All Sustainability articles
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Interview
Q&A: Luxe Collective co-founder targets £1m in a day on TikTok despite luxury struggles
As pre-loved luxury increases in popularity, among the influential Gen Z consumer in particular, Luxe Collective co-founder and chief executive Ben Gallagher talks to Retail Week about what makes the resale platform unique, the importance of social media to fuel growth and his aim for the business to make £1m revenue in a day on TikTok Shop
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News
John Lewis has partnered with Timpson on a repair service
Customers at John Lewis will be able to give clothing, accessories and homeware pieces a new lease of life via a new in-store repair service in partnership with Timpson.
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Opinion
‘The UK is famous for online grocery but where else could retail find talent to export?’
With a shift in consumer needs on the horizon, world-class innovation can play a key part in retailers’ success, argues Lisa Byfield-Green
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Gallery
Mercato Metropolitano has opened its latest food market
Nearly a decade after opening its first market in Elephant & Castle, Mercato Metropolitano has opened its fourth site.
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News
Shein is launching a circularity fund as a decision on its IPO looms
Shein is launching a circularity fund as it looks to tackle fashion waste following criticisms over its supply chain and sustainability standards.
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Interview
Q&A: N Brown’s supply chain boss on why AI is the future of fulfilment
N Brown’s Clare Empson sat down with Retail Week to discuss the importance of data and transparency as well as how digital transformation and AI are likely to transform supply chains of the future
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Opinion
‘Now it’s all about the government’s follow-through on the commitments that matter to retail’
Retailers are ready to help the new government leverage their scale and reach to deliver policy goals that will benefit the industry, our economy and communities, says BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson.
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Innovation of the Week
Sainsbury’s leverages AI to improve animal welfare
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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Analysis
How Ikea, WHSmith and Decathlon are going green to win shopper spend
Sustainability has rocketed up the consumer agenda in recent years. Exclusive research from Retail Week explores the sustainability strategies that really matter to shoppers, and the retailers getting it right.
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Retail Voice
How to boost brand perception and be a sustainability leader
With UK businesses facing a tsunami of EPR policy reform in the coming months, Biffa’s Harriet Martin and Carla Brian explain why it is so important not to get left behind
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News
Marks & Spencer launches clothing repair service
Marks & Spencer has launched a clothing repair service as it seeks to encourage a circular economy by reducing textile waste.
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Opinion
‘Why the next government helping retail is good for the whole country’
A helping hand for retail could benefit many other industries and aspects of public life, argues Lush head of UK and Ireland retail Kasey Swithenbank
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News
Former Barbour MD launches unisex fashion brand
The former managing director at Barbour has launched a new unisex, gender-neutral fashion brand.
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Analysis
Manifesto cheat sheet – what are the parties promising retail?
The seven major UK parties have now released their manifestos. Retail Week has waded through the documents so you don’t have to
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News
Hirestreet ramps up AI use to predict summer rental demand
Rental marketplace Hirestreet is ramping up its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to forecast demand for summer fashion this year.
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News
Amazon to invest millions in skills amid UK union recognition ballot
Amazon is investing £34m in its Europe-wide Career Choice programme to support current and future jobs in the business.
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Innovation of the Week
Major brands join forces to decarbonise fashion
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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News
Kingfisher sets new decarbonisation targets for suppliers
Kingfisher has rolled out new decarbonisation targets for vendors, as the French retail giant looks to “help tackle climate change” and drive down its Scope 3 emissions.
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News
Major retail landlord calls for rates review by next government
British Land head of asset management for retail parks, Matt Reed, has told Retail Week more needs to be done to deal with business rates.
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News
Greggs to open 'state-of-the-art' factory as it targets hundreds of new stores
Greggs is set to open a new logistics and manufacturing site in Derby as it sets out a target of having more than 3,000 stores across the country.