AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoSupermarket Expansion: Wellcome (DFI Retail Group) teamed up with CJ Foods to deepen its Korean assortment across Hong Kong stores, targeting $22M+ in sales from groceries, chilled ready meals, snacks and frozen items. Retail Finance & Rates: New Zealand banks kept passing on OCR hikes, with BNZ, Kiwibank and others lifting variable home loan and saver rates after the official cash rate increase. Digital Retail Operations: A panel on “digital sovereignty” argued banks must be able to make independent tech decisions during vendor, regulatory or geopolitical disruption—not just own infrastructure. Home & Furniture Demand Signals: Woolworths posted a sharp profit jump, while Nick Scali and Metcash highlighted margin and mix wins amid softer housing-linked demand. Consumer Theft & Safety: Australia’s ABS reported theft and robbery victim numbers fell in 2025, but retail locations still accounted for 43% of theft victims. Travel Retail & Tourism: Nepal urged foreign tourists not to cancel after flash floods, saying most destinations remain safe and visits support local recovery. Food Supply Chain: Dale Farm began work to add cheddar capacity at its Dunman plant, aiming to lift annual output from 85,000t to 100,000t.
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