All Sustainability articles – Page 19
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AnalysisStrategy spotlight: Five ways John Lewis can deliver on its Partnership Plan
As the John Lewis Partnership (John Lewis and Waitrose) approaches the midway point in its five-year Partnership Plan – an ambitious strategy launched in 2020 through which it is targeting £400m profit by year five – is it on track to achieve its goals? The Retail Week analyst team investigates how its department store arm can succeed in a challenging retail environment
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AnalysisSmart gear, pickleball and yoga: Decathlon reveals sports retail’s biggest trends
From sustainability to sports tech and the emergence of non-traditional games like padel, Decathlon predicts the trends that will take centre stage in its sector in 2023’
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NewsIkea launches in-store AR game with Meta
Ikea has helped to develop a new augmented reality (AR) experience that teaches customers about marine life and sustainability.
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NewsIkea cuts carbon footprint with vegan food and renewables boost
Ikea has slashed its carbon footprint by boosting the use of renewable energy and offering more plant-based food options at the same price or cheaper than meat in stores.
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NewsCurrys to trial selling refurbished devices due to consumer demand
Electricals giant Currys is to trial sales of more refurbished devices on its website as consumer demand for second-hand tech grows.
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AnalysisStrategy spotlight: What’s on the to-do list for Primark’s new advisory board?
Primark wants more out of digital, and validity for its fast-fashion model, so our Prospect analysts have examined some of the steps it is taking to secure ongoing growth as sustainability climbs up the consumer agenda and the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite.
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NewsAmazon launches sustainability accelerator for start-ups working on recycling tech
Amazon has launched its second sustainability accelerator for start-ups leading innovation and development of recycling technologies.
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Innovation of the WeekSpecial report: 16 retail innovations to inspire your business
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts
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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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