Ralph Lauren joins a growing number of luxury retailers looking to tap into a burgeoning interesting in designer brands with the launch of a subscription-based apparel rental scheme.

Boohoo in talks to buy Arcadia brands Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton

29 Jan 2021by Chloe Rigby

Boohoo Group today confirmed it is in exclusive talks to buy Arcadia brands Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton. If the talks result in a deal, that is likely to mean that the three Arcadia brands would trade as online only brands, and their high street stores would close

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Robot delivery firm Starship Technologies hits 1 million autonomous deliveries milestone

27 Jan 2021by Paul Skeldon

Starship Technologies, provider of autonomous delivery services to. Among others the Co-op, has hit he milestone of making 1 million autonomous deliveries with its robots. It has also secured an additional $17m in finding to continue to expand.

Delivery Mobile Sustainability Technology

Education key to reducing waste, say BRC as it partners with Company Shop Group to inspire industry

13 Jan 2021by Paul Skeldon

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is urging the UK retail industry to grab the opportunity of a post-pandemic rebuild to create a more sustainable industry – and is looking at how to educate both retailers and consumers in the coming months to make this happen

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PREDICTIONS 2021 Focus on sustainability

05 Jan 2021by Scarlette Isaac

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Increasing online shopping is driving consumers to worry about sustainability, studies show

02 Dec 2020by Scarlette Isaac

More than half (57%) of UK online shoppers worry that the rise in online shopping is a threat to the environment, with the pandemic seeing around a fifth (19%) planning to be more sustainable this Christmas.

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Plastic-free marketplace launched to help shoppers take a sustainable stand

11 Nov 2020by Paul Skeldon

In a bid to tackle plastic pollution and support small UK businesses, one Berkshire based entrepreneur has launched e-commerce site that is plastic free.

Marketplaces Sustainability

Boots adapts to ecommerce boom and sustainability drive through enhanced packaging

04 Nov 2020by Paul Skeldon

Agility is key in the Covid era and UK health and beauty retailer, Boots UK, has been able to rapidly adapt to an online model through improvements to its packaging processes.

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A third of UK shoppers demand greener products – and will pay more for them

28 Oct 2020by Paul Skeldon

More than a third (36%) of Brits are buying more from companies with strong environmental credentials as priorities shift during the pandemic, SME and consumer research shows, with 34% of them knowingly paying extra for greener products and services

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Yeo Valley Organic launches ‘always on’ connected packaging as mobile makes boxes smart

21 Oct 2020by Paul Skeldon

Packaging is becoming a smart asset thanks to mobile – and the UK’s Yeo Valley and Finland’s Luonkos are pioneering its use to help make organic products more popular

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