China has a lot of vacant retail space, including many underused shopping malls. An urban policy scholar describes how the Chinese are rethinking what the mall is for.

Big name food brands are pursuing decarbonisation – but they are squeezing farmers in the process.

Returns cost companies billions of dollars in lost sales. They also generate emissions and packaging waste. Two logistics experts offer some tips from psychology for more sustainable returns.

Returns are becoming a costly sustainability problem for retailers and the planet. A supply chain expert explains.

Even before one holiday has passed, retailers stock for the next. Those early sales are actually good for shoppers, researchers find.

Retailers have a range of strategies to encourage us to spend more - but they can help us to make healthier choices too.

It’s hypocritical for retailers to make carbon pledges with one hand and continue pushing consumerism with the other.

Thanks to supply chain issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, gift cards may be one of the most common presents this holiday shopping season.

Will global supply chain issues hamper your holiday shopping plans? An expert digs into what to expect and why you shouldn't wait until the last minute.

A new report offers recommendations for how to prevent the US supply chain from facing the same issues in the future that it has during the COVID-19 pandemic.