All Specialist Retailers articles – Page 18
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News
RH Amar bolsters CSR strategy with new executive roles
The fine foods business has merged its sales and marketing arms into one commerical team
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News
Bird & Blend flies past crowdfunding target ahead of retail store expansion
Bird & Blend Tea Co has flown past a £300k crowdfunding target in just two days as it looks to expand its retail estate further.
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Selfridges debuts ‘immersive roastery’ coffee experience
Customers can choose from seven different single-origin beans and four blends
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Boots partners with Deliveroo for on-demand deliveries
Deliveroo customers will be able to order food items as well as medicines for minor ailments
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Analysis & Features
Cut: how Farmison & Co is bringing high-end luxury to the butcher’s
Tiffany’s was the unlikely inspiration behind Cut, Farmison’s first bricks & mortar store. The result is a luxury – yet accessible – shopping experience that combines online and offline
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News
M&S partners with British Corner Shop to offer food range to UK expats
Shoppers will now be able to buy more than 800 different M&S Food items via the export platform
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Analysis & Features
Durslade Farm Shop: a contemporary take on agricultural architecture
Recycled materials and local sourcing are at the heart of this Somerset development
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Analysis & Features
Branching out: how seawater, air and thorns give birth to Blackthorn Salt
Sustainability is at the heart of a business producing premium salt using a traditional (and decidedly prickly) method
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Analysis & Features
Are farm shops making the most of non-food opportunities?
Retailers may be missing out on lucrative and relatively low-risk trade by stocking only food and drink
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Analysis & Features
The Farm at Stratford-upon-Avon: from dissertation to destination
Yoga and musical productions aren’t typical farm shop fare, but The Farm at Stratford-upon-Avon isn’t a typical farm shop
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News
Springvale Foods to ramp up growth with takeover of Hider Foods
Hider Foods Imports supplies delis, cafés, farm shops and garden centres with luxury food brands
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George Dymond appointed new CEO of Planet Organic
Dymond has previously worked in senior roles at Carphone Warehouse, Coles and Tesco
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Hotel Chocolat creates 140 new manufacturing jobs in Huntingdon
The confectionery retailer is recruiting personnel to help upscale the current 45,000 sq ft site to a 195,000 sq ft state-of-the-art factory
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Range Preview
Range preview: Daylesford Organic’s Christmas food 2021
Organic farm shop Daylesford has added a host of goodies to its posh Christmas offer for 2021. In addition to the wealth of hampers for which it is known, the farm shop has a range of cheeses, meats, festive snacks and booze. The majority of its produce is sourced from ...
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Analysis & Features
Business with a Flourish: how Cotswold Fayre expanded into retail
Paul Hargreaves and Paul Castle have defied the pandemic and a shortage of building materials to open a farm shop in Somerset
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News
Bonnie & Wild food hall showcases four retailers with Edinburgh opening
With a focus on responsibly sourced quality Scottish food, it features independent food stalls and speciality retailers
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Farmison & Co sales soaring as it holds on to pandemic custom
The platform has seen a 300% expansion in volume sales since 2019
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Comment & Opinion
How local shops can make their social media efforts prosper… for free
Businesses that thrive online understand people use social media to interact and to develop relationships, says David Glenwright of JC Social Media
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News
Keelham Farm Shop chef wins Royal Academy of Culinary Arts pastry award
Emma Lawson activity included baking bread for her neighbourhood and giving it to the most vulnerable people for free
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Analysis & Features
How award-winning farm shops and delis adapted during the pandemic
Their ingenuity and community spirit that has been recognised by this year’s Farm Shop & Deli Retailer Awards