All Sustainability articles – Page 26
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NewsBoohoo makes moves in second-hand market with plans to roll out resale platform
Boohoo founder Carol Kane has told Retail Week the fashion group plans to roll out a resale platform for each of its brands.
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Retail VoiceWhy fighting food waste is everybody's business
As consumers pay more and more attention to sustainability, responsibility and health, they are placing considerable focus on retailer and supplier accountability as well as their own. RELEX Solutions’ Svante Göthe discusses how food waste, and its associated environmental impacts, become a higher priority every year and why the effort to combat waste needs everyone’s active engagement
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AnalysisFrom Bower Collective to Pasta Evangelists – how subscriptions are leading CX
Retail Week examines why subscription models are key to locking in loyalty and how these new businesses are driving exceptional experiences in our report 9 CX Disruptors.
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AnalysisData: More than half of retail supply chain leaders considered quitting in the past year
Retail Week’s latest report, Chain Reaction, features findings from interviews with retail supply chain and IT executives on their motivations, concerns and aspirations for the sector.
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AnalysisSustainability and savings: the six apps your customers will be downloading in 2022
As more transactions are carried out on mobile devices and consumers seek easier and better ways of living, shopping and saving, Retail Week explores the apps shoppers will be downloading in 2022.
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NewsGove hits pause button on M&S Marble Arch redevelopment plans
Communities secretary Michael Gove is expected to order a pause on Marks & Spencer’s plans to knock down its Marble Arch flagship so the plan can be scrutinised further.
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InterviewInterview: Farmison founder John Pallagi on bringing farm-to-fork meat to the people
Think of top-quality bread and Le Pain Quotidien might come to mind. When it comes to premium chocolate, Hotel Chocolat and its single-estate treats. But what springs to mind with beef?
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InterviewInterview: Who needs Prada when you have Primark? Paul Marchant on opening in the capital of fashion
Retail Week talks to Primark’s chief executive as the value giant continues its quest for global expansion
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NewsMarks & Spencer launches spring/summer lines on rental platform Hirestreet
Marks & Spencer has introduced a range of new season womenswear on specialist platform Hirestreet in its latest tie-up with the rental platform.
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AnalysisIn pictures: Boohoo unveils ‘model factory’ to reinvigorate Leicester rag trade
Boohoo has opened the doors of its first clothing production factory, which boss John Lyttle says is a commitment to Leicester’s “great future” as the hub of the UK textiles industry.
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Report StoreRetail’s New Consumer Personas
Understanding behaviours and buying habits of today’s global consumer
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GalleryStore gallery: New Selfridges pop-up experiments with ‘future of retail’
Selfridges has unveiled what the sustainable store of the future could look like in its Supermarket pop-up.
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AnalysisPushing your purpose, driving diversity and reinventing stores – the best of WRC 2022
Ahold Delhaize, Nike, Ikea and Currys – the big names and key takeaways from WRC 2022
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AnalysisDeep dive: How the cost-of-living crisis will hit retailers and their customers
Retail Week explores the impact of the current world crisis on each customer and business and asks what, if anything, can be done.
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NewsPaul Polman: Retailers that fail on climate change are ‘heading to the graveyard’
Former Unilever boss Paul Polman has urged retailers to escape “the rat race of quarterly reporting” in order to drive longer-term change on sustainability.
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NewsMarks & Spencer joins resale market with childrenswear investment
Marks & Spencer has penned a deal with resale platform Dotte that will allow customers to buy and sell second-hand childrenswear.
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Retail VoiceHybrid retail – are you ready for it?
As retail constantly evolves to provide consumers with personalised digital experiences, Citrix’s Christian Schwendemann asks whether the industry is ready for a new way of thinking.
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GalleryStore gallery: Marks & Spencer opens Goodmove activewear pop up
Marks & Spencer has opened a pop-up store to showcase its Goodmove athleisure brand.
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NewsM&S Marble Arch flagship demolition to be reconsidered by Mayor of London
The Mayor of London will reconsider the decision to approve Marks & Spencer’s planned demolition of its Marble Arch store following a major backlash.
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AnalysisExplosive consumer poll: Is greenwashing working?
Retail Week’s Green is the New Black report has ignited debate on social media as to how much consumers know – and care – about sustainability. We take a closer look at its findings.