Environmental Impact

MPs call on Boohoo to link bonuses to workers’ rights

Boohoo’s chairman, Mahmud Kamani has once again been called on by MPs to improve working conditions for its employees and…

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Pentland Brands appoints positive business director

Pentland Brands, the retail group which owns brands such as Lacoste, Boxfresh and Speedo, has appointed Sara Brennan as its…

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How packaging can build retail resilience

The ‘stay at home’ impact of the pandemic is turbocharging the importance of packaging. It is a critical component helping…

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Angling Direct appoints new board director

Angling Direct has announced that Dilys Maltby will join the board of the company as a non-executive director with immediate…

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Sainsbury’s pledges to become carbon neutral by 2040

Sainsbury’s has announced it will commit £1bn towards becoming carbon neutral by 2040. The supermarket giant will use the £1bn…

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4 retail trends to look forward to in 2020

The retail industry will continue to exist and thrive as long as there’s one constant factor – the consumers. The…

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Co-op urges councils to speed-up home food waste collections

The Co-op is urging local councils to speed-up the implementation of food waste collections from homes as approximately 1,000 tonnes…

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A possible antidote to next-day delivery?

If you’re a retailer, you’ll know all too well that deliveries go way deeper than simply making sure your products…

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Online retail sales in May suffer worst growth on record

May continued the 2019 trend of below-average online sales growth, with a marginal 1.9% year-on-year (YoY) increase, according to the…

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Retailers rethink returns policies as ‘serial returners’ increase

Some 26% of retailers have seen an increase in the volume of goods being returned in the last two years,…

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