Retail Real Estate Deals: Phillips Edison & Co. expanded its grocery-anchored JV with Northwestern Mutual, extending it to 2036 and adding 13 shopping centers valued at about $377.5m. UK Retail M&A: Landsec agreed to buy Metrocentre in Gateshead for £516m ($694m), a top-10 U.K. shopping center with 16m annual visitors and 95% occupancy. Local Retail & Services: Lapels Cleaners opened in West Omaha as the first of three planned stores, aiming to bring garment care closer to growing neighborhoods. Food & Grocery Growth: Roland Foods partnered with Dot Foods, with Roland and Savor products rolling out through Dot by early 2027. Consumer Demand & Culture: Hershey is shifting retail activations toward repeatable “cultural tentpole moments” to keep in-store relevance steadier between seasons. AI’s Retail Impact: New research with Lightspeed found AI shopping recommendations skew toward larger chains, even when independents appear in sources. Policy & Delivery: The U.S. Postal Service will extend retail hours and add ballot-only lines to speed election mail. Backlash Watch: Amazon says it will invest $1b over five years in communities hosting data centers amid political and consumer pushback.