Consumer and retail in the news

Issue 567

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

Waitrose acquires meal kit delivery service Dishpatch
(The Retail Bulletin)

Sainsburys introduces sugarcane pulp-based packaging
(Retail Gazette)

Walgreens scraps Boots IPO plans
(Mergers & Acquisitions)

Diagio uses AI to predict summer cocktail trends
(Grocery Gazette)

Michael Kors partners with Mastercard to produce a generative AI shopping assistant
(Retail Insight Network)

Deliveroo and Mob Kitchen to launch in-app shoppable recipes
(Grocery Gazette)

WOLF opens first ever pop-up with immersive experiences in Covent Garden
(Retail Tech Innovation Hub)

Sainsbury's to offer Nectar points in exchange for EV charging
(Retail Gazette)

Argos to sell four TVs every minute during the Euros
(Retail Gazette)

Kingfisher unveils decarbonisation targets for 100 biggest vendors
(Retail Gazette)