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Governor Mikie Sherrill signed the Fair Price Protection Act on July 23, 2026, banning retailers from using personal data to set individualized prices. The law also freezes new electronic shelf labels for a year as New Jersey joins Maryland and Connecticut.
Walmart-owned Flipkart will enter Indian food delivery within weeks, group CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy told ETtech. Swiggy shares fell as much as 5.55% and Eternal dropped nearly 3% on the news.
Tractor Supply cut its full-year 2026 outlook after Q2 comparable sales fell 1.5% on weak May weather. The retailer will close about 75 Petsense stores and withdrew its long-term financial targets.
Nestlé reported 3.6% organic growth for the first half of 2026 as pricing and a coffee-led recovery lifted sales, while e-commerce reached 21.8% of group revenue. Net profit fell 31% on divestment write-downs as CEO Philipp Navratil pressed ahead with a CHF 3 billion cost program and a bottled-water joint venture.
Domino’s second-quarter 2026 revenue beat estimates but adjusted profit missed as US same-store sales rose just 0.1 percent, a one-year low. Supply-chain strength and steady order counts cushioned softer per-order spending ahead of a CEO handover.
From July 19, 2026, large EU companies can no longer destroy unsold clothes, accessories and footwear and must resell, donate or recycle them instead. Medium-sized firms follow in 2030, with fines and annual disclosure rules backing the ban.
Reliance Retail’s net profit fell 14.1% to 2,805 crore rupees in the June quarter even as revenue rose 8.2%, exposing a margin squeeze across Indian retail. Digital commerce surged 46% while the group parent posted a record first-quarter profit.
US retail sales rose just 0.2% in June 2026 as falling gas prices masked a 1.9% jump in online spending. The soft print keeps the Federal Reserve cautious on rate cuts.
US subscription-trap enforcement is likely to sharpen through H2 2026, with another major FTC action probable before year-end. Three fresh signals, from a June court order to Virginia’s new click-to-cancel law, point the same way.
Funding Circle reported first-half 2026 revenue up 50% to about £138m and pretax profit of about £23m, nearly quadrupling year on year. FlexiPay transactions jumped 71% as the SME lender reaffirmed full-year guidance.