Month: April 2020

Walmart, Flipkart and Walmart Foundation Provide INR 460 Million of Support to India’s COVID-19 Fight

Stuart Mitchell

Walmart Inc., Flipkart and the Walmart Foundation are supporting India’s COVID-19 response with a combined effort that will contribute needed personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers and financial support for organizations providing essential relief materials to farmers and small businesses. Walmart Inc. and Flipkart will spend INR 383 million to bring in-kind donations into India to help with the front-line response efforts. The companies will focus on providing PPE, such as N95 masks and medical gowns, for distribution by non-government organizations (NGOs) to public healthcare workers. Walmart and Flipkart…

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Asda extends Scan & Go Mobile to all stores to encourage contact free shopping

Stuart Mitchell

To further support social distancing measures for customers, Asda has extended its Scan & Go Mobile offering to all 581 stores. From today, the mobile service is live in every Asda store, with customers able to download the app on their phone and use it to scan and pack their groceries as they shop. The supermarket recognises that right now, customer and colleague safety is more important than ever before, so the roll out of Scan & Go Mobile should offer peace of mind in these uncertain times – enabling…

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Vattenfall and K3 enter partnership to improve sustainability

Stuart Mitchell

Energy company Vattenfall and Dutch land developer K3 have entered into a partnership for the purpose of developing solar farms that can be integrated into their surroundings. By joining forces, the companies are aiming to help make the Netherlands more sustainable. The solar farms are set to be built on land development locations owned by K3. The aim is to build floating solar farms in addition to land-bound variants. K3 will use part of the sustainable energy generated by these projects to power its own operations. Vattenfall will offer the…

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CAP: “Win a Car” – High Value Prize Promotions

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: “Win a Car” – High Value Prize Promotions. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. The ASA recently announced that complaints about ads for ‘win a property’ or ‘house raffle’ promotions will now be referred to the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team due to legal issues inherent in these promotions.  However, the ASA…

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National Geographic Launches NATGEO@HOME Digital Hub To Support Families And Educators During COVID-19

Stuart Mitchell

As the coronavirus global pandemic has resulted in widespread school closures and stay-at-home mandates, National Geographic is responding to the needs of families and educators with NatGeo@Home, a centralized digital resource for families looking to fill the gap with practical, educational, inspiring and entertaining content designed to keep families connected to the natural world and the science behind it. NatGeo@Home, available for free during these trying times, combines the enriching educational resources of the National Geographic Society with the fun and informational offerings of National Geographic Kids to create an…

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