Sustainability: Buy one, get one tree Print
7th May 2021
Concern for the environment among UK consumers has been building steadily in recent years, particularly after the release of David Attenborough’s
Blue Planet II TV series in 2017.
A recent study from business consultant Accenture found that concern had only been heightened by the Covid-19 pandemic, resulting in an increase in what it called “conscious consumption” – greater consideration by shoppers of the environmental and societal impacts of what they put in their baskets.
Nearly three-quarters (72%) of consumers are focusing on limiting food waste, for example, while two-thirds (66%) say they are making more sustainable choices when shopping. Jill Standish, head of Accenture’s global retail industry group, says: “People’s values are increasingly becoming infused in their shopping habits as consumers think more about balancing what they buy with global issues of sustainability. This calls for retailers t
Euro 2020: Fever pitch
7th May 2021
Major sporting events are a proven business-generator for convenience retailers, because they drive a surge in social occasions centred around shared TV viewing and consumption of food and drink.
This summer’s mega event is football’s Uefa European Championships, which are taking place a year late because of the pandemic and are being staged in several cities across Europe including London’s Wembley Stadium from 11 June to 11 July.
The month-long sporting extravaganza is serving up a three-fold sales opportunity for convenience operators because England, Scotland and Wales are all involved. The big game for the home nations is undoubtedly England against Scotland on 18 June, which will spark a sales surge in convenience outlets on both sides of the border. The sales impact will be amplified if key games coincide with periods of hot weather.
Indie Film Temperature Check: Vaccines Roll Out And Production Revs Up But Insurers, Banks Still MIA Deadline 4 hrs ago
With more than 50% of the U.S. adult population at least half vaccinated and studios plotting start dates, visions of a return to normalcy abound. So what’s the prognosis for independent film, when insurers and bank lenders remain on the sidelines even as production perks up?
Mark Gill, CEO of Solstice Studios, said things are looking up and he’s hoping to stick to a September shooting date for
Hypnotic, the Robert Rodriquez thriller with Ben Affleck. But right now, “You have trouble financing any size of movie except the small ones.”
Many frustrated with CG Public Health vaccine rollout
CERRO GORDO COUNTY, Iowa (KTTC) It was the first CodeRED vaccine rollout from CG Public Health. At 10 a.m. Monday those 65 years or older, healthcare providers or those in need of their 2nd dose of the vaccine were able to sign up for an appointment to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
There are only 200 doses available.
10 o’clock came, and many people were frustrated. Thea Berns was one of those upset with the system. She has been hoping her grandparents could get the vaccine.
“I thought ‘okay 84-year-old grandparents, hey they should make it no problem, they should be first in line.’ They weren’t, not even close,” Berns said.
Cooper Smith sat at home before his computer screen as part of a virtual small-group meeting with the Etowah County 4-H Youth Council. A seventh-grader at Hokes Bluff Middle School, Cooper was attending his first meeting as a member of the Etowah County 4-H Youth Council, and even though it was a virtual small-group meeting, he was excited.
His group leader, Jacob Hodes, explained that they were looking for ways to hold their end-of-year 4-H banquet, which had been canceled because of COVID-19. Jacob asked the group to brainstorm ways that 300 people might socially distance, yet safely celebrate the accomplishments of all Etowah County 4-H’ers.