Every city, metropolitan area and small town now has natural food stores yet the similarities may not move beyond this point. Just as every city has its charm, every store may have a distinctly different “feel” or appeal to the public.
Health food consumers in Vancouver may be very surprised by the mix of independent health retailers when visiting Toronto. Halifax residents may be thrilled by the variety of health foods and products they can buy when touring Calgary. It’s normal for us to expect to find our favourite brands and foods across the country, but diversity and our multicultural society is what makes Canada a unique marketplace for natural foods.
If you’re lucky enough to travel across Canada and visit each locale’s independent natural food stores, you may find similarities within the stores in the area, and why not? They are all serving the same local customers primarily whose tastes are very particular for that market.
Treasures, along with price differences, are sure to be found. A Kombucha Mocha Chai Latte may be ten dollars a cup in one place, seven dollars in the next province and non-existent in the eastern part of the country.
Canada has a huge diversity of natural food and supplement stores with smells, sounds, tastes and flavours of all kinds. When taking a vacation in any part of your country, be sure to drop by the local independent health retailers. You’re very likely to find a merchandising idea to borrow from a peer or discover a tasty and hot-selling new product that you know your clientele would love.
