A brand new 6,000 sq ft division retailer with a concentrate on sustainability, known as The Good Retailer, has opened at 23-25 and 27 South Molton Road in London’s Mayfair.
The shop is carrying a number of sustainable merchandise and types throughout clothes, equipment, well being and wonder, furnishings, homeware, tech and books.
The idea has been created by Groundwork London, considered one of a federation of charities mobilising sensible neighborhood motion on poverty and the atmosphere throughout the UK, which has a partnership with the South Molton Road property proprietor, Grosvenor.
The Good Retailer “radically rethinks the division retailer”, with an emphasis on reuse and refurbishment. A spread of plastic-free and sustainably sourced merchandise are on provide, with the house additionally set to host informative instructional occasions and providers to information shoppers by eco-conscious decisions.
Established classic and second-hand clothes charity Traid has an in-store part, alongside upcycled and sustainable clothes manufacturers reminiscent of Elvis and Kresse, which produces sustainable luggage and equipment made out of reclaimed supplies, together with from previous fire-brigade hose, Been London, which utilises sustainable leather-based, and Wyatt & Jack which produce gadgets from damaged bouncy castles.
Plastic-free and sustainable manufacturers inside the retailer additionally embrace Waterhaul, which makes sun shades from plastic retrieved from Cornwall’s shoreline, and there’s UpCircle’s refillable magnificence merchandise produced from used espresso grounds.
The furnishings division inside the retailer options Jay&Co, the restoration furnishings enterprise of Jay Blades, TV presenter of the BBC’s ‘Restore Store’, which sits alongside social enterprise ThinkFound, which supply hardwood fallen or felled in London.
The Good Retailer additionally options furnishings from Groundwork’s personal workshops, The Loops, in addition to entry to prime quality refurbished bicycles by Westminster Wheels, and premium refurbished white items by Groundwork’s Rework employment programme.
Fiona Brenner, Strategic Growth Supervisor at Groundwork London, stated: “We may see that individuals have a powerful want for extra sustainable choices however the onus sits with the person to exit and discover them. We wished to convey collectively these decisions to indicate the breadth and depth of the creating sustainable market and conventional attitudes to reuse and restore in a method that creates a simple and pleasant procuring expertise.
“All income will help our social reuse programmes, from which The Good Retailer was created, in order that waste will be introduced again to life by our groups and gadgets offered to those that want them.”
Joanna Lea, Retail Director at Grosvenor, commented: “The Good Retailer is an thrilling retail idea offering a path to market for prime quality sustainable merchandise, enhancing London’s round economic system and supporting social enterprises.
“Our work as a property proprietor is underpinned by partnerships and we’re proud to be working alongside Groundwork to ship such a well-needed and well timed retail providing within the Mayfair neighbourhood.
“It’s important that we help social enterprises like these, which have fun sustainable merchandise and are contributing to wider social and environmental objectives. The Good Retailer represents an integral a part of the way forward for retail.”