Ocado launches ‘Simple Ingredients’ aisle with over 350 products
Ocado has launched a new ‘Simple Ingredients’ aisle featuring more than 350 products free from artificial additives. The company brought together a selection of branded products made with recognisable...
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How Primark is rebuilding its supply chain for digital and sustainable growth
The value fashion retailer is pairing a store-led model with automated fulfilment; home delivery; and longer-term investment in textile-to-textile recycling. Primark is entering a new phase of growth....
View ArticleUK shoppers lead global secondhand boom as 87% buy pre-loved
UK consumers are leading the global shift towards secondhand shopping, with almost nine in 10 Brits purchasing pre-loved products over the past year, new eBay research has found. The marketplace’s 2026...
View ArticleIkea to trial online furniture buyback service as resale push accelerates
Ikea is set to test an online version of its furniture buyback service as it continues its push into the booming second-hand market. It will trial integrating its existing buyback service into its...
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Levi’s expands Wear Longer initiative to London and Paris
Levi’s has rolled out its Wear Longer project, which is designed to promote repair, to the UK and French capitals. Following the successful launch in the US market last January, the programme has...
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Vinted: consumers’ circular mindset transforming second-hand into retail’s...
As Second-hand September draws to a close Vinted’s Jessie de la Merced explains how convenience, consumer value and innovative infrastructure are pushing resale further into the retail mainstream....
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Thrift+ owner acquires Hirestreet
CTR Group, which owns secondhand fashion marketplace Thrift+, has acquired fashion rental platform Hirestreet with ambitions to scale its subscription rental model. The acquisition will give Hirestreet...
View ArticleIceland taps AI to cut food waste across stores
Iceland Foods has confirmed the creation of a new initiative which will roll out AI-powered technology aimed at reducing food waste across its store estate. The company has announced that it will...
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As water runs short, could the price of water reshape where clothes are made?
Fashion retailers have spent years worrying about supply chain expenses, from cotton prices and shipping costs to tariffs and the reliability of factories. However, industry experts now claim a less...
View ArticleTesco invests £20m in Henry Dimbleby’s food innovation fund
Tesco has pledged £20m to a venture capital fund set up by Leon co-founder Henry Dimbleby to back businesses developing healthier and more sustainable food. It is investing in Bramble Partners’ first...
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Currys’ on how AI video diagnostics transforms confusion into clarity
Currys is nominated for Digital Initiative of the Year at this year’s RG Excellence Awards for its use of AI-powered diagnostics across repairs and returns. Danny Wood, head of delivery, supply chain...
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Dreams recycles 1.3 million mattresses through take-back scheme
Dreams has recycled more than 1.3 million mattresses through its take-back scheme since 2015, diverting more than 42,000 tonnes of material from landfill. Dreams’ take-back service allows customers to...
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Crisis collaborates with London creatives to transform unsold donated garments
This Secondhand September, the national homelessness charity Crisis has worked with 12 independent makers and designers in a bid to answer the question: what happens when secondhand clothes don’t sell....
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AO’s recycling operation hits 10 million appliance milestone
AO has processed its 10 millionth household appliance at its recycling facility in Telford, marking a decade since the site opened. The Bolton-headquartered electrical retailer said the appliances...
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The Cotswold Company partners with the National Trust
Premium furniture brand The Cotswold Company has signed up to a multi-year collaboration with the National Trust, focused on heritage-inspired design, craftsmanship and conservation. The first National...
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B&Q becomes first major UK home improvement retailer to sell renewable Flogas...
B&Q is set to introduce renewable BioLPG across its Flogas propane gas bottle range through a certified mass-balance approach. Without changing the way customers use their gas bottles, B&Q will...
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Mystic Moods’ founder on fashion’s next sustainability opportunity starting...
As fashion retailers grapple with sustainability, overproduction and customer loyalty, Mystic Moods founder and creative director Alina Stanila explains why her brand is putting its app at the centre...
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Interview: Pip & Nut head of sustainability on the brand’s net zero balancing...
Adam Thompson, head of sustainability at Pip & Nut, spends most of his time on the numbers behind the UK’s biggest nut butter brand. Increasingly, though, he’s also the person explaining the maths...
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Ocado doubles sustainable food range with 200 new products
Ocado Retail has nearly doubled the size of its Future of Food Edit, adding more than 200 products as it expands its online range of healthier and more sustainable brands. The dedicated aisle now...
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Seasalt Cornwall ESG director: “Sustainability is integrated into commercial...
Christian Jermyn, ESG director of Cornish fashion brand Seasalt, shares how the retailer has embedded sustainability into everyday decision-making; that modesty can be a communications challenge; and...
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