STORES Magazine - June 2008 - (Page 12)

trEnDS COMPILED BY STORES EDITORS Tesco Tests Carbon Labels Taking the next step in its efforts to improve sustainability, Tesco has announced plans to label 20 of its own products with information showing the size of the goods’ carbon footprints. The labels are part of a two-year trial being staged in conjunction with the Carbon Trust. The items, including detergents, orange juice, light bulbs and potatoes, will carry labels displaying their carbon dioxide emissions. Shoppers will be able to see how much carbon is emitted over the life of a product, from manufacture to disposal. David North, Tesco’s community and government director, says the decision to introduce the labels was prompted by customer requests. “What they have said is that they want us to help them tackle climate change.” Adoption-Friendly Retailers Recognized Retail companies are intensely committed to sales growth, gross margin improvement and the like, but an increasing number of companies pair that focus on business metrics with a philanthropic side. According to a list published last month by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, several retail companies are also among the most supportive of employees who adopt. Five retailers made the list: Patagonia, Family Christian Stores, Brooks Brothers, True Value and CarMax. Patagonia provides employees with up to $5,000 and eight weeks of paid leave per adoption; Brooks Brothers offers $4,000 in financial assistance and six weeks of paid leave. The list was compiled from survey data collected from 919 U.S. employers. Happy Birthday — Pass It On According to Euan Murray, general manager of Carbon Trust’s program, more than half of typical consumers’ carbon footprint is tied to the emissions generated in the making, use and disposal of all the different things we buy. In the case of potatoes, how consumers prepare the spuds “is a key determinant of the overall footprint,” he says. “Baking a potato in an oven generates far more emissions than if you boil it in a pan with a lid on, which, in turn, generates more emissions than cooking it in a microwave.” 12 STORES / JUNE 2008 Each year people send billions of cards to friends and loved ones. Imagine the difference to be made if a portion of those cards could be recycled and reused in other products? Executives at C2C Holdings, a Manhattan Beach, Calif.based company, believe they have a solution that will expand the lifecycle of greeting cards. The company’s ReWWW.STORES.ORG http://WWW.STORES.ORG

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STORES Magazine - June 2008 Contents Executive Editor's Page President's Page Tesco Tests Carbon Labels What Shoppers Think 10 Things You May Have Missed Numbers Worth Counting Full Price/Markdown Retail People Cover Story: Boom - or Bust Green Retailing Concept2Watch Online Marketing Building Traffic Water Management Branding Digital Marketing Loyalty Programs Special Report: Taking on Teens Supply Chain - Robo Crop Human Resources Supply Chain - Directory Assistance Loeb Retail Letter Arts Update Point of View NRF News Retail Crossword Retail Industry Calendar Last Laugh

STORES Magazine - June 2008

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