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Social Responsibility, Going Green, and Eco-Friendly might be the last thing on your mind right now.  With the economy taking its toll over the past few weeks and months especially, and all the reports of a gloomy holiday shopping season, you may be wondering why we ...
The question posed by the Wall Street Journal last month was a good one, "Does it finally pay to go Green?"  In an article called, GREEN Products Gain From New Price Equation we learn that due to the increased price of gas, GREEN products are approaching ...
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Can You Hear Me Now?
 
Our first post back in March outlined many ways that you can make your store more GREEN!  We have suggested everything from energy efficient light bulbs to eliminating plastic bag use in your store, to using water coolers with re-useable cups, as opposed to water bottles ...
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The Never Greens!
 
A new group of consumers have popped up on our radar, and along with them came a new term.  This new group is called the "Never Greens".  Never Greens are a new group of consumers who will basically never go Green!  For us, this was hard ...
The GHC recently polled our members on how the high cost of gas has impacted their businesses.  We asked, "Do you think high gas prices have already made an impact on your business?" The GREEN Team found the results to be very interesting: 75% said they ...
The Bloomingdales big little brown bag will be here to stay…but the catalogue is out the door according to the Macy’s Inc Execs.  According to a recent article in webpronews, Macy’s Inc. says, “it will discontinue its Bloomingdales By Mail catalog in early 2009 and will ... view post
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The Yellow Pages are going crazy?
 
Well, who would have ever thought that we would be writing about the Yellow Pages being eco-friendly?  The paper dependent and paper pushing company is actually taking steps towards GREEN initiatives.  No, they aren't going paperless and only pushing their website door to door now, but ... view post
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The Re-useable bags have arrived!
 
Well the Re-useable bags are here!  We knew Earth Day would stir a lot of change this year and retailers like Whole Foods and PETCO are supporting the Re-useable bag movement and cashing in at the same time! If you are on any email list you ... view post
Well, do they?  Even though going GREEN is the major focus right now for both consumers and retailers, do your customers really know what it means to be GREEN?  We found some interesting facts on the subject indicating that they may know less than you think. ... view post
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Is it your responsibility to go GREEN?
 
What do you think?  As a retailer is it your responsibility to enforce GREEN movement initiatives when it comes to your practices, building, and products?  We all know eco-friendly products are making quite a buzz.  And, unless you haven't walked by a store window or seen ...
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