Retail - Sustainability

Spar South Africa Introduces Eco-Friendly Shopping Bags

Spar South Africa has launched a new range of eco-friendly shopping bags to step up the fight against plastic pollution. The move is a part of its #Reth...

Consumer Goods Forum Sustainable Retail Summit Kicks Off In Lisbon

The 2018 Consumer Goods Forum Sustainable Retail Summit, the annual gathering of industry leaders to discuss all matters relating to supply chain transpare...

Walmart, SunPower To Collaborate For Solar Energy Project In Illinois

Walmart has announced that it has reached an agreement with sustainable energy provider SunPower to instal solar energy production systems in 21 of its fac...

Carrefour Polska Completes Modernisation Of Eight Outlets

Retail giant Carrefour has announced that it has completed the modernisation of eight outlets in Poland since the beginning of 2018. Stores in Płock, Ol...

Lidl Ireland To Scrap Black Plastic Packaging Before Christmas

Lidl Ireland has confirmed that it will shun black plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables, across all its 195 outlets in Ireland and Northern Ireland,...

Lidl Launches Home Delivery By Bicycle In Ghent

Lidl Belgium has announced the launch of Lidl Simpl – a pop-up webshop that will allow users to order fresh products online and have them delivered t...

Waitrose & Partners To Phase Out Single-Use Plastic Bags By March 2019

British retailer Waitrose & Partners has announced that it will phase out single-use plastic bags by March 2019 across all its outlets. Plastic...

Finland's Kesko Steps Up Measures To Fight Plastic Pollution

Finnish retailer Kesko has announced the implementation of a number of measures to reduce plastic waste production and promote the recycling and reuse of p...