2021年7月16日
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Here are this week's top stories in the consumer and retail sector:
The footfall in non-food shops will improve over the summer
(Retail Gazette)
Tesco top executive appointed by Amazon to run UK stores
(City AM)
Watches of Switzerland Group reveal plans to expand into European luxury watch market
(The Retail Bulletin)
Victoria’s Secret business to separate to an independent, publicly traded company
(The Retail Bulletin)
UK's reliance on imported food leaves it vulnerable to cyber-attacks
(The Guardian)
The global shortage of semiconductors causes transport equipment manufacturing to fall by 16.5%
(The Guardian)
Co-op aims to be the first UK supermarket with fully recyclable food packaging
(The Retail Bulletin)
USDAW warns British government that there is no reason for facemask guidance to be scrapped
(Retail Gazette)
Government in secret discussions to ease immigration controls in bid to end lorry backlog
(City AM)
Despite preparing for a surge in demand Euro 2020 tournament fails to boost supermarket footfall
(Reuters)