Express Checkout #4

Commerce news from the week of 12/12/22

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I don't know what could beat this news, but IKEA is now making deliveries by boat via the Seine with electric vehicles for final delivery for its Parisian customers. Yes you read that right. So if you live in Paris, your Poäng chair and Malm Bed Frame may be floating down the river as we speak!

Big News of the week

• Heavy metals found in dark chocolate including Hershey's and Trader Joe's

• NotCo raises $70M to make its AI available to other companies

• Prebiotic Soda Brand Poppi Raises $25 Million Series B

• Grill maker Weber to go private with BDT Capital in $3.7 bln deal

• Uncrustables sales top $500 million

• Serta Simmons Plans Bankruptcy Filing as Soon as January

Now to the rest of the news! 👇👇👇

CPG/Consumer News from the week  (12/12 - 12/18)

🛍 Retail

• Lush Cosmetics has sold a 19.8% stake in the business to Silverwood Brands.

• Inflation is hittin…