Organic Chic
11/29/2005
Among the chestnuts (for stuffing) and the white chocolate (for cheesecake) while I was shopping at Harry's Farmer Market/Whole Foods I turned a corner and came across socks. You read it right girlfriend, s-o-c-k-s. 
They were sort of cool...multi-colored and I think organic.
Organic clothing is the hip new style and Whole Foods is leading the way in capturing a piece of the pie (ouch!). Whole Foods is opening Lifestyle Stores. According to the Organic Consumers Association organic and natural products are a $45 billion industry and growing. (NYT article).
From a marketing perspective, merchandising socks among brie and bananas may be a challenge. Is "green clothing" an impulse item that consumers who are concerned with environmental issues and health food will drop into their shopping carts next to their Stonyfield yougurt? SuperTargets offer groceries with household goods, clothing, sports equipment and more. Mixing it up isn't limited to traditional retail outlets. Amazon.com sells it all from books to electronics.
Are there other products or services that you can include in your product mix that will add-value to your customers while maintaining the integrity of your brand identity? More important ...when does the brand become diluted?
Read More about Whole Foods CEO John Mckey's Blog
Read More about organic products - Forever Young Store
Sidebar: Forever Young Store is a Bloomberg Marketing Client
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