All Sustainability articles – Page 21
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InterviewInterview: Entrepreneur Wayne Hemingway on his new ‘purposeful shopping’ venture
Queues out the door, thronged tills, DJs. There was all the pazzazz of a flagship store opening but the excitement was not for one of fashion’s big names. It was for the opening of Charity Super.Mkt, labelled the first multi-charity preloved fashion department store.
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NewsAldi rolls out partnership to cut food waste across all UK stores
Aldi has launched its partnership with excess food platform Too Good To Go across all 990 UK stores following a successful trial last year.
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NewsShaftesbury launches partnership to improve tenant sustainability
West End landlord Shaftesbury has partnered with a sustainability monitoring company to help tenants become more environmentally friendly.
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Opinion‘The next few months will be challenging, but we’re reaching the eye of the storm’
Managing the next year must be about containing downturn impact while building foundations to capitalise on opportunities when recovery comes, advises British Retail Consortium chief executive Helen Dickinson
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NewsJigsaw boosts sustainability credentials with new repair service
Fashion brand Jigsaw has expanded its circular fashion concept, Jigsaw Forever, with the launch of its Repair Rewear service in an effort to “encourage better practices in retail and fashion consumption”.
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OpinionStuart Machin: ‘Customers want great shops and our communities need them’
In the week in which M&S unveiled an investment of almost £500m in stores, chief executive Stuart Machin explains the benefits of a store rotation programme and how it supports the case for redevelopment of its Marble Arch flagship
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Retail VoiceHow data can shine a light on supply chain visibility
With sustainability continuing to climb the retail agenda, Altruistiq’s Saif Hameed and Sir Ian Cheshire examine what more businesses can be doing.
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NewsHarrods’ H Beauty launches ‘first-of-its-kind’ cosmetics recycling scheme
H Beauty is set to launch a pilot cosmetic recycling scheme for products deemed “unrecyclable”.
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NewsMarks & Spencer partners with artist Yinka Ilori for carrier bag design
Marks & Spencer has partnered with artist and former M&S Moorgate worker Yinka Ilori to launch the most “stylish and durable carrier bag to date”.
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Opinion‘The three transformative themes creating retail opportunity’
To succeed, retailers must address climate change, digitalisation and skills, say McKinsey & Company’s Anita Balchandani and Bartosz Jesse
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Opinion'Retail’s 12 gifts of Christmas to customers and the country'
Retailers have once again pulled out all the stops to look after consumers during 2022 – a year when customers and companies alike have laboured under burdens such as soaring inflation and the disruption following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. George MacDonald celebrates the retail industry’s fantastic contribution
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NewsExclusive: The Body Shop executive Linda Campbell steps down
The Body Shop’s global retail director Linda Campbell has stepped down from the business with immediate effect, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsGreggs expands outlet chain as it seeks to cut food waste
Food-on-the-go specialist Greggs has opened the 30th store of its outlet chain, which enables it to minimise waste while contributing to deprived communities.
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AnalysisHow to succeed in a permacrisis – five winning strategies for 2023
For its word of the year in 2022, the Collins English Dictionary has selected permacrisis – a term that defines “an extended period of instability and uncertainty”.
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GalleryFirst look: H&M puts sustainability at centre of Regent Street revamp
H&M has reopened its Regent Street flagship with new in-store services and a broader focus on sustainability and the circular economy
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OpinionShirine Khoury-Haq: 'Water security is a climate issue - the food industry must take action'
Co-op chief executive Shirine Khoury-Haq, who is participating in COP27 Water Day today, warns that we must recognise the link between water scarcity, how our food is produced and the lack of safe sanitation in poorer nations
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Retail VoiceThe four biggest security risks facing retailers in the next five years
Security leaders and teams in retail continue to face a vast and ever-evolving risk landscape that can impact their company’s employees, operations and assets – both physical and digital. Dataminr’s Helen Sutton identifies the top threats for retailers in the next five years and what they can do to strengthen their security posture
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AnalysisReview: The best and worst fashion retailer resale sites
From Zara to Shein, retailers are jumping on the resale bandwagon — but which does the best job of second-hand selling?
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Opinion'Shein is the epitome of mindless consumption'
Shein is now a major force in the fashion world and should clean up its act, argues Natalie Berg
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Innovation of the WeekInnovation of the Week: How Decathlon is engaging customers with its green goals
Every week, we will bring you new ideas and case studies that link to the trends in our Retail Horizon 2023 report – across society, technology, economy, policy, industry and culture.