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Milestone: Textile sorting tech wins eBay’s 2026 Circular Fashion Fund
Textile sorting tech company Trosort is named the global winner of eBay’s annual Circular Fashion Fund for 2026.

‘Future of retail’: Virgin Media O2 opens new-style store at Westfield White City
Virgin Media O2 opens new Westfield White City store, featuring immersive experiences and sustainability touchpoints.

Fashion resale reform: Primark, Decathlon, Vinted push governments to remove circular economy shackles
Primark, Decathlon, and Vinted among group of retailers urging governments to fix a system they say is stacked against the circular economy.

Bank holiday bonanza: Lucy & Yak to transform stores into preloved hubs
Lucy & Yak is turning its stores into preloved hubs for an entire weekend – in an effort to promote circularity and second-hand shopping.

Epta UK: bringing operational efficiency and improved energy performance to convenience retail
Epta UK is putting innovative thinking and sustainability at the heart of its new product development as the commercial refrigeration business tailors its offering to the fast-changing convenience retail sector and looks to make impactful change.

King of wastewater treatment? Budweiser opens new facility at Samlesbury brewery
Budweiser Brewing Group UK & Ireland opens wastewater treatment facility at its Samlesbury brewery, as sustainability strategy ramps up.

Centric Software Webinar: DPP is coming – is your data ready?
Centric Software and Green Retail World host a webinar for fashion retailers, asking the question: DPP is coming, is your data ready yet?

Future ready? Aura Global formed to help retailers navigate packaging sustainability demands
Consultancy Aura and creative agency Sun Branding have joined forces to launch a packaging sustainability support organisation.

Race to net zero: Swarovski’s climate goals validated by SBTi
As the corporeate race to net zero carbon emissions, Swarovski says its climate goals have been validated by SBTi.

Crowdshipping: France’s Shopopop eyes UK market for growth
France’s Shopopop expands to UK and aims to secure major retailer partnership in 2026 in push to build global crowdshipping community.

Flat rate: UK deposit return scheme fee set at 20p
Exchange for Change confirms flat 20p deposit value for UK deposit return scheme fee, which can be claimed back when recycling.

Food & Drink Expo 2026: Attention turns to supplier sustainability support
Retailers and brands at Food & Drink Expo in Birmingham discuss how attention is turning to supplier sustainability support.

Fashion resale reform: Primark, Decathlon, Vinted push governments to remove circular economy shackles
Primark, Decathlon, and Vinted among group of retailers urging governments to fix a system they say is stacked against the circular economy.

Bank holiday bonanza: Lucy & Yak to transform stores into preloved hubs
Lucy & Yak is turning its stores into preloved hubs for an entire weekend – in an effort to promote circularity and second-hand shopping.

‘Powering productivity’: B&Q to deploy ultra-rapid EV chargers at 26 stores
Ultra rapid EV chargers will arrive at 26 B&Q stores over the next year, thanks to a partnership between the retailer and RAW Charging.

Biomethane-powered trucks: M&S extends lower carbon logistics fleet
Marks & Spencer announces plans to use more biomethane-powered trucks as part of a commitment to reduce transport emissions.

First of many? Tesco is first UK grocer to replace barcodes with QR codes on a full range
Tesco rolls out QR codes on packaging for full own-brand sausages range, marking significant step away from traditional barcodes.

Packaging Innovations & Empack 2026: Deposit return schemes in focus
Packaging Innovations & Empack 2026 puts sustainability in the spotlight, and hosts conversations on deposit return schemes.

Industry reaction: Starmer announces National Programme to Redistribute Surplus Food
Industry bodies and NGOs welcome Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s announcement of the National Programme to Redistribute Surplus Food.

Calling agri tech businesses: Tesco launches annual farming innovation programme
Tesco opens applications for its 2026 Agri-tech Challenge, unveiling a refreshed format to accelerate innovation across British farming.















