All Sustainability articles – Page 17
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NewsMango ramps up UK expansion plans with 13 new stores this year
Mango is continuing its expansion plans in the UK and expects to open 13 new stores this year.
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Retail VoiceHow important are climate issues to retailers?
With 80% of businesses identifying climate change as of high importance, Datamaran takes a look at how retailers are addressing these matters and what retail leaders should be aware of when it comes to ESG
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InterviewQ&A: Zero-waste beauty brand SBTRCT founder Ben Grace on why less is more
After spending 10 years as the managing director of men’s skincare brand Bulldog, Ben Grace launched SBTRCT in August 2020 with “a mission to create the highest-performing skincare products with the lowest environmental impact”.
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NewsAsos launches first-ever rental collection in partnership with Hirestreet
Pureplay fashion brand Asos has launched its “first-ever rental edit” in partnership with rental marketplace Hirestreet.
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Innovation of the WeekInnovation of the Week: Selfridges opens sustainable fashion ‘stock market’
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts.
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NewseBay appoints stylist Amy Bannerman for new director role
eBay has appointed fashion stylist and second-hand fashion advocate Amy Bannerman as its in-house pre-loved style director.
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NewseBay to buy authentication company to boost pre-loved fashion business
eBay has signed an agreement to acquire an authentication and digital ID firm to help enhance the marketplace’s pre-loved fashion business.
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NewsMamas & Papas launches circular resale service
Mamas & Papas has launched a circular service that allows shoppers to trade in baby products or buy them secondhand
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Innovation of the WeekFrom ChatGPT to DNA testing – 13 innovations changing retail
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts
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NewsZero-waste beauty brand SBTRCT gets B Corp certification
Homegrown sustainable skincare brand SBTRCT has become a certified B Corp, joining 6,279 companies globally and 1,300 companies in the UK.
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NewsShein 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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NewseBay 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 VoiceWinning 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 WeekInnovation 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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NewsExclusive: 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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NewseBay 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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NewsShein 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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NewsAO 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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NewsShein 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.