The New Horizon of Retail Sustainability and Profitability | Elevating Brick & Mortar S3 | EP1

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The New Horizon of Retail Sustainability and Profitability

Josh discusses how brands are now expected to adopt the principles of their customers, and why that is driving leading companies to invest in technology to drive sustainability and environmental stewardship.

Welcome to Elevating Brick and Mortar.

A podcast about how operations and facilities drive brand performance.

Today we’ll hear from Joshua Witte, Director of Energy, Sustainability, and ESG at Dollar Tree Stores. Dollar Tree is a Fortune 150 company and one of the nation’s leading value retailers. They offer a wide selection of products at extremely competitive prices. At Dollar Tree, Joshua brings his experience in facilities/construction management and consulting, store and fixture design to drive sustainability in the brand.

Josh is a Facilities, Sustainability and Construction/Design professional with over 25 years experience in the industry. He has a wide variety of experience in facilities/construction management and consulting, store and fixture design, sustainability, building operations, customer/vendor relations, multi-million dollar project management, merchandising, commercial and industrial sales, real estate asset management and contract negotiation.

Guest Quote:
“We call it the three Ps in sustainability: people, planet, profit. And if you can blend all three of those together, it becomes table stakes for any organization that wants to be serious and continue moving forward.”

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:25 - Josh’s Role
02:25 - Getting into Sustainability
06:56 - Dollar Tree’s North Star
13:09 - Rising Consumer Expectations
14:22 - Where’s your company going?
23:35 - Impact of Young Customers
29:55 - Future Forward
37:25 - Sustainability at Home

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