Consumer and retail in the news

Issue 471

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

Credit card launched by Asda as part of loyalty scheme
(Retail Gazette)

In-store racing car simulators to be launched by Currys
(Retail Gazette)

Payment in chat feature launched by Instagram for businesses
(Retail Dive)

YouTube partners with Shopify to add live shopping features
(Charged Retail)

Amazon sues thousands of Facebook group administrators over fake reviews
(Charged Retail)

Waitrose doubles its rapid delivery product range with Deliveroo
(Charged Retail)

Amazon Fresh entices customers with Tesco price-match promise
(Reuters)

M&S scraps best before labels
(The Guardian)

Netflix loses subscribers
(BBC News)

Unilever shrinks Magnum multipacks 
(The Grocer)

First ever loyalty scheme launched by McDonalds in the UK
(Retail Gazette)