2019年5月10日
This week's top stories in the Consumer and Retail sector:
TW Viewpoint: Sustainability is (even bigger) business It's hard to truly pinpoint how and when it hit the mainstream, whether deforestation Christmas adverts or the "Planet Earth" effect, but every business now has a sustainable story to tell. No longer part of the CSR back-office policy statement, sustainability is increasingly the front and centre marketing campaign for many businesses. It's no accident that so many of this week's retail press articles below focus on sustainability themes. But there is also a new and growing ecosystem of businesses which are founded principally on supporting sustainability, and just this week our Retail Reimagined 2019 event heard from a series of fashion sustainability-rooted start ups as part of Farfetch's Dream Assembly cohort. The effect is that the market is now crowded on social conscience, and whether you're a business with a sustainable message or a business built on sustainability, a strong authentic message is required to shout through the noise. |
Industry urged to ‘step up to the plate’ on food waste
(Food Navigator)
Complaints on package deliveries rise 203% and add to retailers' worries
(Retail Gazette)
UAE packaging waste: Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Unilever sign deal with government
(Beverage Daily)
The UK has not used coal energy for more than a week
(Wired)
Investigation found farmers feeding paprika to hens for 'golden' egg yolks
(The Telegraph)
Palm oil free Selfridges food: a first for a UK major retailer
(The Guardian)
'We are in 2019, we don't have time': Nestlé's 'call to arms' on deforestation
(Food Navigator)
Berlin's hyper-specialist shops changing the landscape of high-street retail
(The Guardian)
Food waste groups share £4m of government funding
(The Grocer)
H&M to show the origins of all its garments to encourage customers to make sustainable choices
(The Retail Bulletin)
House of Fraser to turn some stores into 'luxury mini-chain'
(The Guardian)
Ocado signs its fifth major overseas deal in 18 months
(Reuters)
Clothing rental sites could be the next disrupter in fashion
(Drapers)