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<br /> Market Overview Special Issue<br /> Volume 47.03 | SUMMER 2026<br /> natural foods merchandiser<br /> 2<br /> E<br /> 0<br /> U<br /> 2<br /> 6<br /> S<br /> O<br /> S<br /> S<br /> I<br /> W<br /> H<br /> Retail<br /> rock stars<br /> ) Independents top charts<br /> in organic growth<br /> ) INFRA CEO Pat Sheridan<br /> on what's ahead<br /> Newtopia Now<br /> turns 3<br /> 22 innovative<br /> product<br /> launches<br /> NEW JERSEY'S KASIA MARKET<br /> AI TOOLS FOR RETAILERS<br /> LIQUID VS. PILL SUPPLEMENTS<br /> <br /> CONTENTS<br /> SUMMERECEI<br /> 11 Market<br /> Overview<br /> 4<br /> Editor's<br /> Note<br /> 8<br /> Shelf<br /> Life<br /> 76<br /> Weigh<br /> In<br /> 77<br /> Secret<br /> Shopper<br /> CHECKOUT … A RETAIL CASE STUDY<br /> Kasia Market celebrates Asia's<br /> culinary diversity<br /> Groundbreaking concept elevates natural, local, healthy and heritage products. BY MELAI<a title="Summer 2026 page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6311b1ec?page=1"> Market Overview Special Issue Volume 47.03 </a> <a title="Summer 2026 page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6311b1ec?page=2"> </a> <a title="Summer 2026 page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6311b1ec?page=3"> CONTENTS SUMMERECEI 11 Market Overview 4 Edito</a> <a title="Summer 2026 page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6311b1ec?page=4"> EDITOR'S NOTE When stars align Adrienne Smith </a> <a title="Summer 2026 page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6311b1ec?page=5"> </a> <a title="Summer 2026 page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6311b1ec?page=6"> New Innovation, New Opportunities Ml</a> <a title="Summer 2026 page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6311b1ec?page=7"> </a> <a title="Summer 2026 page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6311b1ec?page=8"> SHELF LIFE NCG co-ops crush Big Grocery on orga</a> <a title="Summer 2026 page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6311b1ec?page=9"> sell any food via SNAP, while others, especially </a> <a title="Summer 2026 page 10" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6311b1ec?page=10"> NEW LOOK. 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