Opinion

Here we bring you the thoughts of the natural and organic products industry’s leading commentators and opinion formers.

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Why becoming more than a shop could be your biggest opportunity

By turning your store into a real community asset, valued by the…

Jim Manson

Embracing sell-o-vision

For fashion and beauty snobs there’s no dirtier acronym than QVC. The…

Matt Chittock

Roll up, get your black candyfloss here

Over the weekend of September 6-8 the Food Organisation of Denmark delivered…

Simon Wright

Let’s get down to details

When the big four supermarkets pulled swathes of organic lines from their…

Jim Manson

The future of retailing … or ungroovy uncle of an idea?

“A compelling combination of retail, food service and community” “The retail equivalent…

Jim Manson

If you are testing for vitamin D, don’t forget the calcium!

You name it, vitamin D now appears to fix it! Everything from…

Jim Manson

Three cheers for ethical mob rule

We used to fear mob rule. But if the ‘mob’ is all…

Craig Sams

Town centre ‘vision’ – or dark comedy?

The former Iceland and Wickes chief executive Peter Grimsey is the latest…

Jim Manson

Little supermarkets, big threat?

Having left local high streets for dead the big supermarkets are re-colonising…

Craig Sams

Stopping the Government from Backtracking on their Herbal Practitioners Promise

You don’t have to work in politics to realise that the Government…

Jim Manson

Drugs, bugs and environment…

It’s always fascinating to see how trends come and go especially in…

Jim Manson

Food for (psychiatrists’) thought

In-fighting among psychiatrists over what constitutes mental illness has hit new levels.…

Craig Sams

Company profile: Palm & Sole

For Kathy Webb, founder of beauty specialists Palm & Sole, being natural…

Jim Manson

Sugar – are you a user or an abuser?

As experts flail around not solving the global obesity crisis Craig Sams…

Craig Sams

Only organic can rescue our dried out planet

Water trumps everything. Water is food. But the worldwide well is running…

Craig Sams

Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!

Tesco’s horsemeat media confessional continues. First there was the visually stark yet…

Jim Manson

Serious about sustainability, having fun along the way

Dr Julia Wright reports from the recent Biofach event on why organic…

Jim Manson

A beautiful mind

Ahead of her appearance at Natural & Organic Products Europe, Elizabeth Barbalich from…

Jim Manson

No place to hide

The internet is the most powerful tool for transparency ever invented. There…

Craig Sams

Horst Power

In the run-up to his eagerly-anticipated appearance at Natural & Organic Products Europe,…

Jim Manson