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May 12, 2008
Whole Foods Eyes More UK Expansion--While Pittsburgh and Marin County Say MORE PLEASE
Analysis of: Still no expansion in store for Whole Foods after 6 years | www.post-gazette.com
Author: Matthew Levine, Chief Executive Officer, Natural Business News
As reported in market research firm IGD's Retail Analysis, Whole Foods is set to sign leases for another London Store in the Canary Wharf area as well as a location in Birmingham.  Manchester is reportedly also on the radar.  Yet here at home as the chain integrates its new Wild Oats stores...
December 13, 2007
Kroger Continues to Out-maneuver Stategically Inferior Competitors
Analysis of: Kroger Sales Soar, But Shares Drop | supermarketnews.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
 Identical sales growth is one of the key indicators of retail health, and future success. Intelligent price reductions drive transactions and ultimately sales and share. Lower prices allow you to steal share from vulnerable higher priced competitors and narrow the price gap with Walmart...
October 7, 2007
WSJ quotes HSA Consulting Principal Re: Wal-Mart's Competitive Position in a Changing World
Analysis of: Wal-Mart Era Wanes Amid Big Shifts in Retail | online.wsj.com
Author: Howard Jackson, President, HSA Consulting, Inc
Lead Wall Street Journal article published October 3, 2007 reviewing the changing retail competitive landscape. HSA Consulting Competing retailers have identified strategies to defeat low prices: - marketing non competing services such as PetSmart (on site Pet hotels, grooming, and vet services)...
May 28, 2007
Coca-Cola / Pepsi-Cola Acquisitions: Strategic Planning Issues
Analysis of: Coca-Cola Is Said to Buy Vitaminwater | www.nytimes.com
Author: Tom Pirko, President, Bevmark LLC
Pressure to grow in new beverage categories is intense, yet the major soft drink companies are finding the costs and risks of innovation away from carbonated soft drinks to be difficult.   A competitive buying frenzy is about to begin, but can the bottlers, programmed to sell cola, effectively...
May 7, 2007
Hain Mastery of Public Relations Over Sales
Analysis of: Competition evolves in natural foods-Melville-based Hain Celestial fends off challenges from mainstream foes | www.newsday.com
Author: Matthew Levine, Chief Executive Officer, Natural Business News
1)  The Sunday after a strong earnings call for 3q 2007, the PR mastery of Hain Celestial continued in a NY NEWSDAY profile of Irwin Simon.  Simon looked so great in the piece that one doubts it could have been any rosier had the Hain Communications Department written it2)...
April 19, 2007
Wal Mart's Organic Program-Much Ado About Nothing
Analysis of: Organics: A Poor Harvest for Wal-Mart | www.businessweek.com
Author: Matthew Levine, Chief Executive Officer, Natural Business News
While many in the natural and organic products industry were foaming at the mouth with the prospects of doing business with the retail giant, others were skeptical from the start. While a few high volume items, notably organic milk, that appeal to a wide range of consumers were likely additions to...
April 18, 2007
Vitamin E Sales Continue to Decline. Will Other Antioxidants Follow?
Analysis of: Another Supplement Under the Microscope | www.nytimes.com
Author: Matthew Levine, Chief Executive Officer, Natural Business News
The recent report on the danger of antioxidant supplementation may have a powerful impact on sales.  If Vitamin E sales provide any indication the road for supplement makers ahead might be challenging.   
April 18, 2007
Tesco US Launch Has Even The Mighty Stores Worried
Analysis of: Tesco just keeps on growing | www.telegraph.co.uk
Author: Matthew Levine, Chief Executive Officer, Natural Business News
American grocers are nervously awaiting Tesco’s opening of their “Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Markets” in the U.S.   Tesco’s plans include opening locations in Southern California, Arizona, Nevada and possibly Colorado.  While initially billed by the retailer as a new type of convenience...
April 17, 2007
Killer Vitamins or Bad Science
Analysis of: Another Supplement Under the Microscope | www.nytimes.com
Author: Matthew Levine, Chief Executive Officer, Natural Business News
Despite nearly three years of lousy publicity generated by questionable science the vitamin and nutritional supplement has been about as active as a roadkill and consistently failed in creating powerful campaigns to educate the public.Short term concerns over sales growth and a fear over positively...
April 17, 2007
Big Challenges In Wild Oats Purchase
Analysis of: Whole Foods Gone Wild | www.fool.com
Author: Matthew Levine, Chief Executive Officer, Natural Business News
Many observers have written or stated that the purchase of Wild Oats is consistent with Whole Foods growth through acquisition.  This is wrong as the Oats purchase is vastly different from previous acquisitions which were of small, regional well-run chains.. Additionally, the current environment...

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