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GREEN RETAILING / NUMBERS WORTH COUNTING Compiled by David P. Schulz Sponsored by 63 million American consumers eating organics and/or driving hybrid vehicles 20% $1 million What Costco of Canada will be spending on solar chargers in 2009 Source: ICP Solar Technologies Price premium they are willing to pay for “clean, green products over non-sustainable alternatives” Source: EcoLogic Products 59% 33% 40 million Blog posts collected to determine that Whole Foods Market rates tops regarding environmental sustainability Source: J.D. Powers and Associates Lawn and garden retailers who run green product promotions on Earth Day Source: West County Gardener Retailers saying that implementing a responsible and green-oriented sourcing and procurement plan is a crucial element of success Source: Aberdeen Group 29,500 Source: SC Johnson 135 million Source: Wal-Mart Tons of carbon dioxide kept out of the atmosphere annually by using windpower electricity at the Ziploc plant in Bay City, Mich. Pounds of plastic shopping bag waste Wal-Mart hopes to eliminate globally over the next five years 34% 66% Consumers indicating that they are more concerned about the environment than they were a year ago Source: Yankelovich 61.9% 33% 50% Consumers saying they are willing to spend 10 percent to 25 percent more to purchase “green” gifts this holiday season Source: Plow & Hearth Consumers saying they use some type of environmentally-friendly product 89% 44% 62% Retailers seeing at least some value in green initiatives Consumers who do so because “it makes me feel good about myself” Retailers believing green initiatives need to be strategic Stars awarded (top ranking) to Crate & Barrel and Pier 1 Imports for the amount of wood furniture certified by the Forest Stewardship Council Source: National Wildlife Foundation Consumers citing high prices as the reason they don’t use green products Source: ICOM Information & Communications Retailers saying consumers are not yet demanding greener products Source: RSR Research 5 WWW.STORES.ORG STORES DECEMBER 2008 G19 http://WWW.STORES.ORG

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STORES Magazine - December 2008 Contents Executive Editor's Page President's Page Wrap Rage Unraveled What Shoppers Think Courting a Comeback 10 Things You May Have Missed Numbers Worth Counting Full Price/Markdown Retail People Cover Story: Navigating the Road Ahead Website Strategy Concept2Watch Online Customer Service International Marketing Green Retailing Online Merchandising Signage Operations Online Strategies Pricing Strategy Kiosks RFID Human Resources Loeb Retail Letter ARTS Update Point of View NRF News Retail Crossword Retail Industry Calendar Last Laugh

STORES Magazine - December 2008

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