Shoppers have made it clear that they want to go green, and companies have been more than happy to oblige them with everything from hybrid cars to biodegradable trash bags. It's been a profitable relationship. But there's a problem. Although...
Reusable bags have become a popular environmental statement for retailers and apparently they're selling pretty well, too. According to market research firm the NPD Group, sales of reusable bags have increased by 72% over the past year. Kroger...
THE NEWEST FESTIVAL FOODS SUPERMARKET, due to open this fall, is spending nearly $150,000 on green technologies, including sunlight-diffusing light fixtures. It's the first store operated by Festival to feature so many environmentally friendly...
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST IS FAMOUS for its huge tracts of scented pines and towering fir trees. Now, C&K Market hopes its efforts in the region will add to the greenery. The 60-store chain, headquartered in Brookings, Ore., has established a special...
The Retail Industry Leaders Association announced yesterday that it has joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership, a collaboration between U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the freight industry to increase energy efficiency while reducing...
The Environmental Protection Agency has committed to launching a retail-specific Web portal next year that will focus on environmental sustainability, compliance issues and pollution prevention, the Retail Industry Leaders Association announced...
Weis Markets here, which operates 157 stores under the Weis, Mr. Z’s and King’s banners, has joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership, the EPA said yesterday.
Whole Foods Market will roll out nationally a line of 13 environmentally friendly toys in October, the manufacturer confirmed. The earth friendly line from ImagiPlay, Boulder, Colo., will include an African safari play set with hand-painted...