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I snapped David Morgan of Real Organic as he received feedback  from trade journalists on the quality of his range of cooking sauces. Mr Morgan joined around 50 other small suppliers in the Market that was bolted on to the front of wholesaler Palmer and Harvey's Pro-retail show in Telford last month. In a fantastic book introducing the small suppliers, the wholesaler says: "By chatting to these [suppliers] we hope you'll gain new insights into what could be the next big thing in retail: small." Whether or not this was the case, by chatting to these small businesspeople, independent retailers will  have had an opportunity to recharge their entrepreneurial batteries. If supermarkets put fruit and vegetables inside the front door to slow shoppers down and get them picking products up - stimulating the buying process - then the market must have worked similarly for retailers on the hunt for new ideas to use in their shops. It certainly worked for me. Steve Bailey...