveraging the core natural shopper, a committed organic consumer, with integrated segregation as the [...]

10 01, 2018

Don’t Ignore Healthy Center Store Products

By |2025-09-02T15:47:59-06:00January 10th, 2018|Article, Category Leadership|

Are you committing retail malpractice? Don’t ignore healthy center store products.  Most of us grew up believing that the healthy products could only be found along the parameter of the store. We were taught that any of the products in the center the store were either highly processed, chemically enhanced, or contained artificially fortified [...]

20 12, 2017

Clean label, the heart of organics and the future of retail

By |2025-09-02T15:56:28-06:00December 20th, 2017|Category Leadership|

We’ve all heard that healthy natural organic products are driving sustainable sales across all categories, but what does that really mean and what are the key drivers retailers and brands should be paying attention to? Natural and organic products are driving the sustainable growth in mainstream retail.  In the 2016 Category Management handbook, I [...]

28 03, 2017

The biggest change to natural since organic

By |2025-09-02T18:27:25-06:00March 28th, 2017|Article, Category Leadership|

Things are changing all the time, especially in natural. We've recently seen stories regarding Albertsons in preliminary talks about a deal to acquire Sprouts, and Whole Foods partnering with Nielsen and Dunnhumby.  This is the potential beginning of a major shift in the way natural brands and retailers do business. Advanced business strategies like [...]

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