Retail Focus

APRIL 3, 2024

Sustainability within the sign industry presents a unique challenge when it comes to measurement and accountability. For manufacturing companies, particularly focusing on the Environmental pillar, prioritising sustainability to reduce our carbon footprint is paramount. However, the reality is that sustainability often comes at a cost.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 22, 2024

In fact, 51% of consumers said they would be willing to pay more for products shipped through sustainable methods, up significantly from just 15% of consumers in December 2023, according to a new survey from Radial. Here is what a number of companies are doing this Earth Day and beyond to meet the demands of consumers and the planet.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 23, 2024

The use of sustainable materials also played a central role, with exhibitors demonstrating how eco-friendly products such as innovative textiles, mannequins, faux plants, and green installations could integrate seamlessly with high-quality design to create welcoming and responsible retail environments.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 4, 2024

Retailers are pulling out the stops for Earth Month this year: companies like Sephora and REI Co-op are showcasing the success of their recycling efforts, while others including Poshmark and Joor promote the inherent sustainability of their platforms in partnership with eco-friendly brands such as Rothy’s and Marine Serre.

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Retail Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

As Earth Day arrives, the UK firm Buro Happold has shared the sustainable projects that they have been involved in, highlighting efforts to create a more sustainable world.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 19, 2024

But the sheer volume of garments being whipped up, sold and soon discarded is contributing to a global sustainability crisis. It was once thought the pandemic would trigger a transition to a more sustainable fashion industry. Doing so jeopardises national efforts for a more sustainable fashion industry.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Fast forward to 2024, it has expanded into apparel while leading the retail industry in sustainability measures. We spoke with Paire’s founders Nathan Yun and Rex Zhang about what it means to combine functionality, comfort and sustainability in their five trademarked fabrics and counting. Take our RegSilk for example.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The retail industry stands at a crossroads over concerns about sustainability. This isn’t just about turning over a new leaf — it requires revolutionizing how retail works by making sustainability integral to the organization’s mission.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

While the company has made significant progress in green chemistry, supply chain, climate, biodiversity and more, this new program will put sustainability at the center of both new and existing retail store designs. RTP: Why was a standardized and documented initiative critical?

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Retail Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

In a significant step toward sustainability, Oregon’s family-owned Market of Choice has teamed up with the Dry Farming Institute to boost dry farming practices in the region.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 28, 2023

BCG’s research into consumers’ sustainability attitudes and actions is a very stark expression of three fundamental problems related to sustainability: 1. Finally, and most importantly, there is a well-documented gap between consumers’ good intentions to behave more sustainably and their actual actions.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Retailers can no longer ignore consumers’ demand for improved sustainability initiatives. Recent studies show that 71% of grocers are now prioritizing sustainability, with 83% of grocery leaders specifically targeting waste reduction. For years, grocers have been in the spotlight for their food waste and plastic bags.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 23, 2024

Sensormatic Solutions , the global retail solutions portfolio of Johnson Controls , today showcases a new, sustainable Acousto-Magnetic (AM) label designed to protect merchandise and the planet: the Sustainable SPX AM Label. Adopt sustainable practices with fewer barriers to entry.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 23, 2024

Next generation of sustainable silk However, innovators are working towards creating sustainable alternatives to synthetic silk materials. Our goal with this report is to inspire a new generation of scientists and entrepreneurs to develop high-performance, luxurious, and sustainable next-gen silk materials.”

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Road to Circularity , hosted by sustainable fashion advocate and Coachtopia community member Aditi Mayer, brings consumers behind the scenes of the brand. In each episode, Mayer ventures to a different part of the globe to meet partner companies and individuals who are collaborating with the brand to make circularity at scale possible.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

To put it simply, there is no escaping the subject of sustainability in retail. With brands already doing their part, it is only right, and smart, that retailers follow suit and take similar steps to improve their sustainability. Retailers must also consider their consumers, and modern consumers are prioritising sustainability.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 22, 2024

Apparel brand The Upside has partnered with fitness franchise Strong Pilates to launch a sustainable activewear collection. The collection features 100 per cent sustainably-focused fabrics with each piece carrying a custom-designed branded artwork including Strong Pilates’ logo.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 20, 2023

As geopolitical disputes and fragile infrastructures continue to disrupt the global flow of goods, sustainability and automation topped the list of topics among supply chain professionals at the Las Vegas debut of Deliver Americas , Sept. Only the crazy people don’t have a sustainability and social responsibility plan.”

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2023

But in more recent years, sustainable actions have been growing rapidly with consumers and businesses, as a result of governments, organizations and global initiatives like COP (Conference of the Parties) looking for people to make more of an impact. This reached something of a head in May 2023, when the U.S.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Kolodinski’s personal ethos of sustainability is a thread that seamlessly runs throughout the fashion brand, from fabric sourcing to the design and construction of Silk Laundry’s garments. “I Another avenue of sustainability for us is the functionality of our items. I’ve always used these principles with Silk Laundry,” Kolodinski said.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 31, 2023

Consumers hold firm expectations that environmental sustainability and social responsibility should be at the forefront of everything from executive strategy, to day-to-day operations. Just make a start According to Hunter, a key priority for Officeworks is ensuring that sustainability doesn’t come at an additional, consumer cost.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 3, 2023

As sustainability has become increasingly urgent in higher-level executive discussions, store design teams have had to face a new creative reality: that they need to integrate sustainability into every facet of their work, from the raw materials that go into the products they choose to the use of greenery and natural light in the finished designs.

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Inside Retail

JULY 12, 2023

Australian furniture hire and styling company Valiant has launched an eco-friendly sustainable furniture rental range, made from post-consumer recycled plastics. ” The sustainable furniture rental range features three styles for hire in Queensland, Victoria and NSW.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

But Princess Polly isn’t focused solely on being in more stores; the Australia-based retailer has multiple priorities that “reflect a holistic approach to growth and sustainability ,” according to Courtney Dres, Chief Merchandising Officer of Princess Polly in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Sommelier and founder of Gonzo Vino, Marcus Radny, is throwing out expectations to create a wine label that is sustainable instead of snobby. The brand is leading the industry with wine that has a reduced carbon footprint, increased recyclability and sustainable growing practices.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Sustainability goals are all well and good, but too often they remain just that — goals rather than actual, measurable achievements. Bergmeyer+ represents an attempt to help retailers create specific, granular and achievable sustainability plans, offering both consulting and operational services to turn those plans into realities.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

“The six designers launching collections today are already independently incorporating sustainability into their personal brands and have expressed that using these lower-impact materials is really important to them moving forward,” said Caitrin Watson, Director of Sustainability at Shein in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 9, 2023

Luxury retail brands are making sustainability a priority more than ever before. As luxury retail continues to move with the times, increasing sustainability is sure to become an even bigger part of their strategies for success going forward. Sustainability can be highly data-driven.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 3, 2023

Sustainability has come to the fore as consumers become more conscious of how their purchases are impacting their local communities and the environment. These shoppers are willing to pay a premium for sustainability, provided that these products have distinct benefits.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 5, 2023

Good360 Inner Circle – which requires Inner Circle partners to demonstrate a commitment to sustainability and social impact – tackles two common concerns of Australians: sustainability and the pressures brought by the rising cost of living. Since launching, Good360 has been working with industry to ensure some of the $2.5

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Many companies claim to be sustainable and ethical, but can they prove it? Given fashion’s impact on the environment and growing external pressures, retailers and manufacturers should consider effective and verifiable ways to support a sustainable future today. A few ways fashion brands can be more sustainable now include: 1.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 5, 2023

Good360 Inner Circle – which requires Inner Circle partners to demonstrate a commitment to sustainability and social impact – tackles two common concerns of Australians: sustainability and the pressures brought by the rising cost of living. Since launching, Good360 has been working with industry to ensure some of the $2.5

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