Healthy Route Derby calls it a day
Healthy Route in Derby – one of a trio of health stores owned by Gary Trickett, chair of the NAHS – has closed its doors.
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.
Daylesford to open fourth London store
Daylesford has announced the opening of a new farmshop and café in Brompton Cross, London – its fourth outlet in the city.
Scotland welcomes first social enterprise supermarket
In May, Locavore Grocery, Scotland’s first social enterprise supermarket, officially opened its doors to offer an alternative to mainstream supermarket supply chains and build...
Better Food unwrapped
Independent retailer Better Food’s St Werburghs branch has completed the set-up of a packaging-free wall, in time for Zero Waste week, which takes place from today until 7 September.
Oddbox exceeds funding target
London’s biggest independent wonky fruit and veg box scheme Oddbox has smashed its crowdfunding target of £350,000, achieving a total of £520,000 in investment through Seedr.
Goodfayre puts vegan on the map
To meet increasing consumer demand for vegan products, Salisbury-based store Goodfayre has created a map pinpointing local and independent businesses which cater for vegans in the city.
Big win for Southport health store
The Health Store’s annual open day took place this year on 1 July and the lucky winner of its raffle was Anne Menzies of Birkdale Health Store in Southport.
H&B Office 2 Office bike ride raises £56,000
Seven employees of Holland & Barrett (H&B), as well as a number of key suppliers, have managed to cycle nearly 300 miles from Nuneaton to Amsterdam in three days.
Pablo appointed by Holland & Barrett as lead creative agency
Health store chain Holland & Barrett (H&B) has appointed Shoreditch-based agency Pablo as its creative and advertising lead.
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.
Fire hits Rainbow Wholefoods
In April, Rainbow Wholefoods in Norwich – one of the UK's longest established wholefood shops – was devastated by fire.
Bristol gets a taste of Streets to Kitchen initiative
Clients of St Mungo’s Recovery College, Bristol, have had their first taste of the Streets to Kitchen project designed for those affected by homelessness.
Sunrise Organics: from zero to hero
Bournemouth's Sunrise Organics has created a zero waste area by fundraising through Crowdfunder with its ‘Let’s get Bournemouth from Zero to Hero’ campaign.
Savage Cabbage opens bricks and mortar store
Online CBD store and wellness portal Savage Cabbage has now opened a shop and community hub in Pickering, North Yorkshire, prompted by the rapid success it’s seen since launching in 2016.
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.
The Natural Store celebrates quarter century
Paul Johnson, proprietor of The Natural Store – which also has branches in Falmouth and St Austell – has celebrated his 25th anniversary in the Helston shop.
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.
Health stores are under-utilized resource says Chatterjee
Celebrity doctor and GP Dr Rangan Chatterjee, from the BBC’s Doctor in the House, says he believes health stores are a vital resource in...
Waitrose announces new health initiatives
In a bid to help customers make healthier choices, supermarket giant Waitrose is launching a number of new health initiatives.