Former bar transformed into sustainable urban farm to combat food waste and insecurity
The sustainable urban farm project, the first of its kind in the Square Mile, will turn food waste into 20,000 meals for vulnerable communities in the Fleet [...]
IKEA’s iconic blue bag takes centre stage on Oxford Street (again) as ‘Hus of FRAKTA’ pop-up announced
IKEA is giving its legendary FRAKTA bag the haute couture treatment with its very own concept store that blends high fashion with democratic design, in one of [...]
Monica Vinader adds to bricks and mortar portfolio with Edinburgh boutique opening
Monica Vinader, the leading demi-fine jewellery brand known for its quality, craftsmanship and sustainable practices, continues its global brick-and-mortar expansion, announcing the opening of its first Scottish [...]
Grand Arcade’s Let’s Go Circular returns bigger, better and greener than ever before
Until 10th November, Grand Arcade has welcomed back its award-winning sustainability event, Let’s Go Circular, for its third and most ambitious year. Following the success of the [...]
Refurb By Screwfix to expand as 250,000 products refurbished since 2021
Screwfix is expanding its refurbished product capability even further, having refurbished more than 250,000 products since the initiative launched on Screwfix.com in 2021. As part of its sustainability strategy, ‘Let’s [...]
Superdrug open their next ‘more sustainable store’ in Bedford Interchange
Superdrug opened the doors to a brand-new store in Bedford Interchange on Friday 18th October. The new 6,000 sq ft retail space has created 25 new jobs [...]
THG expands recycle:me scheme to help brand partners offset beauty packaging waste fees
Scheme targets one million recycled units within the first year THG PLC, the vertically integrated, digital first consumer brands group, has evolved and expanded recycle:me, its consumer [...]
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 [...]
October 2024 issue
2024 A1 Buyers Guide
