Morrisons has announced plans to launch six “zero waste” stores which aim to recycle all packaging and unsold food by 2025.
The supermarket will also introduce recycling points for customers for products not typically collected on bin days, including wrappers, empty crisp packets and face masks.
Bosses said if the trials in six stores in Edinburgh are successful, they will roll...
A high street voucher scheme, which will offer pre-paid cards worth £100 to every adult in Northern Ireland, will open for applications on September 27.
Stormont’s Economy Minister, Gordon Lyons, made the announcement during a visit to the Ormeau Road in Belfast, where he said the aim of the £145 million scheme is to boost businesses devastated by the coronavirus...
DemandTec by Acoustic, the leading end-to-end, AI-powered lifecycle pricing provider, announced the appointment of Kevin Sterneckert as Chief Strategy Officer, to further accelerate DemandTec’s growth and innovation strategy.
Sterneckert has extensive pricing and merchandising experience and served as a senior leader at DemandTec in its early start-up days. He joins DemandTec from Symphony RetailAI, where he was Chief Marketing Officer.
With...
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd today revealed the results of a national survey into the way Brits are choosing to pay as they reacquaint themselves with the new ‘low touch’ world of retail. With 57 days passing since so-called ‘Freedom Day’ in the UK, the findings of this research, commissioned by Samsung Pay, suggests that the nation has potentially reached...
Around one in five consumers have been blocked from paying with cash in recent months as lockdown rules have eased, according to Which?
The consumer group carried out two separate surveys, covering more than 3,000 people in total, to gauge their experience of payments.
One was a phone survey, to include consumers who may be less digitally capable and potentially more...
Primark owner Associated British Foods (ABF) has said sales at the discount fashion chain were “lower than expected” in recent months after footfall was affected by rising coronavirus cases.
However, the group also upgraded its profit guidance for the past year as Primark benefited from lower store labour and operating costs in the latest quarter.
ABF told investors on Monday that...
While you may be aware that the UK is heavily reliant on the Dover crossing for much of its goods and food imports, this isn’t the only critical link in the supply chain that runs through Europe and Great Britain.
In fact, the Suez Canal drives approximately 12% of all global trade, with this iconic waterway providing a daily conduit...
You would think that the benefits of a sustainable business model are largely limited to those that are societal and environmental in nature, in addition to the widespread enhancement of your firm’s reputation.
However, studies have also revealed the economic benefits to such a move, with 66% of global consumers apparently willing to pay more for sustainable goods. Similarly, 57%...
Ikea has reportedly agreed to take on Topshop’s flagship store on Oxford Street for around £385m. According to real estate publication React News the Swedish furniture giant has also bought the 73,000 sq ft NikeTown and a 4,700 sq ft Vans shop, adjacent.
Ikea is thought to be planning a sustainable flagship store at the Oxford Street site, which is...
Burlington Arcade, the historic retail destination in London's Mayfair, has announced that luxury homeware house Thomas Goode & Co have relocated to the iconic London shopping destination.
The renowned label - home to the world's finest tableware, china, silverware and glassware, stocking global brands including Hermes, Vivienne Westwood, Christian Lacroix and Missoni - has been based in Mayfair for almost...