A Tale Of Two Retailers
As John Lewis Partnership and Marks and Spencer Christmas sales figures are…
The First (tea) Lady
Born through an off-chance meeting in London, Hampstead Tea is an ethical…
Retail revolution
Black Friday, Cyber Monday, even the January sales have started appearing before…
It’s Christmas – enjoy the gift of supermarket disinterest!
The astonishing growth of the organic markets in Scandinavia (up 40% in…
Pop up and listen
In my July Beauty Buzz column Organic beauty retailing – the future…
Grow organic, save the planet
Solving global warming was never going to be easy, but it would…
Are we nearly there yet?
As this latest installment of my Beauty Buzz column goes to press,…
Repetition is key
Keep it clear. Keep it transparent. And no, I’m not just referring…
Bitter sweet insanity
How seriously should we take official exhortations to cut sugar consumption while…
Organic beauty retailing – the future is multi-channel
The Soil Association’s Organic Market Report 2015, published in March, revealed that…
There is a new crowd on the scene
They are hip, happening and there isn’t a tree hugger in sight…
Show and tell
Another year, another inspiring and exhilarating show. At the time of going…
Stand up and be counted
It’s been more than six months since the team at the Natural…
Real change is coming
People have had enough of corrupt politicians and their ruthlessly self-serving corporate…
Pocket rocket sales
Internet sales, e-commerce and social media have long been the mantras for…
What’s wrong with detox?
The Guardian recently published an unbridled attack on the “detox industry” and supplements…
Thinking outside the beauty box
2015 is the year for intelligent retailing. In an age of smartphones,…
A little bit of magic and sparkle
Grappling for shelf space, competing on packaging design, POS promotions – these…