Grocery

Getting to Know Whole Foods Market Shoppers

New Guide Uncovers How Female Whole Foods Market Shoppers Think, Behave, Buy & Share

Some big changes have been happening recently for Whole Foods Market. Being acquired by Amazon means changes at the store level and potential for change amongst consumer behavior. Green Purse PR's new report takes a look at how brands sold at WFM can best connect and engage with shoppers now to drive awareness, sales and buzz.

This report is one of Green Purse PR's first digital information products, sold under our new #GetInHerCart Innovation Studio. Our report was created for brands whose products are already sold at WFM, or for companies intending to get their products onto WFM shelves. Scroll down to learn more about our new report, Guide to Winning with Whole Foods Market Shoppers.

You don't really know a shopper until you've shopped with them.

So we do just that, shop-along with the type of shoppers are clients are keen to attract. All of our public relations consulting is driven by our unique understanding of shoppers resulting from our shop-along research. Shopper insights derived from our in store research and online communities equip us with current understanding of what influences consumers' purchases, how they shop certain categories and how specific products fit into their lifestyles. These insights are important because they direct what our consumer marketing communications programs ultimately look like. 

Good time to learn more about WFM shoppers.

With the recent acquisition of Whole Foods Market by Amazon, our clients are seeking to better understand how WFM shoppers learn about products, identify purchase influencers and how best to reach influential female WFM shoppers.

Green Purse PR just conducted our own research with WFM female shoppers to identify how they currently think, behave and buy, and share. Our new report, Guide to Winning with Whole Foods Market Shoppers, is designed to give brands insight into the retailer’s shoppers in general, as well as actionable steps they can use to take their consumer understanding to the next level. The shopper intelligence we share in this guide is based upon our shop-along research, one-on-one interviews, social listening, online surveys and questions in our private community where we are constantly learning from health-conscious mothers.

Here are 10 things you can expect to find in our new report:

1) List of media outlets and blogs she reads, follows or subscribes to.

WFM shopper reading Bon Appétit Magazine

2) How she connects online with WFM directly, as well as the brands sold on their shelves.

WFM shopper reading the retailer's blog, The Whole Story

3) Who she follows on social media + a list of influencers.

WFM shopper reading MindBodyGreen.com

4) How Instagram influences brand awareness and purchases.

WFM shopper scrolling through Instagram

5) What catches her eye inside the store.

Shopping for natural and organic products

6) The journey new mothers go on to cleanse their diet and lifestyle in an effort to get healthier for themselves and the baby.

Mother and baby shopping for healthy groceries

7) What she loves about Whole Foods Market. Coffee seems to be pretty high on the list!

WFM shopper happy with her heatlhy choices

8) How WFM + Amazon fulfill her need for healthier options that fit her on-demand lifestyle.

Some of her favorite things from WFM

9) How she looks to WFM to curate the best products for her, so she does not have to do as much homework herself.

Trusting WFM to curate healthier options in every category

10) Direct shopper quotes from women who report WFM as their primary grocery outlet.

Feeling better about the meat she eats

Will Grocers Like Whole Foods Market Reinvent the 'Meal Kit?'

Will Grocers Like Whole Foods Market Reinvent the 'Meal Kit?'

Grocery retailers are starting to experiment with the 'meal kit' concept. Here's a new display we spotted at Whole Foods Market.

How well do you know your consumers? Shop-Along Research 101.

How well do you know your consumers? Shop-Along Research 101.

How well do you know YOUR shoppers?  Not shoppers your read about in a nationwide report, or a certain segment of shoppers (like women in general), but YOUR consumers that shop at the retailers where YOUR products are actually sold.

New Hope Network: Retail staff jeopardizing your sales? Here's how to get them advocating for your brand

New Hope Network: Retail staff jeopardizing your sales? Here's how to get them advocating for your brand

Green Purse PR Founder & CEO, Lisa Mabe, wrote a new thought leadership article for the natural products industry now published on the New Hope Network's website.

What store employees tell customers about products can help or hurt sales. Here are a few things that manufacturers can do to help create awareness and encourage brand advocacy among retail staff.

Supermarket News: 4 Ways for Natural Retailers to Attract New Moms

Supermarket News just published a new thought leadership article by our Founder & CEO, Lisa Mabe-Konstantopoulos, offering tips on how retailers can better accommodate new moms' desire to shop for healthier products.

Read the entire article on SupermarketNews.com here: http://bit.ly/1k7tpXk

Just Announced: Lisa Speaking at Healthy Retail Conference & Expo

We are excited to announce that Green Purse PR Founder & CEO, Lisa Mabe-Konstantopoulos, will be a speaker at the inaugural Healthy Retail Conference & Expo October 28-30 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Lisa's session, Exploring New Demographic Opportunities, will focus on marketing to millennial moms. The session takes place Thursday, October 29th from 3-3:30 PM at the Scottsdale Fairmont Princess Resort.