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Darren Henaghan, Borough Market: “supermarkets are like Narnia: the season never changes”
05 October 2020 NewsIn his latest exclusive column for Speciality Food, Darren Henaghan, managing director of Borough Market, reflects on the vital role seasonality plays in the business -
Kate Hardcastle, MBE: “How to evolve for long-term gain”
02 October 2020 NewsIn her latest column for Speciality Food, retail expert Kate Hardcastle MBE recommends promoting your authenticity - and building equally authentic relationships - as 2021 looms -
Behind the curtain of Fortnum & Mason’s festive windows
25 September 2020 ChristmasZia Zareem-Slade, customer experience director at Fortnum & Mason, explains the role festive windows have to play at the iconic retailer -
How independents can retain the customers they gained during lockdown
25 September 2020 NewsIn her second exclusive column for Speciality Food, Kate Hardcastle MBE explains how to turn one-off customers into loyal returning ones -
Consumer guru Kate Hardcastle MBE: “How to cash in on local credentials”
17 September 2020 RetailIn the first of her series of exclusive columns for Speciality Food, retail champion Kate Hardcastle MBE explains how and why independent retailers should capitalise on the consumer desire to shop locally -
Mike Duckworth, Nutcessity: “Playing the long game”
10 September 2020 Start-UpsMike Duckworth, founding director of Nutcessity, shares the unlikely lessons he's learned from cricket pro, Alistair Cook -
Sue Nelson: “Seasonal British fruit: the apple of my eye”
08 September 2020 NewsIt irritates me so much that we have some fabulous, traditional fruits, and yet when the appropriate season arrives, the supermarkets are full of products from countries as far away as New Zealand and South Africa. Yes, even in Covid-19... -
“Remaining agile is key to overcoming business challenges” says Borough Market MD
07 September 2020 CoronavirusIn his first of a series of exclusive columns for Speciality Food, Darren Henaghan, managing director of Borough Market, explores how food businesses can be sustained during the current crisis -
Viewpoint: Henry Amar, RH Amar
07 September 2020 NewsAfter 60 years at the business, the experience of Henry Amar, chairman of RH Amar, can shed valuable light on the current crisis -
John Shepherd, Partridges: “Xmas or Xmiss 2020”
01 September 2020 ChristmasWill there be ‘normal’ December trading for speciality food shops this year? Will it be the traditional cavalry charge towards Christmas Day or a tiptoe through the turmoil? These are questions that have been raised a lot over the past few...
