Retail News

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

BioCare to present ‘new model’ for health at retailer event

Leading healthcare brand BioCare is holding an Adaptive Health event at the Cavendish Conference Centre in London on 4 October.

Book reviews

Coconut: The Complete Guide to the World’s Most Versatile Superfood by Stephanie Pedersen Well, the title says it all really. The demand for coconut products shows...

Artisan Welsh produce promoted online

Discover Delicious is a new online marketplace created specifically to promote local Welsh ‘artisan, adventurous and alternative’ food and drink, most of which is natural and produced organically on a small-scale.

Amaranth celebrates birthday and retail win

Amaranth recently held a customer party to celebrate its fourth year, during which it won the Natural Beauty Best Independent Retailer Award.

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.

HisBe: the food rebels

Ethical supermarket HisBe was the focus of the first episode of a new series The Food Rebels, aired earlier this month on Community Channel. Natalie...

Watchdog reveals MI allergy scare

In what can be seen as yet one more reason to switch to natural and organic bodycare products, the chemical preservative methylisothiazolinone (MI) is...

Healthright marks 30 years of trading

In April Chesham independent specialist health shop Healthright celebrated 30 years of trading.

Better Food hits £10K fundraising target, wins gold

Bristol organic retailer Better Food’s Streets to Kitchen fundraising campaign has reached its target of £10,000 to fund a year-long cookery and food service course for people affected by homelessness in the city.

UK’s first cannabis restaurant raided by police

Canna Kitchen, the Brighton restaurant, café and shop which opened in December claiming to be the first in the UK to offer cannabis-infused cuisine, was raided by Sussex Police on Wednesday.

Bring on the bean counters (no, really)!

The Eighth Day co-op has launched a Wall of Beans competition in which customers can guess how many of a particular bean the store...

Resilient ‘health pound’ propels H&B to 1000th store opening

Leading health food chain Holland & Barrett opened its 1000th UK store this week and announced plans to open a further 70 stores across...

‘Dirty Delivery’: the carbon cost of online shopping

Analysis of the environmental impact of online shopping has been produced by consumer spending experts in The Dirty Delivery Report.

Ireland celebrates indie health stores

Last weekend Vitality Expo hosted the Irish Health Food Industry Awards – coordinated by event organizer Health Stores Ireland and co-sponsored by Wiley’s Finest and Better Retailing Magazine.

Wake Up To Organic embraced by indie retailers

The 2016 Wake Up To Organic campaign got a great response from independent retailers, with over 70 stores across the country taking part – 20 more than last year.

Independent retailing at its best

The award for the Best Independent Retailer 2015 at this year’s Natural and Organic Awards, was presented at Natural & Organic Products Europe on...

Holland & Barrett signs deal for 1,000 franchise stores in India

Holland & Barrett’s overseas expansion gathers further pace with news that the health food retailer has signed a deal with India’s Apollo Hospitals group...

Abel & Cole trials innovative refill delivery service

Organic grocery business Abel & Cole has launched a refillables trial which will remove single-use packaging from a variety of products.

Kinetica secures GNC listing

Ten products from the Kinetica range are now available in 57 GNC stores nationwide after the sports nutrition specialist secured an exclusive deal with...

ASA initiates sanctions against H&B over ‘weight loss’ ruling

The ASA has initiated sanctions against H&B, after a ruling in December that H&B breached the advertising code by using the term ‘weight management'.