Day: 25 July 2023

UK’S Eco-Friendly Baby Care Brand Pura Launches In U.S. With Walmart

Stuart Mitchell

Pura, the mission-driven UK baby care brand that’s good for baby and good for the planet, announced today that it has made its US debut at Walmart. The baby care brand is now available online at Walmart.com and in select Walmart stores across the country. Founded by husband and wife team Guy and Abi Fennell in 2020 in Cheshire, England, Pura is an award-winning, carbon neutral, sustainable baby care company and a certified B Corporation. Pura offers boutique brand quality at affordable prices, with wipes starting at $2.88 and diaper…

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Fundraising Regulator publishes annual report and accounts for 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2022

Stuart Mitchell

The Fundraising Regulator has recently published its latest annual report and accounts for the 2021/22 financial year. This comes following research showing that awareness of the regulator has more than doubled since 2019, rising from less than one in ten, to one in five members of the general public. They also announced a 98% payment rate of the annual Fundraising Levy for 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2022, by charities spending £100,000 or more each year on their fundraising activities. This demonstrates continued strong support for the voluntary regulatory…

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Water shortages are the fastest-growing global environmental concern amongst consumers

Stuart Mitchell

Water shortages are the fastest-growing global environmental consumer concern, according to new research from Mintel’s annual Global Outlook on Sustainability*. The number of consumers globally who rank water shortages in their top three environmental concerns has risen from 31% in 2022 to 35% in 2023, representing a 13% increase and a faster rise in concern than any other environmental issue in the last year. In 2021, less than three in ten (27%) consumers globally worried about water shortages. Escalating fears have resulted in water shortages pushing plastic pollution out of…

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BBC Children in Need and Asda launch Fuelling Potential campaign to ensure children don’t go hungry over the school holidays

Stuart Mitchell

BBC Children in Need and Asda have launched Fuelling Potential – a new campaign to ensure no child is held back by food insecurity. Over the next three years Asda & BBC Children in Need aim to change the lives of 100,000 children by helping to make sure they have access to nutritious meals while having fun at BBC Children in Need funded holiday sessions that help to boost their mental health and physical wellbeing. The campaign is part of Asda’s broader Better Starts campaign, which aims to improve outcomes…

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Door drop volume and spend remain stable despite volatile market

Stuart Mitchell

The Data & Marketing Association (DMA UK) and JICMAIL can reveal the latest insights into the Door Drop industry in the ‘Door Drop Report 2023’. Despite a largely unpredictable year for businesses across the UK, annual expenditure on Door Drops has remained virtually flat year-on-year, reaching a level of £181.2m (vs £182.3m in 2021). Door Drop volumes also held up relatively well at a level of 3.53 billion (vs 3.54 billion in 2021). The DMA’s partnership with JICMAIL has merged the trade body’s industry data with the industry-standard audience measurement,…

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