Retail

Bloomberg Hermes International sales jumped as the Birkin bag maker continued to benefit from its established appeal as a premium luxury brand. Sales rose 16% in the fourth quarter at constant exchange rates, almost twice as much as analysts expected. The leather goods unit was the main driver behind the performance. The shares rose as much as 8.9% to a ...

Bloomberg Macy’s Inc is sounding out investors on a potential debt sale that would further aid the retailer through the pandemic, as a string of troubled companies look to capitalise on record-low borrowing costs. The department store chain is considering issuing new debt to bolster its liquidity, according to people with knowledge of the situation. Talks are in the early ...

Bloomberg Australian household spending rose at a slower-than-expected pace in January as a short, sharp Covid-19 lockdown in the northeastern state of Queensland dragged on stronger performances in other parts of the country. Preliminary retail sales advanced 0.6% from December, but came in below economists’ median estimate of a 2% gain, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said in a report ...

Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc has failed to comply with workplace safety rules during the pandemic and retaliated against warehouse workers who raised concerns, New York alleged in a lawsuit against the retail giant. “Amazon’s flagrant disregard for health and safety requirements has threatened serious illness and grave harm to the thousands of workers in these facilities and poses a continued substantial ...

Bloomberg Gucci sales fell for a fourth quarter, ending years of expansion as the luxury brand and growth motor of Kering struggled amid renewed lockdowns in Europe. Revenue at the Italian luxury brand dropped 10% on a comparable basis to 2.28 billion euros ($2.76 billion) in the three months through December, Kering said on Wednesday. Analysts had expected a 7.2% ...

Bloomberg EBay Inc’s sale of its online classifieds business to Adevinta ASA has hit a hurdle, as UK regulators voice concerns over the potential threat to competition that the tie-up poses. The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) told the companies to propose remedies that address antitrust concerns for the deal, which was valued at $9.2 billion when it was ...

Bloomberg Under Armour Inc’s sales beat expectations in the fourth quarter as the athletic-apparel maker benefited from e-commerce demand and made progress on its restructuring program, sending the shares higher. Revenue in the period ended on December 31 fell 3% to $1.4 billion, topping the $1.26 billion average of analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. E-commerce sales jumped 25%. Under Armour ...

Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc has hired several employees of a Covid-19 testing startup as part of efforts to curb outbreaks among its workers. Caspr Biotech’s cofounders, Chief Executive Officer Franco Goytia and Chief Strategy Officer Carla Gimenez, joined Amazon in December, according to a person familiar with the situation. The pair, along with several other startup employees, are working on a ...

Bloomberg Jollibee Foods Corp will boost capital spending by a fifth to open 450 new stores mostly overseas, as the Philippines’ largest restaurant operator foresees a return to profit this year following its first annual loss in nearly three decades. The company will spend 12.2 billion pesos ($255 million) this year, up 22% from the 10 billion pesos in 2020. ...

Bloomberg The tussle between two of the world’s richest men — Jeff Bezos and Mukesh Ambani — to dominate India’s estimated $1 trillion retail market is testing foreign investor patience with flip-flopping court rulings. There have been new developments in Amazon.com Inc’s legal battle to block Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd from acquiring Future Retail Ltd’s assets, in what would be ...