21 January 2022
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Here are this week's top stories in the consumer and retail sector:
Inflation now at highest in 30 years
(Retail Gazette)
£10 billion Boots takeover considered by owners of Asda
(Retail Gazette)
Aldi opens its first checkout-free supermarket
(365 Retail)
Fortnum & Mason sales rise by gaining 500,000 digital consumers
(Retail Gazette)
Ford signs 5 year deal with payment company Stripe to strengthen e-commerce offering
(Charged Retail)
Walmart plans to create its own cryptocurrency and collection of NFTs
(Charged Retail)
Oatly launches ‘THE NEW NORM&AL SHOW’ aiming to show that a plant based diet is normal
(Retail Times)
ASOS releases economic impact report showing its impact in the UK grew to £1.8 billion in 2019-20
(Retail Gazette)
IKEA is shrinking its carbon footprint, even with record sales
(Reuters)
Nuts for chocolate: 'healthy but authentic' chocolate sales boomed at Hotel Chocolat this Christmas
(The Guardian)
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