Marks & Spencer (M&S) has launched a new customer initiative its Neighbourly Community Fund (NCF) charity partner. The British retail chain is rolling out the fund with an investment of €50,000, allowing NCF to put the monies into an emergency fund and distribute in phases to its existing charities and community groups across Ireland.
M&S stores will redistribute all surplus food to the NCF network across Ireland. The British retailer will launch an app to make it easier for colleagues to connect surplus product with the right local charity. M&S has worked with NCF for the past five years, listening to what community needs during uncertain times, like the current Covid-19 crisis.
Ken Scully, country manager, M&S Ireland, said one of the company’s core values is to be “all in for the customer”. Recognising this is not enough right now, the new guiding value is “we’re all in this together”. NCF supports food banks and youth clubs in its support of the most vulnerable. Other NCF supporters include Aldi, Danone, Lidl and Coca-Cola.
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