Corporate Responsibility Programs

Patagonia has joined companies like REI and The North Face, saying it plans to pause advertising on Facebook and Instagram to show support for a movement called ”#StopHateForProfit,” reports CNBC. Last week, a group of six organizations called on Facebook advertisers to pause their spending on the social media platform during the month of July. The groups…

In episode 250 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Chris McCann, CEO of 1-800-FLOWERS.com, a leading provider of gifts, and Boaz Gaon, CEO and founder of Wisdo, an emotional wellness self-care platform. McCann and Gaon discuss a recent partnership between the two brands as well as the launch of Connection Communities, a peer-to-peer support portal that guides…

Well before the COVID-19 crisis began, a shift was taking place in consumerism, away from the value economy we've grown up with — where price over quality was the standard formula for how customers evaluated what constituted good value for money — toward a more complex set of considerations, toward a values economy. Who made…

The Bright Side of Retail, a weekly feature launched during the COVID-19 pandemic, offers readers a curated collection of inspiring stories on how the retail industry is responding to the crisis. With all of the negativity that the pandemic has generated, Total Retail wanted to uplift its audience by reporting on the positive stories of…

January isn’t widely considered a prime time for shopping. Most consumers rather stay at home and deal with their holiday credit card hangover than capitalize on end-of-season sales. But this year was different. Back in February, the National Retail Federation (NRF) reported that January retail sales had actually increased 2.7 percent over the previous year.…

The Bright Side of Retail, a weekly feature launched during the COVID-19 pandemic, features a curated collection of positive stories on how the retail industry is responding to the crisis. Total Retail wishes to inspire its audience during this pandemic by reporting on the positive stories of how retailers and brands are doing good for…

This week's The Bright Side of Retail features a curated collection of positive stories on how retailers and brands are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Total Retail seeks to inspire its audience during this pandemic by reporting on the positive stories of how retailers and brands are stepping up to help their employees, customers and…

This week's The Bright Side of Retail features a curated a collection of positive stories related to how retailers and brands are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Total Retail seeks to inspire its audience in the midst of this crisis by reporting on the positive stories of how retailers and brands are stepping up to…

In episode 245 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Paige McFarling, director of mission advancement at Ten Thousand Villages, a nonprofit fair trade organization that markets handcrafted products made by disadvantaged artisans from more than 120 artisan groups in more than 35 countries. Listen in as McFarling shares the brand's story and mission;…

In this video, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Gihan Amarasiriwardena, co-founder and president of Ministry of Supply, a Boston-based performance business wear fashion brand. Amarasiriwardena discusses why he and his business partners founded the brand, how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted Ministry of Supply, and how the company began producing face masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) during…