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5 lessons indie retailers are taking into 2021
13 January 2021 CoronavirusSpeciality Food speaks to four indie retailers about the biggest lessons they learned in 2020, and their priorities for the year ahead -
Millions awarded for Britain’s high street Covid recovery
08 January 2021 CoronavirusThe government’s Future High Streets Fund is awarding up to £830m for local city centres to “build back better” -
Consumer confidence soared in December – but will it last?
07 January 2021 CoronavirusNew research reveals that consumer sentiment rose at the beginning of December, but news of the latest lockdown restrictions threatens to derail this progress -
2020: a look back at the year for food and drink
06 January 2021 CoronavirusWe review how the Covid-19 pandemic reshaped the food and drink sector in 2020 -
How indies can start 2021 with a bang – despite Covid
05 January 2021 CoronavirusTougher coronavirus restrictions are being implemented across the UK, but speciality food retailers that can replicate the success of 2020’s lockdowns have an opportunity on their hands -
How 3 SMEs are boosting sales despite Covid
23 December 2020 CoronavirusLizzie Slee of Enterprise Nation discovers how three small food businesses have adapted their sales to the Covid-19 era -
How to capitalise on the rising demand for fruit and veg
18 December 2020 CoronavirusOver half of consumers claim to have eaten more fruit and vegetables in lockdown, and retailers have an opportunity to cater to this craving for fresh produce -
Why food retailers and farmers are winning public trust
17 December 2020 CoronavirusNew research shows that consumers have become more trusting of the food industry since the pandemic hit -
What a Brexit stockpiling crisis could mean for indies
15 December 2020 CoronavirusIndependent food retailers pulled ahead during Covid panic buying – can they do it again if Brexit causes more stockpiling? -
Expowest Cornwall postpones its 2021 trade show
11 December 2020 CoronavirusHale Events, the organiser of the expo, has pushed the event back to May 2021 due to possible restrictions being in place until early March -
How the hot drinks sector is adapting to the Covid era
11 December 2020 CoronavirusWhile cafés and coffee and tea brands weather the Covid storm, consumers are looking for credentials perfectly suited to the speciality sector -
How coffee shops can continue enticing consumers in-store
03 December 2020 CoronavirusMike Hughes, head of research and insight at FMCG Gurus, explores how independents can attract customers to their foodservice operations - despite the circumstances
