All Corporate social responsibility articles – Page 14
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Burberry prefers flames to fire sale
Patrick Blower’s take on Burberry burning £29m worth of products last year rather than selling them at a cut price.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers must wake up and smell the coffee on values
Having won approval for one of the most controversial CVAs of recent times, it’s now up to House of Fraser to create value from the restructuring.
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NewsIceland launches tech start-up accelerator programme
Iceland has become the latest retailer to establish a start-up tech accelerator programme as it seeks to take advantage of the opportunities heralded by digital innovation.
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NewsJohn Lewis launches 'cash for old clothes' scheme
John Lewis is piloting a money for old clothes scheme as it bids to cut the quantity of clothing sent to landfill.
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NewsIceland profits hit by Christmas availability glitch
Iceland has reported a year of strong sales growth but annual profits were hit by factors including poor availability in the key Christmas period.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Lush kicks up a stink
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Lush’s controversial #SpyCops campaign
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OpinionOpinion: Lush #SpyCops campaign has whiff of folly
From a retailer’s perspective, Lush’s #SpyCops campaign had disaster written all over it from the moment it went live.
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Retail VoiceSainsbury’s paves the way to become Disability Confident
Sainsbury’s company secretary Tim Fallowfield reveals how the grocer is creating an inclusive environment where all staff can fulfil their potential, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or disability.
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NewsAldi Nord and Aldi Süd step up cooperation
The two operating divisions of European discount giant Aldi are to tighten co-operation across their regions.
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NewsAsda pumps £20m into partnership to fight food poverty
Asda is to invest at least £20m into a partnership designed to lift a million people out of food poverty over the next three years.
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AnalysisGlad tidings: 10 ways retail gave back in 2017
Year in, year out, not just during the traditional season of goodwill, retailers give back in countless ways to the communities they serve from Stornoway to Sussex.
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OpinionOpinion: Asos and New Look set example on fashion ethics
Retailers have often been in the firing line over working practices within their supply chains, but this week two big names were the ones taking aim.
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NewsAsos and New Look speak out over UK factory conditions
The chief executives of Asos and New Look have warned that working conditions in some Leicester textile factories represent a “ticking time bomb”.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retail loyalty – the new pillars of success
Changed shopping and cultural habits are disrupting retailers’ established methods of building and retaining shopper loyalty.
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OpinionOpinion: Holland & Barrett price shows global potential
Just a couple of days after Retail-week.com revealed private investment business L1 Retail’s interest in Holland & Barrett, the deal was done.
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NewsMarks & Spencer unveils new Plan A programme
Marks & Spencer has updated its Plan A sustainability targets as it seeks to help people live “happier, healthier lives”.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can a Saturday job still lead to the top?
Some of UK retail’s biggest names began their career on the shop floor – but is ascending the retail ranks still possible today?
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NewsJohn Lewis names Cross as customer experience director
John Lewis communications boss Peter Cross has taken on an expanded role at the department store business.
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AnalysisHalfords’ ex-offenders scheme is CSR at its best
The Audit Partnership CSR Initiative of the Year prize was handed to Halfords for its category-busting initiative to give released prisoners a second chance.
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NewsAo.com founder Roberts: Retailers should ‘give back’
Ao.com founder John Roberts said retailers had a responsibility to “give back to the community” and it made business sense to help tackle social disparity.