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Lidl GB launches independent bottle return scheme trial   Lidl becomes the first supermarket to pilot its own #bottlereturnscheme across an entire city, offering customers unlimited cash rewards. The move comes after Scottish Government delayed the introduction of its Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) and will ensure that shoppers can still recycle their bottles and cans in store. With no deposit placed on the product’s retail price, customers will receive a 5p reward for each eligible item returned – which they can redeem against their shop or donate to charity. The pilot is being rolled out to all 21 of the discounter’s Glasgow stores, and is expected to recycle 10.5 tonnes of plastic and aluminium material every month. The Lidl Return Scheme is running for a trial period in participating Glasgow stores from 8th February 2024 until 11th August 2024.   Richard Bourns, Chief Commercial Officer at Lidl GB: “We’re on a mission to eliminate all unnecessary waste, and with over 95% of our own-brand packaging now recyclable, reusable, or refillable we’ve been making great progress. We know that Lidl shoppers share this passion, and we hope that utilising this infrastructure, which might otherwise have been left dormant, will help to make recycling their cans and bottles even more convenient for them. With our extra incentive thrown in, and no cap on the number of items that can be recycled, it’s a win-win for all.”   #collection #returnscheme #circulareconomy   Photo: Lidl UK https://lnkd.in/g6aXy8qy

Our report, released yesterday, exposes a trend amongst Generations Z and Alpha that demonstrates a stark contradiction between their attitude and behaviour towards protecting the planet and their unfettered shopping habits - which Charity Retail is best-placed to correct. Not only are charity shops critical to reducing items sent to landfill and tempting shoppers away from fast fashion, but they are also critical in providing relatively low-cost goods, acting as community hubs that can empower marginalised groups, encourage skills development and bring social cohesion. They can also provide a much deeper and more satisfying shopping experience when compared to the short-lived high of buying new goods online. You can download a free copy of the report here: https://lnkd.in/dMbqCP4P #CharityRetail #FARAcharityShops #Sustainability

This week I was back in my home country sharing customer insights, cups of tea and welsh cakes with some incredible Oxfam shop managers and volunteers in Bath and Bristol. Retail is definitely not dead in those shops. The cost of living crisis and move to sustainable clothing are of course likely to have given charities a bit of an advantage over other retail stores, but regardless of their nature, the local shops that persist in your neighbourhood are likely to be doing a few things that those don't survive didn't: - Taking steps to understand their local market and tailor their specific offering and prices accordingly - Recognising the value of community and investing in partnerships which increase their reach - Complementing their in-store offering with an online one to provide people with more convenient options In short, they're evolving to meet the ever-changing needs of customers, which is something that every organisation should be doing. #retailmarketing #customerjourney

You may be wondering who would benefit from a refit? Well pretty much any business with a physical presence- why? • Have you moved stock around that has left gaps and empty areas that need filling with enticing displays and product? • Have you identified old equipment that needs replacing? • Do you need more customers to find everything you sell? • A fresh design and approach will keep customers coming back and want to spend longer in your store? • Are products just in the wrong places to be seen? …plus so many more reasons! Our clients come from a wide range of sectors including: Department Stores, Furniture retailers, Pubs, Bars and Cafes, Food and Drink, Trade counters, The Village Shop, Garden Centres, Charities, and Leisure. Here’s a snapshot showing just some of the work we’ve delivered for them ⬇️⬇️ https://lnkd.in/ek9YgzBM #Refit #Shopfitting #NewIdeas #FreshApproach #CurrentTrends #TailoredDesign #DepartmentStore #RetailIndustry #FoodAndDrink #Hospitality #LeisureFacilities

Social responsibility isn't just about policy, procedure or volunteering days. It's taking steps to make an impact, a positive change or lifting others up, in my opinion. Agency is the key; engaging with others to make a positive change and improving outcomes.Well done Nigel Jobson and team! #positiveenergy #socialimpact #coffeebreak #corporatesocialresponsibility #movementforgood #oneroofcoffee #makingadifference

"It's been an interesting week..." This story caught my eye this morning: https://lnkd.in/eJk2pMqU Orcadian shopkeeper Dan Dafydd intended to order 80 Easter eggs to serve the Sanday population of around 500 people: instead he accidentally ordered 80 CASES (720 eggs). Oops. It's the kind of cock-up that anyone who runs a small business will recognise (I'm sure you'll recognise it if you're in a corporate too, but the personal stakes tend to be higher when it's your own business.) How might you have reacted? I suspect I'd have been berating myself, desperately trying to return the excess, seeing the whole thing as a disaster. But Dan sat down with himself and decided on a different path: he organised a raffle to allow someone to win 100 spare eggs, and raised more than £3,000 for RNLI in the process. Now Nestle has come on board and together they're aiming to raise £20,000 for the RNLI by Easter Sunday. And now, as Aneesa A. puts it (because who could resist this?): 'He has also sold all of the excess, or egg-cess, chocolate and has had to order more crates into the shop due to demand.' What a fabulous, creative, positive, hilarious response to a cock-up. Maybe when things go wrong they're not just going wrong, they're creating transformational opportunities, if only we can get over ourselves and see them. Egg-citing, isn't it?

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Cooperation Town, a movement of food co-ops, gives neighbours the tools to build collective power and buy affordable food. We spoke with Shiri Shalmy, co-organiser, to learn more about the journey Cooperation Town have been on over the last few years. A food co-op is a neighbourhood buying group, where members buy food and household products in bulk, and distribute the products amongst the group for an affordable price. Co-op members can save up to 40% off their weekly food costs by organising with their neighbours. Fundamentally, the cooperatives support communities in organising and accessing food. However, they go beyond this by equipping the community with tools and confidence to address other needs of their members. Cooperation Town believes that by organising through something very simple and accessible – redistributing food – people can develop the skills and the confidence to be organisers in their communities. Cooperation Town’s model is built around the idea that anyone can be an organiser. “We have a lot of people who say ‘But I’m just a mum’, which is crazy to me because nobody’s ‘just a mum’. Mums are organisers, without mums there’s no community,” said Shiri. You can read the full case study on our website: https://lnkd.in/ey4KyE7T Find out more about Cooperation Town, and how you could start a co-op in your area, via their website: cooperation.town Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust made a grant to Cooperation Town in November 2021 through our Sustainable Future programme. A second grant was made in August 2024. Image courtesy of Cooperation Town.

Company Gifts, Customer Treats and Holiday Cards Galore... All of these things are nice and greatly appreciated, but you know what REALLY means the most to me in business this time of the year?? Hearing the kind words from clients that you and your team have positively impacted them in a POSITIVE way throughout the year. Being in freight can be rough, unpredictable and tiring. Then you remember the relationships you've built and it's all worth it. I'll take a relationship/partnership in a customer over a transactional customer any day of the week. In a partnership you can have open dialogue and fix problems or find creative solutions, but a transactional partner will jump from option to option hoping to find an answer never realizing it is a waste of time/resources. Between now and Christmas I'll be sharing some of these kind comments, feel free to check in and let others tell you about how My Team and I here at Soren Transport have been to them. I was introduced to Nick and the Soren Team through a sales member of our company that met them at a Sweets & Snacks Expo. I have been in logistics for a little over six years now, so I have worked with a good handful of different forwarders and seen a lot. We have now been doing business with Soren for roughly 2 years and it is much more than a simple transactional relationship. It is evident that Nick and his team truly care and are overwhelmingly eager to help with any needs we have! As we are a smaller company, there are moments where it seems we are pushed under the rug by other forwarders. Soren is the direct opposite of this and has always been very competitive with rates while providing excellent service from day one. I look forward to continuing to work with them and building on an already very good relationship! We also look forward to this year’s March Madness competition where the winner receives a charitable donation in their name! Charlie Food & Beverage Industry #relationshipsmatter #referrals #foodandbeverage #kindnessmatters #businessrelationships #projectmanagement #chemicalindustry #retailindustry #callme #linkedincommunity #atyourservice #warehousemanagement #procurement #solarindustry #polymerindustry #holidayspirit

⚠️Global supply chains are under threat from a growing #watercrisis according to new research from global non-profit CDP, with the #apparel sector offering mixed results in terms of reporting levels and overall performance⚠️ Presenting its analysis on how companies are responding to water security, the report said that 35% of the apparel sector was reporting water supply chain risks, marking it as the best-performing sector out of the 12 surveyed in percentage terms. Read more here👇🏼 https://lnkd.in/diX7kWwy