Health Store Mastermind Forum creates ‘safe space’ for retailers to talk shop
The first in a new series of Health Store Mastermind Forums took place earlier this month, generating a lively, interactive discussion on a range of topical retailing issues. Around 30 retailers took part in the first of the informal ‘drop in’ Zoom sessions, co-hosted by Health Stores UK and Cheryl Thallon, owner of Viridian Nutrition […]
Window of opportunity: Unlocking the potential of your shop windows
Shop windows serve as a gateway to new customers, offering stores a prime opportunity to advertise. With hundreds of potential customers passing by each day, it’s crucial to consider how the customer journey can be optimized to maximize product offerings from window to till. Take a moment to reflect on your best selling lines and […]
Better Food’s Phil Haughton receives MBE
Phil Haughton, founder of multiple award-winning organic retailer Better Food, has been made an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List for services to sustainable food initiatives and to the community of Bristol The honour recognises a life’s work devoted to creating a better and fairer food system. From becoming a Soil Association member at […]
Prioritise resilience and adaptability, Bira urges indies
With difficult trading conditions likely to continue well into 2024, the British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) is urging owners of independent retail businesses to “prioritise resilience and adaptability” over the coming months. Amid the challenges, the Association says there are “important opportunities” for small retailers, including a drop off in interest in online retail and […]
Understanding ashwagandha
In this article, Health Stores UK partner Olivit explores the history and well-evidenced benefits of ashwagandha used as a natural remedy for a host of conditions and health support. Stress can be overwhelming, impacting everyone to some degree, and it cannot be entirely eradicated. However, it’s wise to explore effective ways of managing it, ideally […]
Read yourself healthy in 2024!
Our long-standing Partner, Viridian Nutrition, is offering 10 boxes stuffed full of health and nutrition books for the first 10 stores that join Health Stores UK during January 2024. Each ‘Read Yourself Healthy’ book box has a retail value of at least £100. We think this New Year initiative from Viridian adds even greater value […]
Retailers hear how they can harness the power of social media
Independent health food retailers gained valuable insights into how they can harness the power of social media, during a lively online workshop co-hosted by small business mentor Dave Christie and Health Stores UK. For this session, Dave – founder of Take on Goliath – brought along social media specialist Helen Dobson of Core Social. The […]
Free resources for indies as Soil Association launches health and wellbeing focused New Year campaign
The Soil Association will begin a PR campaign in January that will focus on organic as part of a healthy lifestyle. Drawing on the growing awareness of gut health and the microbiome and the nutritional differences of organic food, we want to join the dots between how a healthy soil microbiome could benefit a healthy […]
Get ready for Health Store Mastermind Forum!
What keeps you awake at night? Need some fresh marketing ideas? Too busy to plan ahead? If this sounds like you, you’ll want to sign up to our Health Store Mastermind Forum, co-hosted by Cheryl Thallon, owner of Viridian Nutrition and Daventry-based Sheaf Street Health Store. This informal ‘drop-in’ Zoom session is designed to be […]
Autumn statement: Business rates relief extension welcome, but small retailers face ever higher costs
Health Stores UK has welcomed aspects of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, but warns that high business costs continue to threaten the viability of crucially needed independent retailers. Key elements announced by Jeremy Hunt in the House of Commons on Wednesday included: • A cut in the main 12% rate of employee national insurance contributions by […]
