AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoPayments: India has postponed merchant fees on select UPI transactions until after Diwali, following objections from retailers and consumer-products distributors seeking to protect festive-season sales. Product Safety: U.S. recalls include thousands of Amazon baby bath seats over drowning risks and dressers over tip-over hazards, plus more than 77,000 rechargeable hand warmers over fire risks. Global Trade: South Korean exports of cosmetics, food and bio products more than quadrupled over the past decade, with strong growth in the U.S. and Europe offsetting slower expansion in China and Hong Kong. Food Industry: Italy’s Euricom agreed to acquire German rice and pulse processor Müller’s Mühle, adding consumer brands and a plant making legume proteins and starch flours. Retail Strategy: Brands including Warby Parker, Levi Strauss, Kimberly-Clark and e.l.f. Beauty are directing tariff refunds toward marketing, logistics and promotions.
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