Consumer and retail in the news

Issue 524

Here are this week’s top stories in the consumer and retail sector:

Ministers announce product safety laws to be changed to follow same rules as high street stores
(The Guardian) 

Co-op reveals £70 million pricing investment to lower prices of everyday essentials
(Retail Gazette) 

Tesco supports egg industry with £10 million
(Reuters) 

Uber aims to expand into holiday travel
(BBC News) 

Birkenstock considers IPO for $8 billion
(Retail Gazette) 

Aldi to create over 800 positions before Christmas
(Retail Week) 

AI develops energy drink
(Food Navigator) 

6,000 UK shops closed over the last five years
(Retail Week) 

Co-op records highest level of shoplifting, with up to 1,000 incidents per day in 2023
(Retail Times) 

Curry's partners with Digital Poverty Alliance and Computer Recyclers to help digitally excluded customers
(Retail Week) 

Snoop Dogg and Skechers announce trainer collaboration
(Fashion United)