Pop-ups to Deliveroo: firms hunt bricks-and-mortar alternatives

Retailers stifled by business rates and high commercial property rents are finding new ways to reach their customers "If you're launching an online-only food business, you're competing with hundreds of thousands of stores; if you want to create a high street chain, you're up against Pret and McDonald's," says Steven Novick, founder of health food business Farmstand. Faced with this conundrum, Novick has eschewed more traditional business models. After launching a restaurant in Covent Garden, Lon...