Trends · data through September 2026

Upscale & Natural Grocers in Illinois

Iceflower tracks 194 stores from 117 upscale & natural grocers in Illinois. The Fresh Market grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Whole Foods Market and Trader Joe's.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
117
Tracked stores
194
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked upscale & natural grocers

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. The Fresh Market and Whole Foods Market sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 T The Fresh Market logo The Fresh Market - +2.0%
2 W Whole Foods Market logo Whole Foods Market - +1.9%
3 T Trader Joe's logo Trader Joe's - -0.8%
4 S Sunrise Health Foods - -1.5%
5 H Heinen's logo Heinen's - -1.8%
6 F Fresh Thyme Market logo Fresh Thyme Market - -7.9%
  • Whole Foods Market
  • Trader Joe's
  • Fresh Thyme Market
  • The Fresh Market
  • Heinen's
  • Fresh Market
  • Eataly
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

194 tracked store locations in Illinois. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Whole Foods Market (31)
  • Trader Joe's (23)
  • Fresh Thyme Market (10)
  • The Fresh Market (8)
  • Heinen's (4)
  • Fresh Market (2)
  • Eataly (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 W Whole Foods Market logo Whole Foods Market 31
  • 2 T Trader Joe's logo Trader Joe's 23
  • 3 F Fresh Thyme Market logo Fresh Thyme Market 10
  • 4 T The Fresh Market logo The Fresh Market 8
  • 5 H Heinen's logo Heinen's 4
  • 6 S Sunrise Health Foods 4
  • 7 F Fresh Market logo Fresh Market 2
  • 8 G Gateway Market logo Gateway Market 2
  • 9 B Back To Nature 2
  • 10 C Cleta's Nutrition 1
  • 11 R Roosters Health Store 1
  • 12 U Urban Apothecary 1
  • 13 N Natural Choices Health Food 1
  • 14 H Healthy Life 1
  • 15 T Temple Fuel 1
  • 16 H Heritage Natural Foods 1
  • 17 R Revolution Wellness 1
  • 18 H Hygea Natural Products 1
  • 19 F Friends In High Places 1
  • 20 W Workshop Apothecary 1
  • 21 N Nutrition Works 1
  • 22 U Utopia Shakes and Teas 1
  • 23 F Fit Foundation 1
  • 24 A American Health Foods 1
  • 25 K Kiss Glass 1
  • 26 S SunKissed Greenz 1
  • 27 T The Pure Juice and Vegan Food Joint 1
  • 28 E Essential Kitchen 1
  • 29 T The Natural Branches logo The Natural Branches 1
  • 30 B Botanica La Luz 1
  • 31 I Indo-Pak Meat & Grocery 1
  • 32 V Villages Nutrition 1
  • 33 C Country Store Health Foods 1
  • 34 M Meehan's Grocery 1
  • 35 B Bewitching Brews 1
  • 36 B Biovita Natural Inc 1
  • 37 T Town Square Market 1
  • 38 M Mercado La Casita 1
  • 39 K KMT Health Food Store 1
  • 40 H Herbalife Nutrition 1
  • 41 C Craveit 1
  • 42 B Bonne Sante Health Foods 1
  • 43 B Blue Island Produce 1
  • 44 A Apple Valley Natural Foods 1
  • 45 A Angborki Doe Designs 1
  • 46 S Supermercado Buenavista 1
  • 47 C Capitol Nutrition and Supplements 1
  • 48 S Shake This Eat That 1
  • 49 W Woodland Foods 1
  • 50 W WSC Natural Healing 1

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