AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoPayments Upgrade: Walmart will start accepting Apple Pay and Google Pay via Tap to Pay at select stores and Sam’s Club from Aug. 24, aiming for full rollout by year-end and later expansion to fuel stations. Retail Demand Watch: Canada’s retail sales rose 0.6% in June to C$74.3B, but an advance estimate points to a 0.8% drop in July—fuel and grocery were key drags. Consumer Safety: The FDA upgraded a recall of nearly 1.6 million dozen eggs to Class I over Salmonella risk, with specific egg codes and dates flagged for shoppers. Off-Price Momentum: Ross Stores jumped after a blowout Q2, with comparable sales up 10% and strong earnings, while the broader retail tape showed more mixed signals. Automation in Foodservice: California Pizza Kitchen plans up to 1,000 automated kiosk machines with T-ROC Global over three years, targeting high-traffic locations where full restaurants don’t fit. Digital Commerce Payments: Russia’s Wildberries and Ozon plan to add digital ruble payments starting Sept. 1 as CBDC rules roll forward. Retail Real Estate & Community: Fairbanks’ Polaris Commons proposal would bring mixed affordable housing plus ground-floor retail and community space to the Lacey Street site. Retail Tech for Quality: Medical Care Technologies’ StrainScan Pro positions AI vision as a portable enterprise standard for multi-location retail and agriculture.
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