All Corporate social responsibility articles – Page 15
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News
Ministers tell retailers they must pass on VAT savings at airport stores
Ministers have told airport retailers they must pass on VAT savings to shoppers after it emerged they are making millions from discounts on duty free products.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: Argos's mobile and tablet trade-in scheme
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Argos’s scheme that gives customers vouchers for trading in unwanted devices.
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Argos to let customers trade-in unwanted mobiles and tablets
Argos has boosted its environmental credentials with the launch of a new trade-in service to dispose of unwanted tech products.
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Analysis
International analysis: Sustainable retailers get ever more sophisticated
Retailers worldwide have scaled up their sustainability efforts and now rely on sophisticated software to hone their strategies.
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Opinion
Why I took time out from retail to stand as a general election candidate
Independent retailer Ian Middleton ran for the Green Party during the election, he explains why he chose the party.
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Opinion
Blog: Why retailers should remember the Rana Plaza disaster
Two years on from the Rana Plaza disaster, a new social media campaign aims to highlight the importance of understanding the length of a retail supply chain.
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News
Breakfast Briefing: Retail news on shop prices, Aldi, Sports Direct and Toys 'R' Us
Retail news round-up on April 09, 2015: Aldi sales densities soar as it outpaces the big grocers, Ex-USC staff to take administrators to tribunal over layoffs, Toys ‘R’ Us mulls breaking into Ireland
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Analysis
Retail Week Live: Video - Ann Summers boss Jacqueline Gold on equality in retail
Jacqueline Gold, chief executive of Ann Summers and Knickerbox, talks to Retail Week about equality in the industry at Retail Week Live 2015.
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News
Retail Week Live: Business culture needs to change to tackle equality, say retailers
It is a business imperative to address culture in order to tackle inequality, said a panel of retail experts at Retail Week Live.
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News
Breakfast Briefing: Retail news on Tesco, Bhs, Morrisons and more
Retail news round-up on March 9, 2015: Boss in charge of in-store dining at Tesco steps down, Ex-BHS director joins bid to buy chain from Sir Philip Green, Morrisons’ ex-chief Dalton Philips to receive £3m in pay-off
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Opinion
Comment: Carriers need to support the retail industry’s green agenda
In order to hit ambitious targets for reducing carbon emissions by 2020 carriers need to play their part in helping meet these aims.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, Morrisons, Apple and Foyles
Retail news round-up on February 16, 2015:Tesco could shed 10,000 positions as Archie Norman enters chairman race, Morrisons reduces prices on grocery products, Apple secretly working on electric car project
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on DFS, Argos and Screwfix
Retail news round-up on January 23, 2015:DFS to target £1bn value with London IPO, Argos accused of racism over price of doll, Screwfix to expand its Northern Ireland operation
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News
Morrisons revealed as lead sponsor of Great Run series
Morrisons has become the title sponsor of the Great Run series, which includes major road running event the Great North Run.
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Sainsbury's launches first TV ad in support of Poppy Appeal
Sainsbury’s is launching an animated TV ad supporting The Royal British Legion to mark its 20 years backing the charity.
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Co-operative targets food waste with #shelfie social media campaign
During the recession shoppers made a big effort to avoid wasting food – a trend which has persisted since the downturn ended.
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News
Tesco pledges to seek army veterans to work in its stores
Tesco has committed to employing veterans after it became the first supermarket sign the Ministry of Defence’s Armed Forces Corporate Covenant.
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News
Asda test case could put retail sector in firing line over equal pay
Asda faces mass legal action over equal pay by female store workers, and the outcome is expected to have implications for the whole sector.
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News
MK One founder jailed for acting as company director while disqualified
MK One founder Mark Brafman has been sentenced to eight months in prison for acting as a company director while disqualified.
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News
Retail Week reaches new heights as mag is delivered to Kilimanjaro
We like to think Retail Week has been read in some far flung corners of the world, but the top of Kilimanjaro might just win the prize for the most remote.