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Wisconsin

Wisconsin’s mapped natural and specialty retail landscape includes Sendik’s Food Market, Whole Foods Market, Natural Grocers, Fresh Thyme Market. The current directory covers 65 retail locations across 48 cities, with the largest mapped concentrations in Milwaukee, Appleton, Madison.

Where the channel is

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65 of 65 mapped retail locations · Wisconsin

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Location atlas65 locationsTap a group to zoom in

Includes mapped chain, independent and co-op stores. Coverage is still growing; some retailer inventories are partial.

Why this market matters

Natural Market Signals

Retail footprint and local concentrations come from the mapped store directory. Additional market commentary is editorial; external statistics include their source.

RETAIL

Account mix

Start with Sendik’s Food Market, Whole Foods Market, Natural Grocers, Fresh Thyme Market. Compare each account’s in-state locations below; buying-group membership is shown separately from retailer ownership.

Source: State account directory
DISTRIBUTION

Plan by local concentration

Milwaukee (5), Appleton (3), Madison (3), Wauwatosa (3) are the largest city-level concentrations in the mapped retail records. These are store-address cities, not metropolitan-area totals. Use the local map to plan account visits; store presence does not imply brand authorization.

Source: State location directory

Verified coverage

Market at a Glance

1developed city / metro guides65mapped retail locations33retailer banners38independent / co-op doors

Physical-door and banner counts are different measures. All visible counts derive from the same location records used by the Explorer. Coverage includes recorded accounts and network members; it is not a complete census of every retailer in the state. Some account inventories remain partial.

City & metro layer

Key Markets

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Largest mapped city concentrations: Milwaukee (5) · Appleton (3) · Madison (3) · Wauwatosa (3) · Brookfield (2) · Eau Claire (2) · Green Bay (2) · Greenfield (2). Counts use store-address cities.

Milwaukee city view in daylightDeveloped market guideMilwaukee

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Who operates here

Natural Retail Landscape

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National Natural

National-scale retailers whose core format is natural, organic or specialty wellness retail.

Whole Foods Market3 mapped locations in Wisconsin · Retailer profile →Natural Grocers2 mapped locations in Wisconsin · Retailer profile →
Regional Natural / Specialty

Multi-store regional operators with meaningful natural, specialty, premium or discovery-led assortments.

Sendik’s Food Market17 mapped locations in Wisconsin · Retailer profile →Fresh Thyme Market5 mapped locations in Wisconsin · Retailer profile →

Buying-group presence

Member locations are already counted in the retail footprint above.

INFRA19 member retailers · 22 mapped locationsNCG10 member retailers · 16 mapped locations

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Brookfield - The Corners interiorBrookfield, WIBrookfield - The CornersSendik’s Food Marketregional retailerView Store →Greenfield interiorGreenfield, WIGreenfieldSendik’s Food Marketregional retailerView Store →Hartland interiorHartland, WIHartlandSendik’s Food Marketregional retailerView Store →Mequon storefrontMequon, WIMequonSendik’s Food Marketregional retailerView Store →Bayside Fresh2GO interiorBayside, WIBayside Fresh2GOSendik’s Food Marketregional retailerView Store →Oconomowoc, WIOconomowocSendik’s Food Marketregional retailerView Store →Waukesha - Meadowbrook storefrontWaukesha, WIWaukesha - MeadowbrookSendik’s Food Marketregional retailerView Store →Germantown, WIGermantownSendik’s Food Marketregional retailerView Store →

Local channel texture

Independent / Local Market

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29 retailers

Origin, not distribution

Brands From This Market

Only documented headquarters or origin relationships appear here.

State-linked brand profiles are being verified. National distribution alone never creates a state-origin claim.

Location sources & coverage

Account counts and city concentrations reflect the records currently mapped on NaturalChannel.com. Partial inventories are labeled below. A verification date applies to the source inventory, not every market claim.

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Distribution context

Channel Infrastructure

4 verified distributor facilities are represented in the canonical Explorer data for Wisconsin. Distribution provides context; it is not used to infer retailer authorization.

UNFIGreen Bay Distribution Center · Green BayUNFISturtevant Distribution Center · SturtevantUNFIPrescott Distribution Center · PrescottUNFIStevens Point Distribution Center · Stevens Point
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