AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoRetail Crime Crackdown: The U.S. House passed Rep. Dave Joyce’s Combating Organized Retail Crime Act 348-60, aiming to hit theft and supply-chain fraud by creating an Organized Retail and Supply Chain Crime Coordination Center inside Homeland Security Investigations to boost coordination across federal, state and local law enforcement. UK Business Pressure: A year after the Mansion House Accord, small-cap firms still aren’t seeing the promised lift, while Britain’s business groups say the King’s Speech missed a chance to tackle cost burdens like business rates and energy bills. Consumer Safety & Pricing: South Australia’s new Workplace Protection Order scheme gives public-facing retailers a legal tool against repeat violent or harassing offenders, and QBE is streamlining small-business insurance by ending separate office/trade pack products from July. Retail Resilience Watch: Singapore retail occupancy held steady at 93.7% in Q1 despite closures, while luxury outlets in China are leaning into “micro-vacation” experiences to keep traffic up.
Note: AI summary from news headlines; neutral sources weighted more to help reduce bias in the result.