News & case studies

A responsible business operates at many different levels. We invest time, talent and money into things that make a strategic difference to our business. We do this alone and we do this in partnership with local groups and charities.

Some activities however are just small, simple things but they have an immediate impact on people's lives. It's this rich mixture of strategic game changing and local support that keeps our people engaged and our communities happy. These pages provide a snapshot of both. Browsing through the news section will give you an idea of some of the more immediate impacts we have, whereas a closer inspection of some of our case studies will reveal the detail behind some of our thought process and the way we like to work.

Living test lab
We always look for the next big thing in design and technology. And that goes for sustainable technology too. So if it's practical, we'll install technology at our head office to put it to the test.
CR Case studies 2012 (large)
Read stories about the wide range of local community activities our teams are involved in from across the UK.
£650,290

Charitable donations in 2011/12 with a further £76,127 in sponsorships

£489,000

Value of partnership delivered with the BHF in 3 years as Retail's national charity of the year

Our partners
A significant part of our achievement relies on working in partnership. Some are at a strategic level. Some are at a local level. All are absolutely critical in the delivery of some of our key programmes.
We do things differently
Listen to our people talk about how corporate responsibility is part of the day job.
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