Corporate Responsibility Programs
December 7, 2017 at 1:58 pm
Most retailers consider Black Friday weekend to be one of the largest events of the holiday season. In the mix of all the deals for early-bird sales and cyber week extravaganzas, sometimes Giving Tuesday (along with the holiday spirit) gets lost in the shopping frenzy. However, 2017 proved to be the year Giving Tuesday went…
November 28, 2016 at 10:54 am
Episode 63 of Total Retail Talks features a conversation with Helena Barbour, senior director of global sportswear at Patagonia, a designer and retailer of outdoor clothing and gear. Barbour talks about Patagonia's Fair Trade program, offering insights into the retailer's efforts to ensure the factory workers making its products across the globe are earning a fair…
November 22, 2016 at 10:25 am
Patagonia announced yesterday it will donate 100 percent of its Black Friday sales — estimated to be well over $2 million — to grassroots environmental groups. The donations will come from sales at both its 80 global stores and Patagonia.com on Black Friday. The move isn't entirely out of character for the brand. Patagonia already donates 1…
October 28, 2016 at 12:30 pm
Patagonia is joining other companies that are giving workers a day off on Election Day, saying it wants to encourage its employees to have the time to elect candidates up and down the ballot who will protect the environment. A movement called "Take Off Election Day" has enlisted hundreds of tech companies, mainly smaller ones, to…
October 5, 2016 at 10:30 am
Products that minimize harm to our planet benefit all of us, thus the most sustainable retail solution is the most desirable solution. As a retailer, however, implementing sustainability doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice style. Sustainable products can be deemed design-forward by providing functional, fashionable products that allow retailers to send a message to consumers: You don’t have to sacrifice…
March 11, 2016 at 8:40 am
Drugstore giant CVS Health and its foundation plan to spend $50 million over five years to bolster anti-smoking efforts with a particular emphasis on young people. The company on Thursday announced plans to fund Be The First, a campaign that draws its colloquial inspiration from a goal to form the first generation of Americans to spurn tobacco.
February 10, 2016 at 3:15 pm
What do you enjoy most about working in the retail industry? My dad was a small business owner, Arel’s Flowers & Gifts, for 35 years — it just closed this year. The store was another member of our family and a big part of our small…
February 10, 2016 at 3:10 pm
What do you enjoy most about working in the retail industry? The fast pace and working with a team that’s always innovating and creating/executing new ideas — a team that truly doesn’t know what cannot be done. If you weren’t working in the retail…
February 10, 2016 at 2:53 pm
What do you enjoy most about working in the retail industry? I love that retail is both art and science, instinct and data. For me, retail has always been the perfect mix of strategy, financial acumen, creativity, problem solving, inter-personal connections and…
February 10, 2016 at 1:53 pm
What do you enjoy most about working in the retail industry? Working in the retail industry is one of the most satisfying experiences I could have ever hoped for. The thing that gets me most excited and inspired is having the…
