Top tips to increase footfall and customer loyalty in your farm shop

At the Farm Retail Association conference on March 12, two teams of experts went head-to-head in an ‘increasing footfall’ to farm shops and farmers’ markets panel

Emily Ashworth
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Top tips to increase footfall and customer loyalty in your farm shop

Chery Cohen, food writer and former director of London Farmers' Markets said customers want experiences that they do not get in supermarkets, so think about offering something unique such as tasting sessions...

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