Consumer and retail in the news

Issue 536

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

Tesco launches four core Paperchase ranges months after 106 stores closed
(The Mirror) 

Fortnum & Mason resumes deliveries to EU after it stopped due to Brexit custom challenges
(Grocery Gazette) 

Wilko shops to return to high street before Christmas
(BBC News) 

Krispy Kreme's flagship store to open on London's West End
(Completely Retail) 

Sainsbury's completes a brand-new wind farm to power a third of its electricity
(The Retail Bulletin) 

Food inflation decreases for the sixth month in a row
(Sky News) 

WHSmith announces book buy-back scheme
(Retail Gazette) 

Aurelius Group leads race to buy The Body Shop
(Retail Gazette) 

The value of UK beauty product exports falls by £850 million as a result of Brexit
(The Guardian) 

eBay, Ikea and other major retailers team up to tackle furniture waste
(Retail Gazette)