Consumer and retail in the news

Issue 419

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

Lego targets adult superfans with instore storytelling
(The Guardian)

Zero carbon emissions by 2040 for Klarna
(Charged Retail)

Online shift for Decathlon UK
(Charged Retail)

PrettyLittleThing opens hotel as it enters into hospitality
(Charged Retail)

Pandemic highlighted the importance of tech - Dixons
(BBC)

Online doctor service launched by Boots
(Retail Gazette)

Unilever Food Solutions bets on the rise of ghost kitchens
(Food Navigator)

Will the UK's junk food marketing clampdown combat childhood obesity?
(Food Navigator)

Delivery in under an hour from Asda
(Retail Gazette)

Research suggests £8 billion hit to UK retail profits
(Retail Gazette)