Daquan Energy said in its investor-relations record that its AIDC project remains in early procedural/permit stages. In 1H the company initiated R&D projects for new energy storage equipment and for solid-state transformers. The new storage project has completed partial proof-of-concept prototype work, single-unit assembly and hardware-board debugging. The solid-state transformer project has finished main topology and hardware design and is progressing to detailed structural, electrical and soft

The British Retail Consortium and Sensormatic said total UK retail footfall fell 2.9% between Aug 30 and Oct 3, versus a 1.7% decline in August. Retailers cited rising consumer concern about the economic outlook — including inf, household spending pressure, higher fuel costs and uncertainty ahead of the autumn budget — and said the coming months, including the Christmas shopping period, will be critical as they seek to lure shoppers back to stores.

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