Retail News

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

Waitrose launches “nutrient packed” food brand

Waitrose is launching a new major new grocery brand based around “nutrient packed foods”. The LoveLife brand will begin appearing in stores this month and...

Homeplatz online shop gets a kick start

Homeplatz has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund its online portal, which will offer hassle-free shopping for natural groceries at wholesale prices.

Planet Organic claims zero food waste ‘first’

Organic food retailer Planet Organic says it has become the UK’s first chain to achieve zero edible food waste.

Viridian brings Dr Decker Weiss to UK retailers

In October, naturopathic cardiologist Dr Decker Weiss undertook a series of retailer lectures in the UK and Ireland hosted by Viridian Nutrition as part of its ongoing education programme.

First Look: Brompton Health Quarter

Natural Products takes a first look at Brompton Health Quarter, a sassy new health and healing centre on one of London's smartest shopping streets. The...

Small producers and retailers look to win long-term loyalty

The way we shop is changing rapidly, with most of us venturing out to buy groceries only when necessary and increasingly relying on home delivery.

H&B Office 2 Office bike ride raises £56,000

Seven employees of Holland & Barrett (H&B), as well as a number of key suppliers, have managed to cycle nearly 300 miles from Nuneaton to Amsterdam in three days.

Holland & Barrett gets image change as focus shifts to store...

Holland & Barrett will continue to focus on revamping its UK store estate in 2016, pulling back on the aggressive store opening programme of...

Booths delists Hipp and Heinz to focus on “local and eco”...

North of England supermarket chain Booths is to delist several leading baby food and babycare brands as it focuses on smaller supplies it sees as more local or eco-friendly

ASA tells Pret not to claim products are ‘natural’

The UK Advertising Standards Association (ASA) has told the food-to-go chain Pret A Manger to stop using “natural” in its advertising, following a complaint by the food and farming charity Sustain.

Welcome to the Garden of Life

Launching with a series of events at Whole Foods, Kinetic has introduced US brand Garden of Life to the UK with a range of organic supplements.

H&B emerging talent recognized at Retail Week Awards

Emerging retail talent at Holland & Barrett was recognised at the Retail Week Rising Stars Awards last month.

As Nature Intended’s sixth store will be its biggest yet

Organic supermarket As Nature Intended is set to open a sixth London store this Autumn. The 3,300 sq ft Marble Arch store will be the...

Preserve Foods opens third Bristol zero waste store

In July, Bristol saw the opening of a third branch of zero waste store Preserve Foods, this time in the village-like suburb of Westbury-on-Trym.

'Little Waitrose' just got bigger

Waitrose says it plans to significantly expand its convenience store business over the next 18 months, reports supermarket.co.uk. The upmarket grocer is aiming to open...

It’s goodbye from us, say Dandelion owners

South London health food retailer Dandelion is to close, say its founders Kate Sawyer and Claire Bateman. The store has been a popular feature...

Top ten fills to hit the hills

Healthy eating café Greens of Grasmere has launched a new ‘food for fuel' campaign. ‘ The initiative involves the creation of ten high-energy dishes, aimed...

Organic restaurant owner found guilty of animal cruelty

The owner of organic restaurant Down to Earth in Kensington, London, has been found guilty on five charges of animal cruelty. Khalid Undre neglected to...

Two years of "carnage" as supermarkets build what they want

Figures from property consultancy CBRE show that supermarket expansion has increased dramatically since the the beginning of the recession. According to a report in The...

Re-imagining NutriCentre

NutriCentre’s new managing director Amee Chande comes to the post with formidable retail credentials. Most recently she was MD at Staples UK, and before...