Get your Christmas stock-in!
A well-planned festive promotion will help you end the year on a high, writes Jim Manson, ahead of Christmas
The ‘health triangle’ of winter wellness
Jo Caird runs through the A-Z of how to support your customers in achieving optimal winter wellness this year
The brilliance of honeybees
Rosie Greenaway gets a taste of the bee products market and discovers a few sweet surprises along the way.
Slimline tonic
There’s a new dawn beckoning in the slimming and detox category, writes Denise Barrett; harsher regimes are giving way to a balanced approach
Going beyond green
As insiders shift their focus from green beauty to blue beauty, Rosie Greenaway takes a dive into this mysterious sub-section of beauty.
Alt-milk movement
In the past year we’ve seen court action, legislation regarding the use of dairy-based descriptors and concerns raised about sustainability.
Authentic ageing
Following a backlash against the whole concept of ‘anti-ageing’ in the beauty industry, this phrase is being shunned as attitudes shift.
Facing down fatigue
Chronic tiredness and fatigue have dogged the nation big time, and never more so since the spectre of COVID and its myriad of implications.
Riding the wave of hydration
Rosie Greenaway hears tales from the high seas and learns from an elite athlete why hydration means everything for performance
Lunch bunch
As we tentatively emerge from lockdown, Jane Wolfe unpacks what’s on offer for those heading back to the office seeking a quick, nutritious lunch...
A balancing act
Adaptogens have been used in traditional medicine for thousands of years, but the term was coined by toxicologist Nikolai Lazarev in 1958.
Stories from the post-Brexit frontline
Well known figures from across the sector share their experiences of doing business with the EU in the new post-Brexit trading environment.
Made to measure
Jane Wolfe enters the world of personalized wellness to discover what’s available to consumers wanting to take control of their health
Styling it out
The rise of refills has created a fresh entry point for those conscious consumers eager to get their eco on, says Matt Chittock.
Colour pop
That old childhood adage ‘eat up your greens’ has moved on, writes Denise Barrett, to a new generation of rainbow-coloured superfoods.
Blood, sweat and fears
From syncing your schedule with your cycle, to paid leave for loss of pregnancy, Rosie Greenaway discovers what’s trending in women’s health.
You’ve got male
Men are now outspending women in the quest for optimum health, reports Matt Chittock – so how should health stores adapt?
The daily dose
From canned drinks to oral sprays, Rosie Greenaway discovers it’s not all pill-popping when it comes to keeping deficiencies at bay
Free and easy
With ‘free-from’ now used as a broad term to encompass any foods free from any unwanted element its original function can get overlooked.
Fit for future
COVID-19 has placed good health in old age firmly into the spotlight, but are people more savvy about investing in their wellbeing?