Indies urged to get behind Love Your High Street Week
Independent retailers are being urged to get behind a week-long celebration this month of all things indie. Love Your High Street Week is organised by the British Independent Retailer Association (Bira) and will be held on Monday 13th November 2023 – Sunday 19th November 2023. The initiative aims to show consumers why shopping locally is […]
Big in 2024: Health and nutrition trends to look out for next year
Around this time of year a barrage of predictions about food, health and nutrition trends is unleashed. In fact, there are so many predictions ricocheting around, it’s hard separating genuinely significant trends – those with the power to disrupt business as usual – from the fanciful. So let’s look at some of the most interesting […]
Lively workshop helps retailers get planning for 2024
A lively online workshop led by small business mentor Dave Christie provided independent health store retailers with a whole range of tips on how to plan for a successful 2024. The session was the first in a new series of monthly Health Stores UK workshops hosted by the Take on Goliath founder. The plan is for […]
Spreading the word about Health Stores UK
We were delighted when one our of highly valued Partners, Natural Trade Brokers (NTB), recently offered to help us to spread the word about Health Stores UK and encourage more of you to join us as members. Every retailer who joins Health Stores UKplays a vital role in supporting the work we do on behalf […]
Bristol NHT Summit proves a hit with retailers
We’ve just packed up after a fantastic NHT Summit, held for the first time Bristol. And what a success it was. The event attracted independent retailers from across the country, with 130 stores pre-registering for the Bristol show. Proceedings kicked off with a drinks reception on Saturday, which was the perfect way to relax and […]
Where does the FSA’s new guidance on CBD intake leave retailers?
Last week The Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued new precautionary advice to consumers on CBD, recommending that healthy adults should limit their consumption of CBD from food to 10mg per day – which is about 4-5 drops of 5% CBD oil. Previous guidance set the safe daily dose at 70mg. The regulator says the change […]
Calling all Indies – grab yourselves some free advice on Planning for 2024!
With the winter festive selling season in sight, retailers’ thoughts will soon be turning soon to how to maximise business opportunities for 2024. If this sounds like a daunting prospect, and something you might not have time to do yourself single-handedly, help is at hand. That’s because Planning for 2024 is the theme of the first in a […]
Take out Health Stores UK membership and bag these great offers!
Why should I join Health Stores UK? In short, you’d be nuts not to! But in case our existing package of brilliant membership benefits aren’t enough, we’ve pulled together an irresistible set of offers made available by our Partners if you take out Health Stores UK membership at this weekend’s NHT Summit (October 8, […]
See you in Bristol!
The independent health food trade is preparing to gather in just over a week in Bristol for the 2023 edition of the NHT Summit. At Health Stores UK we are looking forward to welcoming retailers onto our stand at the show, from where we will be sharing news of our latest activities and campaigns – and […]
Holly shows how to make in-store events a real success
In-store events are a great way to boost store footfall and increase customer spend. But they benefit from good planning, smart marketing and buy-in from your store team. In the latest Health Stores UK Shop Talk discussion, Holly Thallon Steenson from Viridian and Sheaf Street Health Store in Daventry, offered some great tips and advice […]
