The Positively Pure Community (PNN), a not-for-profit commerce affiliation for unbiased pure merchandise retailers, producers, brokers and associated companies, has introduced new dates for its annual Naturally Unbiased Expo (NIE). The occasion will now be held Nov. 14-15 on the Palm Springs Conference Middle in Palms Springs, CA.
“We strongly really feel that these new Expo dates in mid-November will probably be significantly better for everybody all-around,” mentioned Jeremiah Bogenhagen, president of PNN. “It’s a good time of yr for retailers to position orders for the winter season and heading into the primary quarter of 2026. And the climate in Palm Springs is sort of good at the moment of yr!”
The theme for this yr’s Naturally Unbiased Expo is: “United We Stand! Bringing Collectively Unbiased Retailers and Pure Merchandise Distributors.”
The NIE present is introducing various new options to this yr’s occasion for the profit unbiased well being meals shops, Bogenhagen mentioned. Included amongst these new initiatives are:
- A brand new “Retailer Help Program” whereby certified pure merchandise retailers can apply to obtain a free resort room evening in Palm Springs, valued at as much as $250. This system is open to retail retailer house owners and consumers solely, and a restricted variety of free resort room nights can be found. To use for the free resort room program, go to the present web site at positivelynatural.org.
- One other new initiative is a $2,000 (minimal) “Present {Dollars}” raffle that can give certified retailers a chance win as much as $200 in vouchers that shops can apply to the price of product orders they place on the present. One raffle will probably be held on Friday, Nov. 14 in the course of the present’s Schooling Day, whereas a second raffle will happen simply earlier than the opening of the present ground reveals on Saturday, Nov. 15.
- On Friday Nov. 14, a full-day “Nuts & Bolts of Pure Merchandise Retailing” instructional workshop will probably be held. Free to all retailer attendees, this sequence of knowledgeable audio system and panel discussions will deal with methods to enhance numerous points of retail enterprise operations, equivalent to retailer gross sales, stock administration, budgeting, ordering, product information, worker coaching, buyer relations and competing with “large field” shops. Chairperson of the retailer schooling workshop is Starkie Sowers, director of schooling at Clark’s Vitamin, a profitable pure merchandise retailer with three areas in Southern California. The schooling program is co-chaired by Dan McSweeney, writer of Vitamin Retailer journal.
- Free meals and social occasions for retailers will happen all through the two-day Expo, together with a lunch and dinner on Friday, and a Saturday morning breakfast sponsored by Bluebonnet Vitamin, with particular visitor speaker Carl Germano.
- A Grand Prize Raffle for a chance to win a five-day Mexican Riviera cruise will probably be held on the finish of the present. Bogenhagen famous that every one retailers attending the present will obtain one raffle ticket once they decide up their badge on the present, whereas further raffle tickets may be acquired when visiting exhibitors’ cubicles on the present. Retailers must be current on the shut of the present when the Grand Prize raffle takes place so as to win.
- Admission to the Naturally Unbiased Expo is free for all unbiased well being and pure merchandise retailers. As well as, retail attendees who are usually not but PNN members will obtain a free one-year membership to the Positively Pure Community (usually $100 annual dues).
“We’re dedicated to creating this yr’s Naturally Unbiased Expo a profitable occasion for everybody, and urge all unbiased pure and well being meals shops to hitch us in Palm Springs this November,” Bogenhagen remarked.
Pure product producers ought to take word that exhibit area remains to be accessible for the Naturally Unbiased Expo, with tabletops priced at simply $750 and a restricted variety of 10×10 cubicles additionally accessible for $1,000.
VRM Media is the Exhibit Gross sales Coordinator and Media Sponsor for the 2025 Naturally Unbiased Expo. For additional data or to order a sales space, contact Russ Fields at (732) 432-9600, ext. 102 (e-mail RussF@vrmmedia.com), or Barry Younger at (732) 432-9600, ext. 103 (e-mail Barry@vrmmedia.com).
To register without spending a dime to attend the 2025 Naturally Unbiased Expo this Nov. 14-15 in Palm Spring, CA, go to the present web site at: www.positivelynatural.org.
