Consumer and retail in the news

Issue 402

COVID-19 has presented a range of challenges for the retail sector. Our dedicated webpage sets out some of the areas of impact which have given rise to legal issues and how businesses can navigate these. Read more here.

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

Allegations risk Boohoo access to US market
(The Independent)

Grocery sales up £15.2 billion in past year
(Retail Gazette)

French Connection enters sale process
(Retail Gazette)

Carlsberg launches low-carbon beer bottle
(Beverage Daily)

Latest funding sees Klarna valuation triple
(Charged Retail)

Online grocery sales see Asda and Lidl miss out
(The Guardian)

Replicating coffee "cupping" with AI: Start-up tracks coffee quality from crop to cup
(Food Navigator)

Ryman threatens rent boycott until COVID-19 restrictions eased
(Retail Gazette)

John Lewis products to be added to 250 Waitrose stores
(The Grocer)

Diversity in retail CEOs supported by Fujitsu
(Retail Week)