Consumer and retail in the news

Issue 430

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

Bain Capital takes over bakery chain Gail's
(Sky News)

Xiaomi joins the Smart Glasses market 
(Engadget)

PayPal is to purchase Japanese payment platform Paidy for $2.7 billion 
(Retail Dive)

Brewdog launches "Planet Pale beer"
(Talking Retail)

Kingsmill to debut market-changing bread bags made from post-consumer waste 
(Food Navigator)

Digital wallet usage skyrockets 
(Charged Retail)

GrubMarket gobbles up $120 million at a $1 billion+ pre-money valuation to take on the food supply chain
(TechCrunch)

Tesco zero-waste trial launches at 10 stores in England
(BBC News)

Co-op introduces the first ever "micro-supermarket" to cater to new consumer behaviours
(Retail Gazette)

Primark hints that it will be moving towards e-commerce
(Charged Retail)