We are also for the first time co-hosting a stand at Decorex at the Sandton convention centre in August 2007 with the Design magazine and the theme is Green by Design. We have invited various product suppliers that are manufacturing recycled raw materials. We hope that in conjunction with Decorex we will be able to grow this platform to full exhibition halls in the future. Any one interested please contact David Abrahamse of Algoran (082) 774 1385 or Cameron Bramley of the Design magazine (082) 882 8124
Algoran also in partnership with a local supplier and have introduced a hand cleaning dispenser outside retailers for their customers before using shopping trolleys. I read somewhere recently that shopping trolleys have on average more germs than your household toilet.
Strategic giving can build up a company’s success, not just its image! Corporate social responsibility, which is also a green issue, can be a confusing term. It should have three facets. The first is obeying the letter and the spirit of the law – being ethical, transparent and fair, having integrity. A second aspect is mitigating or remedying any operational harm that companies do, particularly an environmental harm.
Filed under: Must Reads
XXX-factor. It may be impossible to define, but it’s even more difficult to resist. And it’s everywhere – even in shops. It’s the reason you’ll drive an extra 10 minutes to pick up your groceries from one retailer, when there’s another – offering precisely the same range – on your doorstep. Except, in this case, that elusive x-factor is a little easier to pinpoint: your shopping preferences may well be grounded in smart design.
Filed under: By David Abrahamse, Local Company News, Opinion/Analysis, Trends
By David Abrahamse
Even Woolworths like Wal-Mart sells organic cotton these days, but you definitely don’t have to be a retailing behemoth to take your business in a green or organic direction. In fact small retailers have an advantage when it comes to reaching customers who care about the cause as well as the products. It’s a highly underrated opportunity for retailers. Organic and green products are growing exponentially wordwide and South Africa is just staring to catch on.
Filed under: Environment
June 29, 2007 Edition 1
Los Angeles – Coffee shop chain Starbucks has unveiled plans to promote a new movie, Arctic Tale, as part of its commitment to supporting environmental causes.
The documentary tells of the early years in the life of a polar bear and a walrus, whose habitat in the icy arctic environment is threatened by global warming.
The promotion for Arctic Tale will include in-store signs and displays, as well as a “national day of discussion” where experts on the environment will speak in Starbucks stores in at least 10 major cities. – Reuters
Pick ‘n Pay’s Zimbabwean chain, TM, would work with the government of President Robert Mugabe to resolve “the practicalities” of complying with an order to slash retail prices, the local retailer said yesterday.
Filed under: Local News
An alliance between a bank and a retailer may have landed consumers with high levels of interest-bearing debt without disclosure of who the principal lender was.
Filed under: Local Company News
Cape Town – Woolworths has set a target for the establishment of local organic cotton farmers by 2010 as part of its plan to drive up its 100 percent organic cotton clothing sales.
Filed under: Local Company News
A clothing sector researcher has called on Mr Price Group to confirm that its supplier in Myanmar meets International Labour Organisation working condition standards.
