The US Bureau of Labor Statistics said employment in food services and drinking places rose by 59,000 in August, well above the 12-month average monthly gain of 12,000.

On Sept. 3 the State Council Work Safety Committee Office held a video meeting to advance inspection and rectification of so-called fake new-energy refueling stations. Local authorities were directed to follow Hubei’s model to leave no gaps and carry out deep, thorough verification of suspected sites. The office ordered strengthened whole-chain joint enforcement, clear assignment of enforcement responsibilities by violation type, unified enforcement standards, tightened discretionary rules and enhanced inter-agency case consultation, maintaining a high-pressure, punish-all approach with penalties proportional to offenses. It also mandated strict implementation of cross-department regulation of refined oil products, regularized sweeps of illegal refueling points (including fake new-energy sites), expanded sources and methods for tip-offs and inspections, and improved clue transfer, information-sharing and joint-handling mechanisms to bolster coordinated supervision, verification and enforcement and prevent rebound.

At its 12th-anniversary event, JD Supermarket said 1H 2026 revenue grew in double digits and its user base rose 15% YoY. The business added more than 10 brands with sales above 100 MLN yuan, over 100 SKUs with sales above 10 MLN yuan and more than 1,000 SKUs exceeding 1 MLN yuan. Citing rising traffic costs and intensifying price competition, JD Group VP and president of JD Retail’s supermarket business group Niu Yinghua announced four co-creation measures: product co-creation, user co-creation, channel co-creation and efficiency co-creation.