Retail news, week of July 13, 2026

Monday, July 13, 2026

1. 0105:00 UTC

   New Energy Transport delivers electric truck to Unilever in Sydney

   4 outlets · first: sconeadvocate.com.au Logistics

   Machine summary Key facts from the reports:

   1. New Energy Transport delivered the electric truck to Unilever on Monday, according to the reports.

   Reported by sconeadvocate.com.au, nvi.com.au, merimbulanewsweekly.com.au and oberonreview.com.au.

   • Unilever
   • New Energy Transport

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

1. 0202:00 UTC

   Trade Desk adds 7-Eleven Japan retail data to its platform

   4 outlets · first: The Hindu - Business Line Market trends

   Machine summary The Trade Desk said it has integrated retail purchase data from Seven-Eleven Japan into its platform, enabling advertisers in Japan to activate audience segments across digital channels. The company said the capability is available to advertisers in Japan.

   1. The Trade Desk announced the integration of Seven-Eleven Japan retail purchase data into its platform, according to the company.
   2. The Trade Desk said Seven-Eleven Japan operates around 22,000 stores nationwide with approximately 20 million daily visitors.

   Reported by The Hindu - Business Line, sydneysun.com (Big News Network), itnewsonline.com and en.antaranews.com.

   • The Trade Desk

2. 0317:45 UTC

   Costco Adds 7 New Stores in August, Targets 30+ Openings per Year

   2 outlets · first: foxla.com Market trends

   Machine summary Costco has 928 warehouses and 82.9 million paid members.

   Reported by foxla.com and fox5atlanta.com.

   • Costco

3. 0420:45 UTC

   Shein executive chairman to move into advisory role

   1 outlet · first: oklahomacitysun.com (Big News Network) E-commerce

   Machine summary Shein's executive chairman is to move into an advisory role, according to reports.

   Reported by oklahomacitysun.com (Big News Network), parisguardian.com (Big News Network), iranherald.com (Big News Network), israelherald.com (Big News Network), japanherald.com (Big News Network), dallassun.com (Big News Network), londonmercury.com (Big News Network) and texasguardian.com (Big News Network).

   • Shein

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

1. 0522:30 UTC

   High Tide CEO Raj Grover answered shareholder questions in Reddit AMA

   3 outlets · first: Pr Newswire Market trends Mostly press releases

   Machine summary The company said Grover answered questions on its strategy, operations and outlook.

   1. High Tide said Raj Grover answered shareholder questions during his fifth Reddit AMA session on July 15, 2026, on r/HighTideInc.
   2. High Tide said it holds a majority stake in Remexian Pharma GmbH and is scaling its international medical cannabis business in Germany.

   Reported by Pr Newswire, stockhouse.com and leaderpost.com.

   • Reddit
   • Remexian Pharma GmbH
   • High Tide

2. 0601:15 UTC

   India-UK trade deal removes 12% textile tariff

   1 outlet · first: bbc.com Market trends

   Machine summary The India-UK Free Trade Agreement eliminates a 12% tariff on Indian home textiles. Scotch whisky duties also drop, and India competes with Pakistan and Bangladesh for a share of the UK market.

   1. India's home textiles previously faced a 12% UK import tariff, while Pakistan and Bangladesh shipped duty-free under the DCTS; Pakistan holds 55% of the UK home textiles market vs India's 6–7%.
   2. Customs duty on Scotch whisky falls from 150% to 75% immediately, then gradually to 40% over 10 years.
   3. Welspun Living CEO Dipali Goenka said UK retailers are already visiting for joint forward planning.

   Reported by bbc.com.

   • Pakistan
   • Bangladesh
   • Scotch whisky
   • Welspun Living

Thursday, July 16, 2026

4 events. The full rundown for July 16, 2026. The most covered:

1. 04:30 UTC mynorthwest.com: “US imposing a 25% tariff on some Brazilian imports starting July 22, citing unfair trade practices” 31
2. 21:00 UTC FDA, CPSC announce recalls of food and household products 4
3. 14:45 UTC agweek.com: “US imposes new 25% tariffs on Brazil, expands exemptions list” 2

Friday, July 17, 2026

1. 0701:45 UTC

   Coverage recordktvu.com: “7-Eleven parent details plan to close hundreds of US stores”

   2 outlets · first: ktvu.com Consumer trends

   Reports ran between 01:45 and 17:00 UTC on Jul 17.

   The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

   Reported by ktvu.com and foxla.com.

Saturday, July 18, 2026

4 events. The full rundown for July 18, 2026. The most covered:

1. 17:15 UTC Laifen launches SE hair dryer at select Costco U.S. warehouses 3
2. 16:30 UTC Honda confirms Prologue retired, ending its U.S. EV lineup 2
3. 11:45 UTC Bahrain ministry alleges four food shops violated consumer law 1

What kind of news was it?

1. Market trends 9
2. Consumer trends 5
3. Logistics 2
4. E-commerce 1