Central Co-op avoids over 8,800 tonnes of food waste with Retail Insight partnership
Central Co-op has prevented over 8,800 tonnes of food waste over three years since partnering with Retail Insight. Broken down, this means the retailer has saved nearly [...]
Savile Row celebrates 15 years of The Campaign for Wool with dedicated window displays and special launches
A free public exhibition unites Savile Row tailors in honour of wool excellence The Campaign for Wool is a multiple-industry initiative that was founded in January 2010 [...]
Big brands back the return of The Great Cable Challenge
In celebration of this year’s International E-Waste Day on 14th October, Material Focus is bringing back ‘The Great Cable Challenge’ - a nationwide campaign aimed at tackling [...]
Shaftesbury Capital announces new ‘All Is Bright’ Christmas concept for Carnaby Street
Shaftesbury Capital has announced a new lighting scheme arriving at Carnaby Street this Christmas, continuing to reimagine festive placemaking through a sustainable lens. The bold new visual [...]
Stars shine spotlight on ‘Clothes That Can Change The World’ in Oxfam’s London Fashion Week Catwalk
Chart topping singer, songwriter and musician Sam Ryder, broadcaster Katie Piper and model-activist Munroe Bergdorf will join a host of stylish stars to prove that you can dress [...]
NRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show Europe puts innovation at the heart of retail
Innovation is no longer optional in retail; it has become a strategic imperative. With the rise of AI, the boom in marketplaces, growing sustainability expectations, and the [...]
Sustainability and ethics driving second-hand retail
Research from DHL eCommerce UK finds nearly half of Brits now buy or sell items on online marketplaces Sustainability is a top driver for buying preloved, second [...]
schuh partners with Floreeda to create carbon savings
New acrylic risers for schuh stores across the UK have been sustainably created by Floreeda to save 1064kg of CO₂e. schuh has partnered with Stockport-based acrylic manufacturer, [...]
Trafford Centre reveals sustainability and social impact progress and priorities in 2025 ESG report
Two years since launch, ‘For Our Future’ - Trafford Centre’s award-winning ESG programme - continues to drive positive change World-renowned shopping & leisure destination, Trafford Centre, is [...]
Material Focus launches new £1million Circular Electricals Fund
Material Focus has launched a new £1million “Circular Electricals Fund” to support the development of a more circular electricals system in the UK. Currently too many new [...]
Dalton Park Outlet boosts sustainability credentials with significant new on-site initiatives
Dalton Park Outlet, an outlet shopping destination in the North East, has bolstered its sustainability credentials, announcing three impactful initiatives that promote greener, low impact living. The outlet [...]
Shawton Energy partners with Iceland to accelerate rooftop solar rollout across their retail estate
Iceland Foods Limited (Iceland) has partnered with renewable technology provider, Shawton Energy, to roll out rooftop solar systems across multiple sites within its retail portfolio. The combined [...]
Derbion secures BREEAM In-Use Outstanding Certification
Derbion is proud to announce that it has become one of a few UK retail destinations to secure a BREEAM In-Use Outstanding-rating in the management of an asset, reflecting [...]
Brand new consciously designed charity superstore that has all the heart
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) will open its brand-new store concept ‘Store of the Future’ on Thursday 1st May in Edinburgh’s Straiton Retail Park. The BHF has [...]
Railston Mannequins celebrates World Earth Day
2025 marks 55 years since Earth Day first began. The commemorated day started in the US in 1970 and has now spread globally, celebrated by millions of [...]
Visa enlists artist Sophie Tea to launch nation-wide search for the UK’s upcoming creators in circular fashion
Visa has launched ‘Recycle the Runway’, a new initiative from its global Visa Young Creators series designed to support the next generation of fashion entrepreneurs to reach [...]
ReBound partners with ESO RECYCLING for circular footwear returns
ReBound Returns has announced a new partnership with ESO RECYCLING that will expand its suite of circularity solutions for retailers and support Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) compliance. [...]
Sainsbury’s to transform food waste into fuel for 30 trucks at its Bristol distribution centre
The retailer and its supplier RenECO introduce innovative, fully circular, change to HGV fuelling The shift away from diesel will save over 3,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide [...]
Salad bar atis to open new flagship store in Covent Garden
atis, the sustainable, plant-focused salad and plate concept, is thrilled to announce the opening of its newest flagship store in the heart of Covent Garden on Friday [...]
Checkout.com powers Vinted’s growth, advancing the second-hand industry through high-performance payments
Checkout.com supports Vinted’s mission of making second-hand first choice through its digital-first platform Bespoke optimisations with intelligent acceptance drive 4.15 percentoverall uplift in acceptance rates in 2024, leading [...]
October 2025 issue
2025 A1 Buyers Guide
