Certifiably organic
Walk into any department store in Europe and you’ll find yourself assaulted…
Best of British
Yeo Valley is the British organic industry’s biggest success story. Tim Meads…
Beauty beyond the High Street
Ask the people behind most fledging natural brands where they want to…
What’s wrong with wheat?
The ‘convention’ is that wholegrains should be a major part of our…
Go figure…
After a few years of what economists might euphemistically call ‘negative growth’,…
Have you been dealing comfrey, sonny?
The natural food trade should take a lead in exposing the hypocritical…
We need to keep the GM debate alive and urgent
In 2002 the pro-GM Labour Government held a national debate to test…
A Lush victory
What’s in a name? Plenty, if you’re an ambitious natural beauty company…
Setting skin free
The free-from food category has been a soar-away success for independent retailers…
Great Social Media Myths
My discussions with lots of business owners about social media mainly fall…
MI: still a sensitive issue
“Every cosmetics product on the market in Europe is safe to use,”…
Give your customers some action!
With a treasure trove of exciting, tasty, differentiated products to try, love…
Small is still beautiful
Who needs big organisations that are inherently inefficient in this age of…
Why becoming more than a shop could be your biggest opportunity
By turning your store into a real community asset, valued by the…
Embracing sell-o-vision
For fashion and beauty snobs there’s no dirtier acronym than QVC. The…
Roll up, get your black candyfloss here
Over the weekend of September 6-8 the Food Organisation of Denmark delivered…
Let’s get down to details
When the big four supermarkets pulled swathes of organic lines from their…
The future of retailing … or ungroovy uncle of an idea?
“A compelling combination of retail, food service and community” “The retail equivalent…
If you are testing for vitamin D, don’t forget the calcium!
You name it, vitamin D now appears to fix it! Everything from…