Consumer and retail in the news

Issue 435

COVID-19 has presented a range of challenges for the retail sector. Our dedicated webpage sets out some of the areas of impact which have given rise to legal issues and how businesses can navigate these. Read more here.

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

Spending limit on contactless payments to increase to £100
(Retail Week)

Gorillas delivery service raises largest amount of funds in grocery delivery sector to date
(Charged Retail)

Tesco launches checkout-free store GetGo in central London
(The Grocer)

Food tech firm launches Future Tvna, plant-based tuna
(Retail Times)

Amazon and Starbucks consider collaborating to open a cashierless coffee shop
(Charged Retail)

Lululemon plans to go public
(Retail Dive)

Budweiser Brewing Group joins with Protium to make the first green hydrogen supply to a brewery
(Retail Times)

Smallest Primark store globally prepares to open in Birmingham
(Retail Gazette)

Alibaba launches fast fashion platform, AllyLikes, to target western consumers
(Charged Retail)