Retail News

The latest news from the leading retailers in the natural and organic products industry.

Mighty Small delivers on indie start-ups

Mighty Small is a new online store supporting small independent brands and start-ups by offering a wide range of food and drink products for...

Bristol’s Better Food Company hosts organic ‘mini festival’

Award-winning Bristol retailer Better Food Company is to host a series of events this September in the absence of the annual Organic Food Festival...

Rainbow warrior

Retailer, wholesaler, activist, lifelong vegetarian and above all wholefoodist – Rainbow Wholefoods founder Richard Austin tells Natural Products editor Jim Manson why he is...

Cornish health store chain ups online presence

Earlier this year, The Natural Store, which has three stores in Cornwall, launched a new website to expand its online presence and market itself...

H&B grows online sales by 27.5% as omni-channel strategy pays off

Online sales at Holland & Barrett grew 27.5% (with mobile sales up 127%) last year, highlighting the success of the retailer’s omni-channel strategy. Combined turnover...

Flurry of new products to be launched

Hundreds of new products will be launched at the forthcoming Natural Food Show.

Morrisons delivers organic veg box offer

Morrisons has launched a slate of value veg boxes – including an organic option – in what it says is a bid to make fresh veg affordable for all UK families.

Wild Oats wins Silver at bira awards

Wild Oats in Bristol won silver in the Independent Retail Business of the Year award at the British Independent Retailers Association’s (bira) national conference and gala awards in May.

Zero Green celebrates first year with new look

Bristol eco store Zero Green underwent a transformation earlier this month, reopening in time to celebrate its one-year anniversary.

H&B implements 5p paper bag charge

Holland & Barrett is implementing a 5p paper bag charge and donating the profits to a range of charitable causes that is already supports.

Majority of health stores ‘confident’ about future

A recent survey carried out by the National Association of Health Stores reveals predominantly 'confident' outlooks among health stores for the future.

The Package Free Larder opens after crowdfunding success

Portsmouth has welcomed its first plastic-free supermarket, The Package Free Larder, started by a small group of local volunteers.

Planet Organic and Honestly Healthy hook up for summer

Planet Organic has teamed up with alkaline food company Honestly Healthy to offer exciting new additions to its menu in June and July. Honestly Healthy –...

Archie Browns takes store experience online

Cornish health store Archie Browns has launched a new retail website offering healthy foods, vitamins, supplements, natural beauty products and eco-friendly cleaning products. The shop,...

Better Food issues bond to fund expansion

Bristol organic food retailer The Better Food Company has today launched a £350,000 bond issue, working in partnership with Triodos Bank. The proceeds will be...

Veggie Pret set to stay, Pret CEO reveals

Pret A Manger says its ‘pop up’ Veggie Pret store in Soho is to become a permanent fixture, and that further vegetarian-only Pret cafés are in the pipeline.

H&B names youngest ever Manager of the Year

Jordan Smith from Doncaster has won Holland & Barrett’s Manager of the Year award and aged just 21 years-old, Smith is the youngest ever winner.

‘Choose the good life’ says Holland & Barrett

New and existing natural products shone as the industry gathered for the annual Holland & Barrett Showcase.

Daylesford to open fourth London store

Daylesford has announced the opening of a new farmshop and café in Brompton Cross, London – its fourth outlet in the city.

Waitrose tells Oxford customers to BYO

A location in Oxford has become the first store to trial Waitrose’s new refill station, providing customers with a facility where they can shop for unpackaged everyday basics such as rice, pasta, cereals, lentils, seeds and coffee, using their own containers from home.