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Amazon, Ikea commit to using zero-carbon shipping fuels by 2040

Inside Retail

Amazon.com Inc and Ikea are among commercial users of container shipping that will opt for zero-carbon marine fuels by 2040 in a new initiative aimed at speeding up decarbonisation in the maritime sector, executives said on Tuesday. “The time to act is now,” said Edgar Blanco, director for net-zero carbon at Amazon.

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SHEIN’s Head of Strategy on Setting (and Achieving) Firmer ESG Goals

Retail TouchPoints

SHEIN’s incredible reach, amplified through influencers, and its focus on creating on-trend items at an extremely rapid pace can be thanked for that. As its reach and impact in the fashion industry continues to grow, SHEIN is focused on righting the brand ship and zeroing in on its manufacturing and product development processes.

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How to Make Your Business More Sustainable in 2021

Retail Focus

billion market, while online stores accounted for £22.3 However, 2020 saw a 46 per cent growth in online sales – this being the greatest increase since 2008. Here, we look at how retailers can be more sustainable in 2021 and thereafter. . In 2019, physical stores were a £60.9 Pick your packaging carefully.

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Does Buying Local Have A Positive Impact on the Planet?

Independent Retailer

A study from 2008 found that you could likely only reduce your emissions by about five percent if you bought local food all the time, and the same can be said for general products found at your local grocers or mom-and-pop shops. Most of that transportation takes place by ship. Second Hand Shopping Gaining Popularity.

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Can anything take the Shein of China’s e-commerce titan?

Inside Retail

When the Nanjing-based company was established, in 2008, it was labelled a discount brand, selling ultra-cheap, of-the-moment fashion. Fast forward to 2020 and Shein had become the world’s largest online-only fashion firm, valued at more than US$30 billion ($40.1 At the time of writing, Shein’s official TikTok account has more than 3.7

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Who could replace Sharon White as the next John Lewis Partnership chair?

Retail Gazette

The search for the next chair of John Lewis Partnership is underway after current incumbent Sharon White revealed she would be stepping down at the end of her five-year term. Retail Gazette looks at some of the possible candidates who could replace White. His deep grocery experience could be vital in getting Waitrose back on form.

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More recessions lessons from Greenlit Brands, Camilla, Super Retail

Inside Retail

And below is part two, featuring advice from Greenlit Brands CEO Michael Ford, former Target Australia CEO Launa Inman and Camilla CEO Jane McNally about the lessons they learned during the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 and how they apply to the current environment. You look at all of those controllables very closely. Michael Ford.