environmental sustainability

How Retailers like Rothy’s and Shinola are ‘De-Risking’ Product Design with Consumer Data

Technological innovations have optimized and enhanced almost all areas of the retail organization, from marketing to fulfillment, but the process of bringing…

ASOS Links Executive Pay to Sustainability Goals

British online fashion and beauty retailer ASOS has laid out a comprehensive plan to achieve a detailed set of Environmental, Social and…

Study: Resale to Hit $47B by 2025, Giving Fast Fashion a Run for its Money

While the pandemic had a chilling effect on apparel sales as a whole, the resale sector was blazing hot: it grew 29%…

How Returns Drag Down Sustainability Efforts (and what Retailers can do About it)

It’s becoming increasingly clear that returns have costs that go well beyond the financial. Each year in the U.S., 5 billion pounds…

How the Rise of the Conscious Consumer is Fueling Resale’s Rapid Growth

Not too long ago, the sale of secondhand goods was driven primarily by value: shoppers looking to avoid breaking the bank on…

Zulily Taps into Parents’ Desire to Live More Sustainably with Launch of New Eco Shop

Online retailer Zulily (part of Qurate Retail Group) has launched a Sustainability Shop in honor of Earth Month featuring a collection of…

How Model No. is Disrupting the Furniture Industry with 3D Printing and Products Made from Food Waste

Five years ago, retail innovator Phillip Raub disrupted the industry when he co-founded b8ta, a retail-as-a-service company with experiential, data-driven showrooms designed…

Brexit’s Retail Impact: The Sky Is Falling! (Or Is It?)

One thing is clear about the impact of Brexit on retailers and consumers: nothing is very clear about the impact of Brexit…

Nike, IKEA, Target Join White House Fight Against Climate Change

Retailers are well represented among the 68 new companies that are partnering with the White House to battle global warming. Leading companies…

Macy’s Gets Greener With Updated Sustainability Plan

Macy’s Inc. has unveiled a series of new initiatives to ramp up its sustainability principles, which were first introduced in 2008. Between…

Alex and Ani Improves Sales By 318% With Mobile POS

Retailers know that time-starved consumers want to avoid long lines at any cost, but also don’t want shoppers to miss out on…

Leveraging Customer Insights to Drive Personalization – A Retail Perspective

Supply Chain Impacts, Understaffed Stores Create Customer Loyalty Challenges

Streamline Product Data Management to Maximize Multichannel Growth

From Merchant-Centric to Customer-Centric: How to Transform Online Product Discovery

The 2022 Holiday Planning Guide for Retailers

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