Opinion

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

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A Tale Of Two Retailers

As John Lewis Partnership and Marks and Spencer Christmas sales figures are…

John Silvestro

The First (tea) Lady

Born through an off-chance meeting in London, Hampstead Tea is an ethical…

Jane Wolfe

Retail revolution

Black Friday, Cyber Monday, even the January sales have started appearing before…

Rosie Greenaway

It’s Christmas – enjoy the gift of supermarket disinterest!

The astonishing growth of the organic markets in Scandinavia (up 40% in…

Jim Manson

Pop up and listen

In my July Beauty Buzz column Organic beauty retailing – the future…

Rosie Greenaway

Grow organic, save the planet

Solving global warming was never going to be easy, but it would…

Craig Sams

Are we nearly there yet?

As this latest installment of my Beauty Buzz column goes to press,…

Rosie Greenaway

Repetition is key

Keep it clear. Keep it transparent. And no, I’m not just referring…

Rosie Greenaway

Bitter sweet insanity

How seriously should we take official exhortations to cut sugar consumption while…

Craig Sams

Organic beauty retailing – the future is multi-channel

The Soil Association’s Organic Market Report 2015, published in March, revealed that…

Jim Manson

There is a new crowd on the scene

They are hip, happening and there isn’t a tree hugger in sight…

Ailish Lucas

#BeautyExchange

Didn’t I have a lovely time the day I went to The…

danreeves

Show and tell

Another year, another inspiring and exhilarating show. At the time of going…

Rosie Greenaway

Stand up and be counted

It’s been more than six months since the team at the Natural…

Rosie Greenaway

Real change is coming

People have had enough of corrupt politicians and their ruthlessly self-serving corporate…

Craig Sams

Pocket rocket sales

Internet sales, e-commerce and social media have long been the mantras for…

Jim Manson

Youthful retailing

It has always been the No 1 rule of retail – know…

Rosie Greenaway

What’s wrong with detox?

The Guardian recently published an unbridled attack on the “detox industry” and supplements…

Jim Manson

Thinking outside the beauty box

2015 is the year for intelligent retailing. In an age of smartphones,…

Rosie Greenaway

A little bit of magic and sparkle

Grappling for shelf space, competing on packaging design, POS promotions – these…

Rosie Greenaway