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Sustainable shopping: what options are available to retailers?

Retail Focus

If you walk up and down the aisles of supermarkets, clothes shops or even furniture stores, you will notice that more brands are shouting about their commitment to protecting the environment, be it via packaging or marketing messages. The Lidl Return Scheme trial will run in participating Glasgow stores from 8 February to 11 August.

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Why international stores are key to Costco’s future growth

Inside Retail

This one definitely mimics elements of Costco, and more are planned. billion, with a 3 per cent increase in same-store sales (sales at stores open at least a year). However, so far, these are small moves in the overall scheme of things, and Costco has a lot of white space to attack in the APAC region as a whole.

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