All Corporate social responsibility articles – Page 16
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CartoonBlower’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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NewsArgos 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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AnalysisInternational 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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OpinionWhy 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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OpinionBlog: 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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NewsBreakfast 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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AnalysisRetail 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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NewsRetail 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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NewsBreakfast 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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OpinionComment: 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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NewsBreakfast 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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NewsBreakfast 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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NewsMorrisons 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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NewsSainsbury'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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NewsCo-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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NewsTesco 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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NewsAsda 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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NewsMK 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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NewsRetail 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.
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InterviewInterview: Sir Stuart Rose on start-ups, food retail and sustainability
As he prepares to join the House of Lords, the former M&S boss speaks to Retail Week.