All Household articles – Page 14
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Analysis & FeaturesEight household innovations helping Brits slash their environmental impact
As Brits look to reduce their impact on the planet, household brands are stepping up on sustainability. Here’s our pick of some of the best eco-friendly household product launches over the past 12 months
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NewsMy Fabulosa reports doubling of sales as it shakes up household
Founder and MD James Sharpe told The Grocer the company was on track to continue its meteoric growth in 2022.
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NewsUnilever halts pursuit of GSK consumer health arm as it refuses to up £50bn offer
Unilever has drawn a line under the rollercoaster takeover attempt, following a chorus of negative feedback from shareholders and analysts
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NewsEcozone snapped up by HG International
Founded 20 years ago by the Van der Molen family, Ecozone produces a wide range of detergents, surface cleaners, dishwasher tablets, bin bags and mops using plant-based and natural ingredients and sustainable packaging.
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NewsHand sanitiser sales up fourfold against pre-pandemic figures
Consumers bought £38.7m worth of hand sanitiser in the year to 26 December 2021
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NewsTissues shortage as illness and supply woes combine
At the time of writing, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose had flagged the issue with availability notices on their websites
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Analysis & FeaturesHousehold – cleaning 2021: pandemic hygiene has had its day
Brits have returned to more normal buying habits as restrictions have eased
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Analysis & FeaturesHousehold – laundry 2021: brands lose out to own label
The average pack of own-label detergent has fallen by 24% to £3, while brands are up by 7.3% to £5.11
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Analysis & FeaturesHousehold – paper products 2021: no change for loo roll volume sales
This year, stockpiling shoppers pushing trolleys piled high with loo rolls were hard to find. And yet toilet tissue’s unit sales haven’t declined at all
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Analysis & FeaturesBatteries 2021: leading duo keep brands in the black
Batteries’ power appears to be waning in grocery
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Seep is bringing premium, plastic-free innovation to household cleaning
Spotting a gap in the market for a sustainable brand, a former Selfridges exec is looking to shake up the household accessories category
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NewsEco-cleaning brand Neat lands at Tesco
The listing exemplified Tesco’s desire to ‘encourage shoppers to make sustainable swaps’, said Neat
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NewsKimberly-Clark to build wind farm to cut 56,000 tonnes of carbon emissions
The on-shore wind farm will supply the toilet tissue giant with approximately 160,000 megawatt hours of renewable energy annually
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NewsUnilever launches limited-edition ‘winter sparkle’ fragrance across household brands
The five-strong ‘winter sparkle’ range includes limited-edition versions of Cif Cream, Cif Ultrafast, Surf liquid detergent, and Domestos toilet blocks
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NewsNeat makes two senior appointments from Method & Ecover
It comes after the start-up received a six-figure backing from serial investor Giles Brook in February
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NewsNivea launches ‘revolutionary’ sustainable hand soaps range
Called EcoRefill, the range comprises 100% recycled and recyclable PET bottles and cleanser tablets which are used to make the liquid soap
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NewsCedo launches ‘UK’s first’ antibacterial bin bags into Morrisons
The NPD was a “direct response to consumers’ need for increased hygiene and sanitation in the home, arising as a result of the Covid pandemic”
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Comment & OpinionPlastic-free wet wipes are a no-brainer. Why haven’t the old ones been eliminated yet?
With a proposed ban on wet wipes containing plastic in the offing, suppliers should read the writing on the wall
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NewsOcean Saver ramps up mission to eliminate single-use plastic with crowd backing
Eco cleaning start-up Ocean Saver has surpassed its £1m crowdfunding goal to increase brand awareness and invest in NPD.
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NewsSC Johnson teams up with Liverpool FC to collect plastic bottles for recycling
Closed loop model will see the 500,000 plastic bottles used at Anfield each season placed by fans into specially designed bins