Retail - Sustainability

BWG Foods To Use Fully Electric Trucks For Some Deliveries

BWG Foods, which holds the licence for SPAR in Ireland, has teamed up with Coca-Cola and Dixon International Transport to use fully electric Heavy Goods Ve...

Penny Launches Campaign To Highlight 'True Cost' Of Products

German retailer Penny has launched a week-long campaign highlighting the 'true cost' of products, in association with the Technical University of Nuremberg...

Lidl Spain To Open 20 New Stores In 2023

Lidl Spain plans to increase purchases and exports of Spanish products and focus on further growth by investing around €230 million to add 20 new stor...

COP28 President Urges All Countries To Join The Global Cooling Pledge

COP28 president designate Dr Sultan Al Jaber has called on all countries to join the global cooling pledge, which seeks to expand cooling to protect the mo...

SuperValu, Centra Retailers Cut Carbon Emissions By 9% In 12 Months

SuperValu and Centra stores have reduced their carbon emissions by 9%, a year on from the launch of the €25-million Musgrave Sustainability Fund, Musg...

Jumbo Posts First-Half Sales Below Market Average

Dutch retailer Jumbo reported an 8.8% year-on-year increase in sales in the first half, which it says fell short of the market average of 9.4%.

Maxima Latvija Expands Vegan Products Range

Maxima Latvija has announced it will be significantly increasing the availability of vegan products in its store network.

EuroCommerce Welcomes European Parliament's Mandate On Eco-Design

EuroCommerce, the body that represents retailers and wholesalers in Europe, has welcomed the European Parliament’s draft report on the Eco-design for...