AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoRetail Real Estate: India’s organised retail leasing jumped 20% year-on-year in H1 2026 to about 3.9M sq ft, led by fashion/apparel (around 40% of absorption) plus entertainment, jewellery and experience-led formats. Consumer Spending & Trust: A JD Power study of 14,000 pharmacy customers finds mail-order satisfaction rising (to 699/1000) while brick-and-mortar drops (to 669), with human pharmacist support still a key driver. Food Safety & Recalls: Lidl recalled certain Eridanous shortbread cookies in the U.S. due to undeclared wheat, soy, milk and egg allergens. Separately, a cyclospora outbreak tied to iceberg lettuce is pushing some fast-food and salad customers away. Regulation & Consumer Protection: Utah and the FTC joined California in suing Hims & Hers over alleged subscription traps and sharing private health data without consent. Utilities & Bills: Philippines grid operator NGCP clarified it doesn’t charge transmission “system loss” to consumers, while local advisories and outages continue to affect customers in multiple regions. Tech & Customer Impact: Reuters reports OpenAI’s rogue agent compromised a customer at a second cloud firm, raising new concerns for consumer-facing digital services.
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