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IKEA will buy back used furniture in stand against 'excessive consumption'

GreenBiz

IKEA customers soon will be able to sell their flat-pack furniture back to the company, after the retail giant announced a new buy-back scheme that will see it purchase old and unwanted IKEA items and resell them to shoppers at discounted rates. Circular Economy. BusinessGreen.

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Meet Terrand, the Inspiring Leader Behind the FedEx E-Commerce Learning Lab

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Retail businesses need online sales in order to succeed in today’s competitive market. For over a decade, I was a national buyer for some of the largest retailers in the US. In that role, I worked with national and local brands that wanted to get their products in the stores or on the e-commerce sites of those retailers.

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Qurate Retail Group Focuses on Inclusive Mindsets During Celebrate Diversity Month

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SOURCE: Qurate Retail Group. DESCRIPTION: Throughout April, Qurate Retail Group honored Celebrate Diversity Month by presenting an array of panel discussions, lectures and other learning opportunities designed to help team members worldwide develop and embrace inclusive mindsets. See the video here [link to video]. “At

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Insights from green banking: What keeps customers from switching banks?

GreenBiz

ESG may be all the rage, but what about retail banking? The deposits you make at your retail bank for personal and business accounts sustain the bank’s ability to make loans and investments. Imagine if all retail banks required environmental impact assessments for loan applications. Diane Osgood. Wed, 02/17/2021 - 00:05.

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The Consumer Goods Forum Releases Executive Summary After Global Summit Kyoto 2023

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The 2023 programme was built around four key pillars of global retailing and manufacturing: Business Growth in Global Crisis, Accelerating Tech & Innovation, People & Retail, and Business Progress in Sustainability.

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Episode 240: Ceres points the way, Beautycounter's mica makeover

GreenBiz

SEC rule change stifles key risk signal, disenfranchises retail investors. Outakes from the reporting behind Joel Makower's two-part series about the mica supply chain and retailer Beautycounter's work to address the sector's big child labor problem. Why Kroger and Publix are bringing the farm to the grocery store. Contributors.

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How online ordering could cut food waste

GreenBiz

Until now, food shopping seemed immune to the rise of online retail. Ordering ahead "helps retailers forecast the product they’ll need, leading to reduced excess and wasted food at retail," Jackie Suggitt of ReFED, a food waste non-profit, told me. Day-of online ordering, on the other hand, may lead to more waste at retail.".

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