The luminaries in the Retail Industry

Sarah Paiji Yoo: Going Complete Eco During Cleaning with Proprietary Tablet-Based Products at Blueland

The cleaning industry poses several significant damages that disrupt the Earth’s environment and its biodiversity, like Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Soil Contamination, Plastic Pollution, Biodiversity Loss, and Health Impacts. Each of these environmental detriments mentioned is caused by the increase in human activities and developments over many years. Harmful chemicals and the use of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) contaminate the world’s water sources. The use of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in cleaning products and the manufacture to distribution processes of products that increase greenhouse gas emissions pollute the air. The improper methods of waste disposal at landfills and non-biodegradable one-time-use...

Livia Cowan: Industry Retail Leader in Sustainability and High Design Creating Handcrafted Gifts and Tableware at Mariposa

Did you know that the retail industry in the USA is one of the largest employers? Every retail business, company, and organization creates millions of jobs for people providing them with numerous opportunities in sectors like marketing, sales, customer service, shopping experience, etcetera. With the drive towards a more sustainable future, almost every business sector and enterprise today is adopting and integrating sustainability and eco-friendly practices into their core operations. Organizations are transitioning to implementing, promoting, and encouraging consumers and other retailers to start this environmentally conscious initiative by reducing waste, and using sustainable and recyclable materials and biodegradable packaging. ...

Amish Tolia: Redefining the Retail Platform for Modern Brands with Data, Systems, and Scale at LEAP Inc

Technology plays a very essential role in the retail and e-commerce industry. With Big Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Software and Hardware, POS Devices, Machine Learning, and Automation, the use and integration of advanced technology brings a company’s operations to the next level. The management of inventory, shopping experience, customer service, payouts, forecasting, etcetera places AI and Analytics at the forefront of the current trends in the retail industry. Several companies and businesses around the world face challenges in establishing their brands in or around locations that dive up more customer visibility and brand awareness. The supply chain management may also...

Nancy Bogart: Woman-Owned Skincare and Wellness Solutions Brand with Organic Ingredients at Jordan Essentials

Did you know that your skin is the largest organ of the human body, by surface area? Yes! Not only does the skin serve as a protective barrier against the external environment from pollution, dirt, and germs, but it also serves as a sensory organ, and stores Vitamin D from the sun, among other benefits. As much as we eat green and safe food products to stay healthy and clean on the inside, it is equally important to take care of our outer layers - our skin. Taking the time to use the right products and food helps improve the...

Jeffrey McGuane: Recentering Fox Racing as an Integrated Marketplace Brand for Performance and Lifestyle Supporting the Riders’ Community

Did you know that riders need proper and complete riding gear and apparel? Yes, be it for cyclists, mountain bikers, or motocross athletes and enthusiasts, riders need to be fully equipped with specifically designed gear, accessories, and clothing and apparel to comfortably ride, shield, and protect themselves from possible accidents and injuries. Motocross or MX sports is an off-road motorcycling sport that requires its riders to ride on rough courses that are uneven like gravel, sandy, or muddy. This is a dangerous sport and only professional riders are seen indulging and participating in such off-road course rides. Therefore the need...

Suzanne Lerner: Woman-Led Fashion and Apparel Retail by Entrepreneurial Activist at Michael Stars

Did you know that the fashion and apparel retail industry is worth 1.3 trillion dollars on an annual basis? That is indeed a lot of money. But naturally, this comes with the increasing fast fashion trends in the market and overpopulation in the world. However, it has come to light that fast fashion trends make up about 10% of the world’s carbon emissions and pollution in the air, water, and land. To address this growing global environmental and socioeconomic problem, the fashion retail industry has adopted sustainability initiatives and practices that cut down on carbon footprints and CO2 emissions and...