Retail News

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

Eteaket opens Edinburgh retail store

Loose-leaf tea company eteaket has opened a retail shop in Edinburgh, as a complementary offer to its existing tea room, which is situated just around the corner.

Health stores to stay open during COVID-19 crisis, Number 10 confirms

Health food stores will be permitted to stay open during the coronavirus crisis, under strict new controls on retail announced today by the Government. 

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.

Better Food reaches bond issue target in double quick time

AFTER issuing a financial bond on 29 February, Bristol organic food retailer The Better Food Company managed to raise its target amount of £350,000...

H&B goes on the snail trail

Holland & Barrett has launched its first beauty-focused cross-media advertising campaign, aiming to emphasise the company’s ethical beauty credentials. The £360,000 campaign by RKCR/Y&R focuses...

Protein Pick & Mix packs a punch in Tunbridge Wells

In February, Tunbridge Wells saw the opening of The Protein Pick & Mix, a bricks and mortar version of the original online-only store created...

More shoppers buying on promotion

Six out of ten shoppers (58%) say they are buying more of their food and groceries on promotion, according to the latest retail experts...

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.

Food for Thought raises a glass with Organic Wine Club

Health food retailer Food For Thought is collaborating with the Organic Wine Club in a new venture at its two stores in Guildford and Kingston.

Northampton retailer harnesses people power in rent protest

Northampton retailer Carol Faulkner has been harnessing people power in a battle to save her store Health Quest whose future, she says, is threatened...

H&B scoops top Irish retail award

Holland & Barrett has scooped ‘Best Large Company of the Year’ at the 2014 Retail Excellence Ireland Awards gala ceremony, attended by over 500...

Tesco to ramp up sports nutrition range

Tesco is set to ramp up its on-label sports nutrition, reports The Grocer. The retailer launched its 17-product strong Nutri1st brand last year, with pricing...

Holland & Barrett sets up shop in China

Leading UK-based health food chain Holland & Barrett opened its first store in Shanghai, China, this week.  The retailer plans to open 10 stores in...

Healthy Christmas sales help H&B deliver 4.8% growth

Healthy Christmas sales helped Holland & Barrett (H&B) deliver 4.8% year on year growth in the quarter ending 31 December 2019.

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.

Click It Local: taking the high street online

COVID-19 has brought a new audience to e-commerce, with online shopping hitting a record high of 30.7% of all retail in April 2020. But...

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.

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.

Ethical supermarket hiSbe sets sights on regional chain

Brighton-based ethical supermarket hiSbe say it is planning to establish a regional chain of up to 10 stores over the next five years. HiSbe opened...

Top speaker line-up for Solgar Masterclass

Leading international experts in nutritional science and business retail will speak at the 2013 Solgar Masterclass in London next month. Focused on helping retailers keep...