Corporate Responsibility Programs

It’s estimated that by 2025, online grocery could make up 25 percent of grocery sales — a tremendous jump from its current position of 2 percent of sales. This week, CPG brands and grocery retailers from across the country joined at the first annual Groceryshop conference, held in Las Vegas, to discuss the businesses, issues…

Patagonia is taking a political stand. The outdoor goods and apparel store threw its weight behind two Democratic candidates: Jacky Rosen, who is running for Senate in Nevada, and Senator Jon Tester who is running for re-election in Montana. It's the first time Patagonia has made political endorsements. In a statement on Friday, the company…

According to the National Retail Federation, holiday sales increased 5.5 percent across all channels in 2017 — the highest rate in more than a decade — and retail spending shows no signs of slowing down. It’s safe to say it’s never too early to start preparing for the peak rush of customers during the holiday…

In episode 156 of Total Retail Talks, Matt Reynolds, co-founder and president of Indigenous, a retailer of organic, fair trade and sustainable fashion, discusses the brand's commitment to being socially responsible, steps it has taken to be more environmentally conscious, and the business benefits associated with this approach.

In an interview this week at the Internet Retailer Conference + Exhibition in Chicago, Nick Stafford, chief operating officer, Leesa Sleep, discusses the role social responsibility has had in the online retailer's growth as well as its impact on future success.

As part of a global brand campaign committed to featuring more women and girls in its marketing, messaging and advertising, The North Face announced that it would be opening two women-specific stores in 2018. The first, located in Edina, MN, will focus on the brand’s running and training apparel. The second women’s store will be located…

True philanthropy isn't a public relations tactic; it’s a genuine expression of contributing to a cause. Centennials — the generation following millennials — place heavy importance on philanthropy when choosing what businesses to support. The centennial generation will soon make up the majority of consumers, and their preferences can’t be ignored. If you’re involved in corporate…

Wal-Mart and Jewel-Osco are joining the list of retailers making efforts to address the nation’s opioid epidemic.The big-box retailer says it will become the first national drug chain to offer a free opioid disposal option at all its pharmacy locations. The Chicago Tribune reports Wal-Mart hopes to limit abuse of prescription opioids by making it…

In a panel discussion yesterday afternoon at the National Retail Federation Big Show in New York City, Hubert Joly and Marvin Ellison, the CEOs of Best Buy and J.C. Penney, respectively, addressed the importance diversity and inclusion in the workplace can have not only on their own businesses, but all corporations. Joly and Ellison were…

We're living in an interesting age where “assaulting” ones sensibilities in the political and public realm is somehow being normalized as the role of social media evolves and as behavioral and communication standards seem to erode daily. The impact this change has had on all aspects of personal and corporate behavior and standards is still…