Seeking sleep in the culture of wellness — Retail trends to watch
By Jen Johnston, CHHC, senior marketing services account manager, for the Culture of Wellness blog series Americans are a tired bunch. The search phrase “sleep better” has been steadily rising for the last 15 years, according to Google Trends. What might be driving this quest for sleep? Chalk it up to our stressed-out, modern lifestyles combined with […]
Retail trend alert: mushrooms — not just for pizza anymore!
By Jen Johnston, CHHC, senior marketing services account manager, for the Culture of Wellness blog series While exploring the aisles of Natural Products Expo West a few years back, I was struck by the overwhelmingly large presence of mushroom products, and not just in the culinary section of the show. Mushrooms were found in supplements, drinks, and […]
Retailer chemical policies driven by the culture of wellness
By Jen Johnston, CHHC, senior marketing services account manager for the Culture of Wellness blog series I remember the night well. My husband was out for the evening and I had just put the kids to bed, ready to settle into some mindless Netflix binge watching when a documentary caught my eye instead — The […]
Healthy toy trends in the culture of wellness
By Jen Johnston, CHHC, senior marketing services account manager, for the Culture of Wellness blog series In 2011, I was a young 30-something, excited and anxious about bringing my first child earthside. I was exploring birthing options, researching organic mattresses, and already leaning toward a more natural lifestyle, but boy was I in for a […]
The new wellness wonder-child – coffee industry trends
By Jen Johnston, CHHC, senior marketing services account manager, for the Culture of Wellness blog series I’ve had a bit of an “on again/off again” relationship with coffee over the years. In fact, I didn’t even start drinking it until I was in my 30’s. (Having kids will do that to a person, am I […]
Everything is Wellness and Wellness is Everywhere
By Jen Johnston, CHHC, senior marketing services account manager, for the Culture of Wellness blog series Personal wellness and self-care has been on my radar since my teen years. In the mid- to late-90’s, I spent an unreasonably large amount of time camped out in the self-improvement and alternative health aisles of the local bookstore. […]