Inclusion

BRC warns retailers to “double-down on diversity”…

20 Jul 2022

The retail industry must “double down” to make a meaningful difference on diversity and inclusion, although progress has been made, says BRC

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… as Sainsbury’s invests £1m in UK’s first incubator for Black-led businesses

People

20 Jul 2022

by Paul Skeldon

Sainsbury’s launches a free incubator for Black-led start-up businesses, with a £1m commitment to getting them on supermarket shelves

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Sustainability and digital now shaping retail, says Levi Strauss chief executive, in week that its first-quarter figures show 25% of sales now online

Sustainability

7 Apr 2022

by Chloe Rigby

Bergh was speaking at World Retail Congress in the week that the retail brand reported that 25% of sales were online in the first quarter...

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Audit reveals top 50 retail websites are not compliant with accessibility guidelines

Customer

19 May 2021

by Paul Skeldon

With more than one billion people, 15% of the world’s population, reporting some form of disability that impacts their ability to navigate a website...

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EDITORIAL Time to make ecommerce work for everyone

Editorial

8 Apr 2021

by Paul Skeldon

Some segments of society have been left behind. Ecommerce – and the omni-channel world we are about to enter come Monday when stores start to...

Inclusion Mobile

Home deliveries for customers with disabilities set to be transformed with AI

Delivery

7 Apr 2021

by Paul Skeldon

Home deliveries for customers with disabilities are set to be improved, with AI technology offering new accessibility options through WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger

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