AI Retail Discovery: Retailers are updating sites to rank in chatbot shopping results as shoppers increasingly ask ChatGPT and Google Gemini for product picks—while brands try to keep purchases on their own sites to protect customer data and loyalty. Direct Marketing Rules: Kenya’s ODPC found Bar Next Door liable for unsolicited marketing SMS after a customer objected, rejecting opt-out defenses and signaling tougher consumer-rights precedent for marketers. Political Influencer Disclosure: California’s influencer-politics disclosure debate is heating up as creators face pressure to clearly label paid campaign content, with enforcement and fines under discussion. Food & App Promotions: Domino’s is running a “order now, save later” digital coupon test tied to its refreshed app and website, using customer feedback as a bonus lever. Local Tourism Marketing Pressure: Ely’s lodging tax and tourism board faces fallout from wildfires and smoky air, with leaders shifting markets and stressing that recovery depends on smarter promotion. Agriculture Market Infrastructure: A Philippines regional food terminal aims to cut middlemen by giving farmers and fisherfolk storage and a trading hub for processors and buyers. Rural Women Entrepreneurship: India’s RISE centre is backing rural women with training, mentoring, and marketing links to turn skills into small businesses. Energy Policy & Competition: Bangladesh’s fuel import privatization plan faces political pushback over fears of “transfer” rather than real competition.