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<h1>Market Overview: Sizing up 2016 organic and natural products retail sales [infographic]</h1>
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<div class="field field-name-field-penton-content-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden">As the natural and organic market matures, growth slows overall and for independent natural retailers. Review top-level numbers from the annual Natural Foods Merchandiser 2017 Market Overview report in this infographic and download the complete report below.</div>
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<p class="author-and-date"><a href="http://www.supermarketnews.com/author/Christine-Kapperman">Christine Kapperman</a> | <span class="date-display-single">Jul 18, 2017</span></p>
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<p>The face of the natural products industry is changing as it grows to $141 billion in sales in 2016.</p>
<p>Each year, Natural Foods Merchandiser magazine tracks the trajectory of an industry it measured early on at $1.9 billion in 1980. The annual report dives into market-size numbers and benchmark data for the industry as well as by store types including supplement stores, health food stores and natural products stores.</p>
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