AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoEnergy & Utilities: Eversource and National Grid, with EnergyHub, Sunrun and The Mobility House, are testing vehicle-to-grid (V2G) in Massachusetts so qualifying EV owners can send stored power back during peak demand, with incentives for drivers. Consumer Retail & Pricing: Disneyland raised prices on hundreds of food items, with some snacks up as much as 25%, pushing average increases to about 8% and sparking “sticker shock” among visitors. AI & Jobs: Uber is cutting about 10% of customer-service roles as it leans on AI, framing the move as fixing organizational fragmentation that AI alone can’t solve. Food & Ethics: Lindt faces a U.S. lawsuit alleging it misleads consumers about child labor in cocoa supply chains in Ghana and Ivory Coast. Direct-to-Consumer Alcohol: New Brunswick is joining a cross-provincial deal to expand direct-to-consumer alcohol sales, removing markups and barriers for local producers. Mobile Tech in Stores: Scosche says 20 charging and mounting products are now available at Home Depot nationwide. Business Confidence: NFIB’s small business optimism index rose in June, with uncertainty easing but hiring still constrained by high interest rates.
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