Retail M&A: Tesco is reportedly weighing a takeover bid for Majestic Wine as a sale process gets underway, a move that could deepen the supermarket’s wine and spirits footprint in a tough UK retail climate. Grocery & Foodservice Expansion: M&S has revealed the opening date for a new 16,000 sq ft Foodhall at Riverside Retail Park in Northampton on Oct. 21, creating 70 jobs and adding bakery, coffee, flowers and wine. Fuel Retail Compliance: Haryana in India’s NCR districts is enforcing “No PUC, no fuel,” requiring petrol stations to verify Pollution Under Control certificates via ANPR before refuelling. Payments & Digital Money: Indonesia is pushing its Digital Rupiah forward, with a halal fatwa secured and cross-border testing starting—aimed at building a safer, more inclusive rupiah-based ecosystem. Consumer Tech in Shopping: Meta’s Muse AI agent is expanding with major retail partners and adding PayPal, shifting AI from browsing to checkout-style shopping with user approval. Supply Chain & Food Safety: The FDA says it detected Cyclospora in environmental samples tied to the Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce outbreak, closing the investigation after a massive U.S. illness toll. Retail Real Estate: Construction is underway on The Berkeley, an adaptive reuse project in Atlanta’s Berkeley Park that will add retail, food and beverage, and office space connected to the Beltline. Market Volatility: Turkey plans interim payments for retail investors hit by a fund redemption crisis, with payouts capped and scheduled by investor tiers.