Retail & Customer Experience: Co-op appoints Alex Dower as Managing Director of its retail business, aiming to keep momentum across stores and quick commerce. Digital Services: Halifax starts shutting down its app from Oct. 5 as it transitions customers to the Lloyds app. Consumer Protection & Pricing: A Delhi consumer panel ordered Swiggy and a restaurant to pay ₹1 lakh after a misleading “cost for two” buffet price. AI Marketing Rules: Nigeria’s FCCPC proposes rules requiring businesses to register AI marketing tools and label automated promotional content, with penalties up to ₦100m or 1% of turnover. Food & Safety Alerts: The FDA expanded a recall of hundreds of thousands of eye-drop products due to sterility concerns. Public Health: Volusia County issued a precautionary boil-water notice for some customers after a disruption stopped pumping equipment. Product Trends: Peptides are having a skincare moment, with editors highlighting peptide-based picks. Business & Markets: OpenPayd eyes a Nasdaq listing after its planned merger, targeting a U.S. launch in 2027. Cost of Living: Korea Consumer Agency data shows prices rose for 24 of 26 processed foods in August, with soups and stews up sharply.