AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoAuto & Mobility: Smart revives its two-seater DNA with the all-electric Smart #2, aiming to double Europe volume and bring back a familiar customer base (not a new segment). Travel Retail Investing: GHARAGE Ventures, backed by Gebr. Heinemann, launched a €40m fund to digitize airport and travel retail operations via AI, automation, logistics and supply-chain startups. Retail & Consumer Tech: Aldi opens a new Watford store this week, with free fruit-and-veg bags for early customers—another sign of discounters pushing local footfall. Semiconductors & Trade: US officials reportedly raised concerns with ASML over possible EUV export-control breaches to China; ASML says it can prove no EUV shipments to China. Energy & Markets: Global markets steadied as US-Iran talks raised hopes for Strait of Hormuz reopening, while the Fed kept rates unchanged but signaled inflation may stay sticky longer. Food & Shopping Science: A Germany-focused study tests whether brain scans can better predict real purchase behavior than surveys—useful for retailers trying to cut failed product launches.
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