Retail & Consumer Deals: Myntra’s 24th End of Reason Sale (EORS) grew fast beyond big cities, with first-time shoppers up 1.3x and 55% coming from non-metro markets, plus strong demand for Made-in-India D2C brands. Inflation & Energy Costs: With oil prices still elevated after US-Iran tensions, Pakistan consumers are still paying extra at the pump even after a petroleum levy cut; in Metro Manila, homeowners are increasingly turning to rooftop solar to escape outage risk and bill shocks. Shopping Experience & Store Updates: Eastgate Square Shopping Centre is bringing back customer toilets later this year after repeated requests, while M&S is pushing ahead with a major store extension at Guiseley Retail Park. Consumer Protection & Refunds: New rules in some jurisdictions are tightening delivery-delay refunds, and a consumer court in Ahmedabad ordered an insurer to pay medical claims after “genetic disorder” exclusions were used to wrongly reject unrelated illnesses. Food & Product Safety: India’s FSSAI issued notices to multiple popular brands over alleged misleading claims and labeling/hygiene issues, and regulators flagged possible adulteration in sweet butter. Tech & Pricing: Apple warned of unavoidable price hikes tied to chip/memory costs, and TCL is promoting new IJP OLED display tech for monitors and notebook panels. Customer Service & Crime: A Hyderabad man allegedly stole a gold mangalsutra after posing as a customer, and a Minnesota cannabis testing site shutdown is delaying product availability for retailers. Regulation Watch: A US appeals court blocked the Trump administration’s push to slash CFPB staffing by about two-thirds, keeping the consumer watchdog intact for now.