Join Oliver Banks and stay up to speed with the ever-evolving world of retail. In this episode:
News You Can Use
- Amazon is deploying its AI shopping assistant Rufus to all US app users.
- Walmart double down on automation in their distribution centres, unlocking efficiency and throughput gains.
- Vans persevere with their metaverse initiatives.
- Whilst Boohoo develop their proposition for content creators and influencers to help propel their brand and products. Plus more
The Shopping Trip
A double dose of Shopping Trip for your this week, as host of the Offbounds podcast, Paula Macaggi shares her experience from the House of Rituals. Then Oliver shares more about TikTok Shop phenomenon, Made By Mitchell.
And Finally
Amazon have achieved one of their major sustainability goals 7 years early. Get an understanding of the scale and approach they’ve taken to achieve this.
Dive into the details in all of this and more on this episode of The Retail Show. Enjoy listening.
Amazon’s sustainability push
Amazon released their latest sustainability report, featuring updates on 10 aspects of their business strategy, including:
- Scaling carbon-free energy through investments in wind and solar.
- Lowering the total footprint and carbon intensity amid a year of business growth.
- Launching the Amazon Sustainability Exchange, providing free resources to suppliers.
- Eliminating waste and single-use plastic in customer deliveries.
- Delivering packages to customers faster, and with greater operational efficiency.
- Designing data center infrastructure to increase efficiency.
- Offering more sustainable product selection for customers.
- Making each generation of Amazon devices more carbon and energy efficient than the last.
- Promoting safe and fair working conditions throughout Amazon’s value chain.
- Embracing water stewardship across global operations.
Read the full update on all of these 10 points on Amazon’s Sustainability Report 2023
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