Retail
News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in the retail industry.
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08-08-06
Office Depot Releases Sustainable Value Report; Highlights Company's Commitment to Ethical Business Practices, Community Investment, Diversity, and the Environment
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08-07-06
Office Depot Donates 300,000 Backpacks to Needy Children During This Back-to-School Season; Donation Marks Company Milestone Of One Million Backpacks Distributed
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08-01-06
Safeway to Raise Funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association; Company Sets $3.6 Million Goal for Five-Week Campaign
PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2006--Safeway Inc.
(NYSE:SWY) announced today the launch of a five-week fundraising campaign to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Through Labor Day, more than 1,500 Safeway and Safeway-owned stores across the...
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07-31-06
Timberland Demonstrates Commitment to Transparency, Standards and Driving Positive Change in the Retail Industry; Company Issues Fourth Corporate Social Responsibility Report
STRATHAM, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2006--Timberland today announced the availability of the 2005 Corporate Social Responsibility Report to all stakeholders, industry leaders and consumers. The report outlines operations, product development and supply chain improvemen...
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07-24-06
Safeway Raises $5.1 Million for Prostate Cancer Awareness
PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2006--Safeway Inc.
(NYSE:SWY) announced today that a record $5.1 million was raised to support prostate cancer research during the company's annual June fundraiser.
"Our customers and employees continue to impr...
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07-14-06
CVS/Pharmacy Charitable Trust Lends Support to Students with Autism
WOONSOCKET, RHODE ISLAND- The CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust announced on Thursday its five-year sponsorship of the CVS All Kids Can Scholars Program. First made public at yesterday's opening session of the Autism Society of America National Conference, each year the program ...
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07-05-06
Levi's Brand Launches 100% Organic Cotton Jeans; Denim Leader to Offer Organic Options in its Most Popular Styles for Fall 2006
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 5, 2006--The Levi's(R) brand today announced it will include jeans made with 100% organic cotton in its fall 2006 product line. Organic cotton will be used in select new and popular men's and women's styles within its Red Tab and rece...
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06-29-06
CVS/pharmacy Stores Raise More Than $2M to Support ALS Research Through Customer Donation Campaign; $8M Raised Since 2002
Woonsocket, RI - CVS/pharmacy stores nationwide raised more than $2 million to support ALS research (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) through a customer donation campaign held in stores from June 3 to June 24, 2006. Since the campaign's inception in 2002, CVS/pharmacy has rais...
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06-13-06
Record Number of Grant Applications Moves CVS/Pharmacy Charitable Trust to Extend Deadline by Two Weeks
Woonsocket, Rhode Island: The CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust, the private foundation managed by CVS Corporation, announced today that it is extending the application deadline for its 2006 grants from the original deadline of June 15 to June 30. The decision to extend the de...
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06-05-06
Safeway Inc. Launches Annual Prostate Cancer Campaign; Major League Players Help in Effort to Raise Money for a Cure
(NYSE:SWY) formally launched its annual Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Fundraiser today with a kick-off celebration at the company's corporate headquarters. Safeway, a long-time supporter of prosta...
