Nowadayslow-carbondevelopmenthasbecomeahotissueofthewholeworld.Thisarticlefirstintroducesthebackgroundoflow-carboneconomy,andthenexplainstheimportanceofretailingcompaniesinsocialeconomyandthereasonswhytheyshouldoperateinlow-carbonmode.Morespecifically,low-carbonoperationcannotonlyimprovethecompetitivenessofaretailingcompanybyreducingoperationcostandformattinggoodcorporateimage,butalsobenefitthewholesocietybyreducingenvironmentpollutionandpromotinglow-carbonconsumptionandproduction.Onlybyadoptinglow-carbonoperationpatterncanretailingcompaniesconfrontthefierceinternationalcompetition.Toillustratetheabovepointofview,severalcasesoffamouswesternretailingcompanieswillbeanalyzedinthisessay.Tesco,Wal-MartandCarrefourarealltypicalexamplesinlow-carbonoperationbecausetheyallhavegreatgreenandsustainabilityinitiatives.Basedontheadvancedexperiencesoftheabove-mentionedcompanies,thisessaydiscussesthelow-carbonoperationways,puttingforwardsomevaluablesuggestionsonthisproblem.Fromatechnicalperspective,retailingcompaniesshouldadoptadvancedtechnologiesrelatingtolow-carbonoperation.Ontheotherhand,managementlevelofretailingcompaniesshouldbeenhancedtoensuretheapplicationeffectoflow-carbontechnologies.Retailingcompaniesshouldimprovetheabilityofinternalmanagementtoexcavatetheinternalpotentialandbuildgreensupplychaintocorporatewithstrategicpartners.Finally,thisarticlegivestheconclusionofthewholeanalysis.
