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# [Retail news round up (02/10/20)](https://blog.redwigwam.com/newsletter-august-21-2021-1-0-0-0-0)

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### Just 12 weeks 'til Christmas!

### Advice to get your shopping done early, plus good news from retailer B&M. 

### Here's our weekly round-up of all the important retail news stories from the last seven days. 

**Get your Christmas shopping done early or miss out?**

With three months to go, the online retail industry is gearing up for a huge surge in demand.

It's warning that firms may struggle to cope if we leave all our festive shopping till the last minute.

[Read more...](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54287282)

 

**EG Group owners take lead in £6.5bn race to buy Asda**

The billionaire owners of forecourt operator EG Group have been tipped to be in pole position in the £6.5bn race to buy Asda.

 It will be interesting to see how this pans out...

[Read more...](https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/mergers-and-acquisitions/eg-group-owners-take-lead-in-65bn-race-to-buy-asda/648820.article?utm_source=Daily%20News%20(The%20Grocer)&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020-09-29&c=)

 

**Are 'dark stores' the future model for grocery in the UK?**

UK supermarkets are increasingly converting areas of their shop floor into 'dark stores' which only deal with online order fulfilment.

Another impact of the rapid switch to online grocery shopping? 

[Read more...](https://www.chargedretail.co.uk/2020/02/10/supermarket-dark-stores-dealing-with-online-only-orders-are-the-future-model-of-grocery-in-the-uk/)

 

**B&M to open up to 45 stores after sales surge during lockdown**

The company says it's UK sales increased by nearly 20% over the last 3 months - despite a lack of online presence. They are putting success down to shifts in spending, with consumers preferring out-of-town retail parks to town centres in the current environment. 

[Read more...](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/sep/29/bm-steps-up-expansion-after-lockdown-sales-boom)

 

**Sainsbury's doubles capacity and extends delivery times**

The retailer says it is on track to deliver 700,000 online grocery orders a week by the end of October.

Sainsbury’s is also is extending online delivery times, with slots available 6:30am until 11:30pm.

[Read more...](https://retailtechinnovationhub.com/home/2020/9/29/sainsburys-doubles-online-capacity-and-extends-delivery-times)

 

**14,000 shops have shut down so far in 2020...**

The figure is a 25% increase on 2019. The report from the Centre for Retail Research, also predicts as many as one in 10 store sites may never sell goods again. 

[Read more...](https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2020/09/14000-shops-have-shut-down-so-far-in-2020-a-25-increase-on-2019/)

 

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