Go Electronic When It Comes to Retail Labels and Do Your Part for The Environment
Nowadays, people are becoming more environmentally conscious and are adjusting their lifestyles to reduce their environmental footprints, so that we can protect the environment and our planet and so that we can enjoy a future without having to suffer the consequences of our actions today.
If we want a future with diverse and healthy plant life and prevent many animals from becoming extinct, we need to change the way we do things as humans and adjust our behaviours in a way that will ensure that not only our children can survive and thrive, but also our grandchildren and great-grandchildren. It is easy to think that none of this matters because you will probably not be here in 100 years but as soon as you look into your child or grandchild’s eyes, you might be moved to do everything you can do to help ensure they have a bright future.
There are many things that we as humans can do in order to help protect and save the environment, such as:
- Relying less on fossil fuels and switching to more sustainable ways of generating energy like using solar panels and wind farms.
- Using less plastic and finding more ways to recycle plastic. Just the amount of plastic that has ended up in the ocean is a huge cause for concern and endangers the lives of the creatures that live there.
- Having fewer cars on the road and having more people cycle or walk, take public transportation, and use ride-sharing services. Electric cars also seem to be the way of the future and pretty soon, we might all start driving them in South Africa too.
- Eating locally and seasonally. Importing food requires a lot more transportation and the use of fossil fuels. If you buy food grown and produced locally, as well as fruits and vegetables that are in season, not only are you supporting local farmers, but you are also doing your part for the environment.
- Using less palm oil to reduce deforestation and the number of animals killed in the process.
- Reducing clothing waste by not buying clothes seasonally. A lot of clothing companies destroy the clothes that are not sold by the end of the season, which has a big impact on the environment. They often cut up the clothes to prevent the clothes from being sold at a cheap price.
- Reducing food waste. We tend to waste a lot of food in society, which means that a lot of the food that we grow and harvest does not get eaten and that we have wasted resources to grow and produce it. This is something that restaurants need to pay attention to, as well as home cooks.
- Using less paper to print things like till slips, financial statements, homework, work reports, brochures, and even retail labels.
If we are going to reduce deforestation and start to rely less on paper, stores around the world will need to move away from using traditional retail labels that require that you print on paper and switch to displaying the prices of products electronically. Imagine how many trees we could save if we no longer had to print out retail slips, but if people received them electronically or if everyone switched to electronic labels to showcase product prices instead. At Teraoka, we can help you start to implement electronic retail labels in your store with our e.LABEL with an innovative water-resistant display that can be customised. The fact that you also save on ink by using electronic retail labels further reduces the impact that labelling your retail products can have.
Other than being better for the environment, switching to electronic retail labels has other benefits for your business, such as:
- Enhancing the overall image of your brand.
- Avoiding pricing errors thanks to being able to update prices and information in real time.
- Allowing retailers to use a dynamic pricing system.
- Improving operational efficiency, as staff members can focus their time and attention on more important tasks instead of changing price labels.
The e.LABEL is incredibly easy to install, has a long battery life, can accurately show product information, helps reduce printing errors, and helps reduce the impact that your business has on the environment.
If you are ready to switch to an electronic labelling system and do your part for the planet, contact our team at Teraoka today.