Trends · data through September 2026

Upscale & Natural Grocers in Ohio

Iceflower tracks 178 stores from 115 upscale & natural grocers in Ohio. Trader Joe's grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Heinen's and Lucky's Market.

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
115
Tracked stores
178
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. Trader Joe's and Heinen's sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 T Trader Joe's logo Trader Joe's - +4.1%
2 H Heinen's logo Heinen's - +3.0%
3 L Lucky's Market logo Lucky's Market - +1.9%
4 W Whole Foods Market logo Whole Foods Market - -2.8%
5 T The Spicy Olive - -2.9%
6 F Fresh Thyme Market logo Fresh Thyme Market - -3.7%
7 T The Fresh Market logo The Fresh Market ▲1 -8.0%
8 M Market District logo Market District ▼1 -49.6%
  • Heinen's
  • Whole Foods Market
  • Trader Joe's
  • Dorothy Lane Market
  • Fresh Thyme Market
  • The Fresh Market
  • Market District
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

178 tracked store locations in Ohio. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Heinen's (19)
  • Whole Foods Market (12)
  • Trader Joe's (7)
  • Dorothy Lane Market (3)
  • Fresh Thyme Market (11)
  • The Fresh Market (4)
  • Market District (6)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 H Heinen's logo Heinen's 19
  • 2 W Whole Foods Market logo Whole Foods Market 12
  • 3 F Fresh Thyme Market logo Fresh Thyme Market 11
  • 4 T Trader Joe's logo Trader Joe's 7
  • 5 M Market District logo Market District 6
  • 6 T The Fresh Market logo The Fresh Market 4
  • 7 T The Spicy Olive 3
  • 8 L Lucky's Market logo Lucky's Market 3
  • 9 D Dorothy Lane Market logo Dorothy Lane Market 3
  • 10 M Metropolitan Market logo Metropolitan Market 2
  • 11 H Healthy Alternative 2
  • 12 T The Olive Scene logo The Olive Scene 2
  • 13 N Nature's Oasis 2
  • 14 Q Quest For Health 1
  • 15 S Sunshine Store 1
  • 16 O Olde Canal Health Foods 1
  • 17 H Healthy Heart-Healthy Pleasures 1
  • 18 S Spartans Nutrition 1
  • 19 M Mast Market 1
  • 20 F Foods For Living 1
  • 21 A All Pro Nutrition 1
  • 22 E Ell Farm 1
  • 23 H Hobart Health Foods 1
  • 24 T The Herb Pantry 1
  • 25 N New Horizon Naturals 1
  • 26 G Green Olive Company 1
  • 27 W White Oak Nutrition 1
  • 28 D Dover Healthy Alternatives 1
  • 29 G Grandad's Home Remedies 1
  • 30 T The Homestead Store 1
  • 31 W Worthington Wellness Center 1
  • 32 H Heartland Health Food 1
  • 33 O Orchard Nutrition 1
  • 34 M Meyers Specialty Market 1
  • 35 A Apple-A-Day 1
  • 36 D Dayton Nutra Foods 1
  • 37 T The Garden Herb Shop 1
  • 38 W Wild Roots Herbal Care 1
  • 39 T Toomey Natural Foods 1
  • 40 P Plum Market logo Plum Market 1
  • 41 P PangeaKeto 1
  • 42 M Mi Queretaro 1
  • 43 H Healthy Sunrise 1
  • 44 E Earth Fare logo Earth Fare 1
  • 45 C Cold Creek Nutrition 1
  • 46 B Brave Healthy Spot 1
  • 47 G Good Vibes Nutrition 1
  • 48 F Fit Meal Prep 1
  • 49 R Reaver Farms Orchard 1
  • 50 T Tri-Healthy Hemp Dispensary 1

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