All Sustainability articles – Page 9
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News
Shein unveils partnership with Queen of Raw to achieve ‘full circularity’ by 2050
Fast-fashion retailer Shein has unveiled a partnership with global circular-economy company Queen of Raw in a bid to reach “full circularity” by 2050.
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News
eBay launches programme to help small businesses reduce carbon footprint
eBay UK is launching a training programme to help small businesses cut their carbon footprint in day-to-day operations.
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Retail Voice
Winning share of wallet with Gen Z and millennial shoppers
With retailers keen to understand what makes younger consumers tick, and more importantly spend, American Express unveils research into this generation of shoppers, says Dan Edelman at American Express
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Innovation of the Week
Innovation of the Week: Albert Heijn trials ‘True Price’ to reveal real cost of food
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts.
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News
Exclusive: Charity Super.Mkt confirms new location in bid to ‘reinvigorate’ high street
Retail Week can reveal that second-hand superstore Charity Super.Mkt will welcome shoppers in Manchester later this year as part of its bid to “reinvigorate” the high street.
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Opinion
‘Packaging rules are changing and the bill is likely to be substantial’
Retailers must prepare for new rules requiring them to cover the full costs of packaging management and recycling, says British Retail Consortium chief executive Helen Dickinson
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News
eBay launches sustainable homewares hub
eBay has launched the Better Than New Homeware Hub to encourage shoppers to consider more sustainable options for their home.
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Shein increases supply chain investment to £56m over next five years
Fast-fashion retailer Shein has announced it will invest a total of $70m (£56m) in its supply chain initiatives over the next five years in a bid to “support and empower third-party manufacturing suppliers, their workers and workers’ families”.
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News
AO becomes first UK online retailer to stock ‘as new’ refurbished mobile phones
AO has become the UK’s first online retailer to offer “as new” mobile phones through its Mobile Phones Direct brand.
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Shein pledges to put sustainability front and centre of growth ambitions
Shein executive vice chairman Donald Tang says everything the retailer will do over the next decade will be with “sustainability and ESG in mind” as it eyes its next phase of growth.
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Interview
Q&A: Vinted marketplace CEO Adam Jay on the future of second-hand fashion
Retail Week spoke to Vinted marketplace chief executive Adam Jay about the platform’s expansion plans, resale market challenges, the importance of having no selling fees and how second-hand fashion will shape the future
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Starbucks unveils new UK sustainable store format
Starbucks has unveiled its new sustainable store format and the first five of its UK stores have been certified as “greener”.
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Analysis
Strategy spotlight: Five ways Ikea will drive long-term success in the UK
As the long-awaited Ikea store in Oxford Circus is set to open later this year, what can we expect from the Swedish retailer?
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News
Fat Face becomes latest retailer to earn B Corp certification
Fashion retailer Fat Face has earned B Corp status, becoming one of just over 1,000 businesses and the largest fashion retailer in the UK to achieve the certification.
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Retail Voice
How to deliver a seamless customer experience
Achieving excellence in customer experience takes dedication, consistency and constant evolution. Informatica investigates how all this can be delivered
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News
Ikea to spend £4.5m to supercharge electric vehicles fleet
Ikea is to invest £4.5m in one of the biggest electric vehicle infrastructure projects for last-mile fleets in the UK.
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Innovation of the Week
Innovation of the Week: Alibaba and L’Oréal partner to promote circular beauty in China
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts.
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News
Primark launches first circular product range in latest sustainability push
Primark has launched its first-ever circular product collection in its latest sustainability push as it pledges to “give clothes a longer life”.
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News
Ikea’s property arm buys Parisian shopping centre to expand Livat format
Ikea’s property arm Ingka Centres has confirmed its acquisition of the Italie Deux shopping centre in Paris from retail property giant Hammerson, as well as its high-street extension Italik and the Apollo office complex.
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News
Seasalt launches resale platform with sustainability specialist Reskinned
Cornish fashion brand Seasalt has announced the launch of a resale platform with sustainable pre-loved repair and resale specialist Reskinned.