AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoConsumer Advocacy & Pricing Pressure: In Colombo’s Pettah, jewellers are urging an overhaul of gold taxes, saying 18% VAT on both gold and labour plus a 2.5% levy is pushing a gold sovereign past Rs 400,000 and shrinking the industry by nearly 75%. Regulation & Consumer Protection: New York’s One Fair Price Act clears the way to ban surveillance pricing that uses personal data to charge different prices for the same product. Housing & Financial Relief: Cyprus’ Financial Ombudsman froze 136 primary home foreclosure cases over two years, citing humanitarian grounds as foreclosure suspensions surged. Tech & Retail: Huawei plans to relaunch its Bangladesh consumer business on June 8 via a local distributor, targeting premium smartphones and wearables. Food Safety: Hawaii’s DOH flagged Target’s Up&Up baby wipes recall over potential Burkholderia contamination. Energy Costs & Reliability: India launched E85 in Delhi at ₹82.12/litre—₹20 cheaper than E20—aimed at boosting ethanol use and cutting crude imports. Consumer Experience in Delivery: Macy’s and Ulta execs say delivery reliability beats speed for repeat customers, while AI is increasingly used by alternative carriers to compete.
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