Retail Tech & Payments: Revolut cleared by the UAE central bank to run retail payments and stored-value services, setting up a UAE launch with cards and multi-currency management. Retail Finance & Lending: Raptee.HV partners with IDFC FIRST Bank to offer faster, flexible retail financing for electric motorcycle buyers, tackling the upfront cost barrier. Retail Media & Pharmacy Services: DocStation joins IPC’s Vendor Advantage Network and will exhibit at McKesson ideaShare, aiming to help independent pharmacies bill vaccines via the medical benefit. Food & Consumer Demand: UK food inflation dipped to 2.2% in May, but industry warns the Iran war’s impact on food prices may arrive later. Grocery & Convenience Innovation: Kepak rolls out longer-life East St Deli sandwiches using MAP packaging to cut retail food-to-go waste. Retail Operations Under Pressure: Volcora says it will hold POS terminal prices despite AI-driven hardware shortages. Retail Crime Crackdown: Gardaí expect 41 people in court over an organised shoplifting network in south Dublin. Retail Expansion & Store Openings: Bayne’s Family Bakers opens a new Glasgow shop near Central Station, adding jobs and building on its loyalty app. Energy & Retail Costs: Poland approves a windfall tax on fuel firms’ excess profits, while Nigeria’s Dangote refinery cuts petrol ex-depot pricing, with pump prices expected to follow.