AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoFood Retail Cyberattack: Hackers tampered with refrigeration systems at hundreds of French supermarkets, raising temperatures to 50°C and forcing stores to discard food worth millions. French authorities are investigating; the affected systems included older units running outdated software. Retail Costs: UK retail bosses warn Chancellor John Healey that further taxes will push up prices for groceries and other everyday goods. Retail Leadership: Kingfisher has named former OBI chief Sebastian Gundel as CEO, succeeding Thierry Garnier, who is moving to Ahold Delhaize. Local Food Shops: Murcia lost 21% of its butcher shops and 27% of its fishmongers in a decade, as shoppers shift to supermarkets and small businesses face rising costs. Consumer Habits: An Irish survey found 44% of respondents had discarded a small electronic item unused or within a month, highlighting the fast-growing e-waste problem.
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