Coronavirus
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How to boost post-Covid customer retention
12 April 2021 CoronavirusPicked up new customers in lockdown? You’re not alone. We ask the experts how retailers can turn new faces into regulars as Covid restrictions ease -
The Courtyard Dairy: the innovative thinker
12 April 2021 CoronavirusInspirational Cheese Retailers examines how one cheesemonger found new ways to connect with their customer during the pandemic -
Sheridans Cheesemongers: the meal kit mastermind
09 April 2021 CoronavirusInspirational Cheese Retailers explores the story behind one cheesemonger’s online business boom -
Mainstreet Trading: the customer service saviour
08 April 2021 CoronavirusAs many cheesemongers ramp up their digital operations, Mainstreet Trading tells Inspirational Cheese Retailers how it is keeping the bricks and mortar magic alive -
John Shepherd, Partridges: “There are reasons to be optimistic”
07 April 2021 CoronavirusDespite the challenges and uncertainty that the Covid-19 pandemic has brought for the retail sector, John Shepherd, MD of Partridges, outlines his reasons to be cheerful in his latest column for Speciality Food -
Neal’s Yard Dairy: the British icon
07 April 2021 CoronavirusJason Hinds, sales director of Neal’s Yard Dairy, tells Inspirational Cheese Retailers the inside story of the British Cheese Box, launched to help struggling cheesemakers amid Covid-19 -
The Cheese Lady: the social superstar
06 April 2021 CoronavirusInspirational Cheese Retailers discovers social media tips and tricks from The Cheese Lady's Svetlana Kukharchuk -
The Little Cheesemonger: the small town icon
01 April 2021 CoronavirusDuring the pandemic, The Little Cheesemonger helped support local residents and amplify Welsh suppliers, local events and newly opened businesses. We take a closer look at the shop's local approach for Inspirational Cheese Retailers -
Business rates relief: the good news and the bad
01 April 2021 CoronavirusWhile food and drink wholesalers have welcomed a £1.5 billion business rates relief fund, the government has “ruled out” Covid-related appeals, in a move branded a “catastrophic blow” -
Why a holistic approach to tea will win shoppers’ hearts
31 March 2021 CoronavirusCovid-19 has spurred a newfound taste for tea, thanks to new working from home habits and health-seeking lifestyles -
Cryer & Stott: the cheese saviour
30 March 2021 CoronavirusSpeciality Food speaks to the independent cheesemonger that saved a local cheese from ‘extinction’ amid the Covid-19 pandemic for Inspirational Cheese Retailers -
Online storytelling: how to engage customers through e-commerce
30 March 2021 CoronavirusWith food retail increasingly going digital, independents can stand apart from the multiples by finding new ways to tell the stories of their products online