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Why e-commerce retailers should increase transparency about their products

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Why e-commerce retailers should increase transparency about their products. As the COVID-19 crisis rages on in the United States, some people are relying on e-commerce retailers for their needs — from household goods to food. E-commerce retailers would need to integrate sustainability goals into their organization and operations.

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Here’s how retail can be profitable and sustainable

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But retailers could also optimize back-end operations to reduce their environmental impact by using data to match customer purchasing habits with merchandise and inventory. There are obvious steps to reduce environmental impact such as getting rid of single-use plastics or curtailing excess packaging.

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New study suggests retailers can protect biodiversity and profitability

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Report draws on project with French retail giant Carrefour to show how overfished species deliver the lowest margins for retailers.

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IKEA, Nordstrom, Walgreens on the many opportunities for circularity in retail

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From recipes for recommerce to changing packaging ingredients, the retail sector is integral to adoption of the circular economy. Don't expect a cookie-cutter approach.

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How cosmetics retailer Lush is making purposeful profit through circularity

GreenBiz

How cosmetics retailer Lush is making purposeful profit through circularity. But the accelerated growth of the retail industry has come at a cost. With a growing range of naked products came an opportunity to evolve a new retail experience with the rollout of Naked Shops in Milan, Berlin, Hong Kong and Manchester. Katrina Shum.

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Fashion retailers need to know where their cotton comes from. Here's why

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Fashion retailers often don't know where their cotton comes from, as it is shipped and processed in bulk.

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5 lessons from Closed Loop Partners' challenge to reinvent retail bags

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Here's how nine retail innovators are addressing single-use plastic bag waste.

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