All Specialist Retailers articles – Page 13
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NewsSelfridges sales recover in 2021 as new owners prepare to ride out cost of living crisis
The company posted a full-year sales increase of 28% to £653.4m, up from £508.5m the year before
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NewsPlanet Organic launches own label range with new supplements
The specialist retailer has rolled out a range of 10 own-brand supplements, the first Planet Originals launch
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NewsHolland & Barrett launches menopause support service in stores and online
Holland & Barrett said the move aimed to raise awareness and boost menopause education in order to help women struggling with symptoms
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NewsMayor announces over £20m in funding for London markets amid cost of living crisis
City Hall will be investing £20m from its Good Growth Fund plus an additional £3m to support street markets, covered markets and wholesale markets in the capital
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Promotional FeaturesFive healthcare trends retailers need to know to stay ahead of the curve
COVID-19 has accelerated the self-diagnostics sector and provided an exciting opportunity for retailers within the healthcare category. Here we uncover five key trends that can help unlock this potential.
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NewsBooths to launch new florist delivery service in online push
The upmarket grocer is launching the Flowers by Booths service in partnership with Lincolnshire-based Lambs Flowers
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Craigie’s gave its farm shop café a ‘colourful and organic’ £200k makeover
It comes 35 years after the Edinburgh business made its debut as a one-table retail operation in a converted barn
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Promotional FeaturesWATCH: Future of omnichannel: How are UK grocery shopper journeys changing?
Catch up on our webinar where we spoke to a panel of experts about the boundaries between physical and digital buying, and explored how this has changed the shopper journey.
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Promotional FeaturesHow to corner the flexitarian market to boost sales
The flexitarian market presents huge opportunities for retailers in 2022, if they are able to get their offerings right. Jonathan Morley, managing director of Plant Based World Expo Europe, explains how.
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Analysis & FeaturesHow vending machines could deliver for specialist food retailers
Vending machines have evolved to sell a wide range of local produce and could offer specialist food retailers a way to tapping new markets
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NewsFarm shop openings to be encouraged through £110m rural fund
Local authorities in England will decide how the money is used to support their countryside communities
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NewsPlanet Organic sets new store estate target despite losses
Planet Organic is now aiming to open 100 new stores across the UK over the next three years
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NewsPatisserie Valerie to close nine stores following ‘unprecedented challenges’
The café and bakery chain said the nine branches it had decided to close had not recovered “as well as we expected” from the pandemic
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NewsCook partners with Oxford University for consumer behaviour eco trial
It comes as Cook attempts to reduce its carbon footprint by encouraging customers to eat less meat
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NewsFortnum & Mason to offer refillable biscuit tins in new sustainability push
This is the London-based retailer’s latest move to improve sustainability practices across the business
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NewsCosta Coffee invests £20m in drive-thrus and new store openings
The Coca-Cola owned company opened its 300th drive-thru in the UK today as it continues to invest in the on-the-go coffee marke
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Analysis & FeaturesHow a London couple are putting their Heart & Soul into peanut butter
Asli Gokturk and Adem Garip were making their own peanut butter at home, before turning it into a brand during lockdown
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NewsWhole Foods Market loss widens on Covid and supply chain challenges
The Amazon-owned company, saw gross profit in the year ended 31 December 2021 fall to £35m from £38.2m
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NewsBooths offering buy three get four promotion on fruit & veg
The offer, which lets customers mix and match different items, will run throughout summer until 30 August
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NewsRetail sector must ‘double down’ on diversity & inclusion, BRC says
The BRC’s latest ‘Tracking Progress on Diversity and Inclusion in UK Retail’ report showed that the sector “still has a long way to go”