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Five up-and-coming UK marketplaces that you need to know

2021-01-19T06:30:00+00:00By Suzanne Bearne

Retail Week shines a light on five marketplaces at different stages of their journey, which could become useful routes to market.

Deep dive: The great retail reset in 2021

Selfridges unveils Project Earth, its transformational sustainability initiative with five-year commitments to change the way we shop and how it does business.’

Analysis

Green-thinking or greenwashing: Have retailers met their sustainability targets?

Analysis

Analysis: Seven consumer trends for 2021 that retailers need to know

Deep dive: The great retail reset in 2021
Green-thinking or greenwashing: Have retailers met their sustainability targets?
Analysis: Seven consumer trends for 2021 that retailers need to know

News: Sustainability in retail

Oxfam study shines light on M&S supply chain worker concerns

2021-01-14T06:16:00+00:00By George MacDonald

Rising retail star Pure Electric unveils European expansion plans
2020-12-11T07:24:00+00:00By George MacDonald
M&S creates food hub to ‘supercharge disruptive innovation’
2020-11-18T11:00:00+00:00By George MacDonald
BRC unveils sustainability roadmap to hit net zero by 2040
2020-11-10T00:01:00+00:00By Rosie Shepard
Amazon launches ‘eco-friendly’ shopping platform in sustainability push
2020-10-28T07:47:00+00:00By Luke Tugby

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Opinion

M&S sustainability boss: ‘Workers in our supply chain need to feel fairly treated’

2021-01-18T06:30:00+00:00By Carmel McQuaid

The Covid crisis has highlighted the importance of resilient supply chains and at the centre of a robust supply chain is people.

Analysis

Green-thinking or greenwashing: Have retailers met their sustainability targets?

2021-01-04T07:00:00+00:00By Rosie Shepard

With sustainability becoming more important to consumers, retailers across the board have started making bold statements and setting out ambitious goals – but are they real or just for show? Retail Week investigates.