Ireland’s health store staff recognised with awards
Health Stores Ireland and Health Food Business magazine celebrated the dedicated staff of Ireland’s health stores with their annual Health Store Hero awards.
The awards...
Bristol retailer takes lead on gluten-free
Coinciding with a nationwide series of events in May, Bristol independent The Better Food Company has organised a series of tasting sessions, meet-the-producers and...
Quest partners with top business trainer for new retailer initiative
Leading vitamins manufacturer Quest has announced a new development initiative aimed specifically at independent retailers.
The company is joining forces with the Business Development Foundation...
New Planet Organic store will be chain’s “most prominent”
Planet Organic will open its seventh London store and undertake a major redevelopment of its Torrington Road branch during what the retailer is calling...
Beanies Wholefoods Co-Op hits the big 30
This year workers co-operative Beanies Wholefoods in Sheffield marks 30 years of trading and the celebrations are set to continue throughout the year.
Ethical supermarket hiSbe closes in on second Brighton store
Brighton-based ethical supermarket hiSbe is close to securing a second store site in the city.
Superdrug adds to vegan beauty offer
High street retailer Superdrug has extended its vegan, cruelty-free B. brand of beauty and grooming products with a range of make-up.
The offer includes bronzers,...
Morrisons signs up to plastics initiative
UK multiple Morrisons has joined the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI), a group of organizations committed to reducing the increasing global problem of abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear (ghost gear), which maims and kills millions of sea creatures each year.
The Clean Kilo cleans up
The Clean Kilo: Zero Waste Supermarket in Birmingham has had a successful time of it in recent months, winning Best Deli/Grocer in the Slow Food England Awards as well as 20k in the FedEx Small Business Grant UK 2018 awards.
Daylesford Organic opens Zero Waste Pantry
Daylesford Organic has launched a Zero Waste Pantry in its flagship farm shop in Kingham to curb the use of single-use packaging and reduce food waste.
Teapigs sets up free online training for stockists during lockdown
In light of the current lockdown restrictions, teapigs has decided to present its retailer tea school virtually, via Zoom.
New online store for Archie Browns
Prompted by customer demand – primarily due to the COVID-19 crisis – Truro health food store Archie Browns launched its online store at the end of July.
Natural Health is top of the shops
Natural Health’s Welwyn store has won the prestigious WelHat Independent Shop of the Year Award for 2013.
The award was created to recognise the important...
Whole Foods: sales soar but losses are up too
Whole Foods Market saw sales from its UK operation soar by 28.6% to £81.5 million in 2013, reports The Guardian
But figures just filed with...
Soil Association online training gets thumbs up
The Soil Association’s new online training programme for retailers has got off to a good start, with 90% of those who completed the evaluation...
Independent retailers underusing the internet
Independent retailers are underusing the Internet in their business with wholesalers and suppliers, a new survey has found.
Wild Honey wins Best Independent Retailer
This year’s winner of the Best Independent Retailer at the Natural & Organic Awards Europe 2017 was Wild Honey, which has two stores in Oxford.
Soil Association Organic Collective Christmas Marketplace open for business
Soil Association Certification is supporting organic businesses once again this festive season with the launch of its online Organic Christmas Marketplace.
Oddbox exceeds funding target
London’s biggest independent wonky fruit and veg box scheme Oddbox has smashed its crowdfunding target of £350,000, achieving a total of £520,000 in investment through Seedr.
Total wipe-out: Holland & Barrett to ban wet wipes
Holland & Barrett has announced it will become the first high street retailer to ban wet wipes across all 800 of its UK and Ireland stores.