Retail Beauty Expansion: M&S is teaming up with Sephora for a shop-in-shop rollout across 100 UK stores from spring 2027, plus online via M&S.com, aiming to pull in new beauty shoppers. Consumer Protection Pressure: A Philippine senator blasted DTI’s “No Return, No Exchange” complaint handling, saying mediation can take a month and adjudication up to six—totaling as long as seven months. Payments & Checkout Control: Yuno launched In-Person Payments, bringing multi-acquirer routing and Tap to Pay into one omnichannel stack so merchants can manage approvals and reconciliation across channels. New Product Launches (Home/Travel): Applegreen opened a €15m Naas service area with Popeyes, Taco Bell, M&S Food, coffee and EV charging, while Roadway Moving partnered with Lemonade to add insurance guidance around moves. Tech for Consumers: weBoost unveiled weBoost Sky, a vehicle signal booster designed to improve satellite direct-to-device texting reliability inside cabins. AI in the Product Pipeline: TestMu AI says iPhone 18 Pro/Pro Max are now available on its real device cloud for testing within days of Apple’s retail launch. Sustainability Rules: TSCA welcomed the EU’s EmpCo directive start, targeting misleading green tourism claims to boost consumer confidence.