Co-op’s Solar power project set to turbo charge its own green energy supply
Co-op has today announced its ambitions to install solar panels on a target of up to 700 sites across its food, funeralcare and logistic portfolio across the [...]
One in ten Brits will buy majority of clothes second-hand over the next year finds Oxfam
As Second Hand September reaches its final week, a new survey by Oxfam reveals one in ten people in the UK say the majority of the clothes [...]
NN.07 opens first UK store as two more brands commit to Covent Garden’s Seven Dials
Shaftesbury Capital has announced that NN.07, the sustainable menswear brand, has opened its debut UK standalone store in Covent Garden. NN.07 is set to be joined by eco-conscious suitwear [...]
The thrift movement is thriving as 71 percent of Brits find new threads at charity shops
New Ecover research finds over eight in ten Brits are troubled by the volume of clothing ending up in landfills Almost three-quarters (70 percent) claim it is [...]
Oxfam partners with Vinted for star-studded Second Hand September fashion show
Oxfam has announced a new partnership with Vinted, the leading online marketplace dedicated to second-hand fashion, for the organisation’s star-studded fashion show at London Fashion Week this [...]
Charity shops revival: Expert tips on how to effectively recruit retail volunteers
As charity shops compete to attract the volunteers they need, Shaf Mansour from The Access Group’s not for profit division, has provided advice for recruiting retail volunteers. [...]
Gen Z’s pre-loved fashion drive: Sustaining momentum
By Kirsty Keoghan, GM of Global Fashion at eBay Pre-loved fashion is officially ‘in’, with an estimated millions of Gen Z shopping for pre-loved fashion every month.[1] [...]
M&S to remove 5.5 million units of plastic every year as it swaps to paper packaging for garlic baguettes
M&S Food is the UK’s first retailer to move single and twin garlic baguettes into paper packaging The change is expected to remove 5.5M units of plastic [...]
Ocado Retail & UK Refill Coalition launch first major online reusable packaging scheme
Ocado Retail has become the first major supermarket to pilot a new reusable packaging scheme, specially designed for online, in an effort to reduce the use of [...]
DS Smith launches service for businesses to assess recyclability
DS Smith’s Recyclability Evaluation Service (RES) has launched for businesses of all sizes. First integrated paper, packaging and recycling company to offer this service. Designed to address [...]
Amazon launches first electric cargo bike deliveries to customers in Norwich
A new fleet of electric cargo bikes will deliver thousands of packages per week as Amazon opens micromobility hub at its delivery station in Norfolk The electric [...]
Driving change through product innovation: The importance of sustainable packaging
By Francois Querrioux, Chief Operating Officer at Eviosys Consumers have never had more choice in the products they buy. In such a competitive market, the recurring challenge [...]
Lincolnshire Co-op partners with Retail Insight to save 2.1 million meals from landfill
Lincolnshire Co-op has extended its partnership with Retail Insight, the provider of in-store execution software, for an additional four years, as it looks to further reduce food waste across [...]
De’Longhi partners with Well Grounded to support sustainable careers in the UK coffee industry
De'Longhi, a global leader in the coffee space, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Well Grounded, the award-winning social enterprise dedicated to empowering the UK’s unemployed [...]
XPO Logistics launches Female Driver Academy to encourage more women to join the industry
XPO, a provider of innovative and sustainable end-to-end logistics solutions across Europe, has created a new Female Driver Academy to help attract more women into the industry. The [...]
M&S launches clothing repair service to give quality clothes ‘another life’ through Plan A
M&S has partnered with clothing repair and alterations experts, SOJO. Partnership is supported by the £1m M&S Plan A Accelerator Fund as retailer commits to investing in [...]
Screwfix awarded “Retailer of the Year” at UK Green Business Awards
Screwfix, the omnichannel trade retailer, was recognised as “Retailer of the Year” at the UK Green Business Awards last week, the highly esteemed event that celebrates the [...]
Smart Charge from Sainsbury’s introduces Nectar points to reward customers for electric vehicle charging
EV drivers using Sainsbury’s ultra-rapid charging service, Smart Charge, can get rewarded with Nectar points for charging their electric vehicles The bold move makes Smart Charge the first [...]
Sainsbury’s reduces plastic waste by almost 700 tonnes through fish and chicken packaging revamp
Sainsbury’s is pioneering the way in plastic reduction as the first retailer to introduce pulp trays for all of its salmon and trout products, which use 70 [...]
UK consumers helped generated £28m in Fairtrade Premium for producers as Fairtrade
Shoppers continue to support Fairtrade with latest figures revealing that UK retail sales volumes of Fairtrade cocoa sales volumes grew by 6% and tea by 5% in [...]
September 2024 issue
2024 A1 Buyers Guide
