Retail Deals & Footfall: Father’s Day promos are pushing restaurant traffic with freebies and discounts, while World Cup crowds are delivering a rare sales spike for downtown Seattle eateries and shops. Store Closures: UK fashion retailer Quiz is shutting its final 20 stores after administration, and Marks & Spencer is closing a 6,000 sq ft Riverside Retail Park site in Warrington less than a year after opening as part of a store rotation toward food. New Retail Openings: Origin Fresh is launching its first West India fresh-produce store in Pune’s Koregaon Park with 250+ SKUs, and GARVEE is rolling out affordable cooling options for summer World Cup watch parties. Fuel & Consumer Costs: Nigeria’s petrol prices are easing in some stations after Dangote Refinery cuts, while LPG retailers blame global tensions for higher cooking gas prices; Malaysia is also lowering subsidised diesel nationwide from July. Policy & Payments: The digital euro debate is reigniting questions about who controls money as cash use is tightened in parts of Europe. Retail Infrastructure: Bristol’s canalside promenade plan would add homes, retail and office space, and Secunderabad’s station makeover targets a major travel-hub upgrade.