Many of the UK's leading retailers have realised the attractive benefits of using jute bags and understand their customers want an environmentally friendly alternative to the damaging single use plastic carrier. The Jute shopper just makes sense.
Sainsburys
Sainsbury introduced jute bags during Organic Fortnight as part of a high profile campaign to promote their SO Organic range of fresh fruit and vegetables. The bag designed had an earthy natural look to enforce the organic feel but had the strong soft handles for comfort. Customers who purchased 5 pieces from the fresh fruit, vegetables or salad SO Organic range received a free jute bag. Once the promotion ended the jute bags then went on general sale through out the stores.
Waitrose
Waitrose have chosen the six bottled wine bag in a rich burgundy colour with a jute removable divider, the Waitrose logo has been embroidered onto the bag. Luxury handles have been added for comfort, the bag is displayed within the award winning wine department of Waitrose stores.
20 pence from every jute bag sale is donated to the Himalayan Spiti project charity.
Tesco
Tesco’s have designed a multi-purpose bag as part of their bag for life campaign. A ladybird design has been created on a natural looking biscuit coloured jute bag and rolled out to all of their stores.
Unicorn Grocery
South Manchester based co-operative grocery store Unicorn Grocery has created a wonderful collection of jute bags over the seasons. Unicorn Grocery have utilised the bags to promote positive messages reflecting their principles from ‘shop local, eat your greens and make do & mend’ to promoting seasonal British produce ‘brussel sprouts and parsnips on tour’. As a result of their changing innovative designs the bags have gained a cult status.
Booths
Booths the north of England’s leading food retailer introduced a burgundy 6 bottle wine jute bag with removable divider as part of their award winning wines department. Booths chose to embroider their logo onto the bag. 25 pence from the sale of every bag is donated towards Booths nominated charity of the year.
TKMaxx
A successful ‘bag for life’ pilot scheme in forty TK Maxx stores has seen the distribution roll out to all of their stores
Tussauds
The Tussauds group the UKs number one visitor attraction business have created their second collection of jute bags for retail in their parks shops. These original designs incorporate different fabrics and use embellishes as a finishing touch for a truly creative design.
ASDA
Asda have introduced the ‘Chose to reuse’ jute bag collection. The bags were introduced as part of the Fair trade fortnight