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UK retailers see sustainability as a major business driver

A new study analysing the sustainability of the UK retail industry through a survey of British Retail Consortium (BRC) members has found that 85 percent of major retailers outline sustainability as a business driver. The report, ‘The Imperative to Act: Advancing Sustainability Maturity within the UK Retail Industry,’ conducted by BearingPoint,...

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UK shoppers “most likely” to abandon purchase due to poor delivery options

UK shoppers are almost twice as likely as their German counterparts to abandon their online shopping basket or switch retailers if delivery options are too slow or don’t meet their needs, according to a new report from BearingPoint. The ‘Fine-Tune Your Delivery Proposition’ report, based on a survey of 3,000 customers in the UK, France, and...

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Take a deep breath, please! How textile companies can reduce their CO2 emissions and those of their suppliers

The environmental and social challenges facing the textile industry these days are enormous. Legislation is putting a lot of pressure on the industry: the Supply Chain Act, the European Green Deal and the Circular Economy Action Plan are just a few of the challenges the industry is facing. And the players are also increasingly under pressure...

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Retail leads ranking of UK’s digital leaders

UK retail is the top industry sector for digital maturity for the first time, with nine out of the top ten spots in the list being retailers, according to a new report by management and technology consultancy, BearingPoint. The ‘UK Digital Leaders Study 2021’ report reveals that Ocado is the most digitally enabled in the sector, followed by...