Retail

Bloomberg PepsiCo Inc plans to buy online snacks company Hangzhou Haomusi Food Co — known as Be & Cheery — for $705 million from Haoxiangni Health Food Co as the maker of Doritos and Lay’s potato chips expands in China. Be & Cheery’s products includes nuts, dried fruits, meat snacks, baked goods and confectionery items that are sold mainly online ...

Bloomberg The owner of the Primark budget fashion chain warned that any prolonged manufacturing delays at its factories in China due to the coronavirus could cause supply shortages on certain lines later this year. Associated British Foods Plc has built up inventories and is “well stocked for cover for several months,” according to a statement, which said the virus could ...

Bloomberg Walmart Inc is parting ways with grocery-delivery partner Skipcart, the latest defection from its network of logistics companies who often struggle to make ends meet schlepping cola and cantaloupes for the nation’s biggest food retailer. Skipcart notified Walmart that it was terminating their relationship effective from April 30, according to a letter obtained by Bloomberg News. That end date ...

Bloomberg Puma SE’s chief executive officer put a brave face on the coronavirus crisis in China, forecasting a 10% gain in revenue this year. “Long-term, this will not have an impact on our industry and our brand,” CEO Bjorn Gulden told journalists. “Can we reach the guidance or not? We will do everything we can.” Puma shares surged as much ...

Bloomberg Forever 21 Inc’s new owners plan to keep most of the fast-fashion chain’s US stores open under a new chief executive officer in the coming weeks when it emerges from bankruptcy. Owners Authentic Brands Group (ABG), Simon Property Group Inc and Brookfield Property Partners LP are talking with other landlords about keeping as many of its 448 US stores ...

Bloomberg L Brands is selling a controlling stake in Victoria’s Secret to Sycamore Partners, giving the ailing apparel chain a chance to rehabilitate its image and sales outside the glare of public markets. Under the deal, Sycamore Partners will buy 55% in the chain and take it private, leaving L Brands with a minority stake. L Brands’ billionaire founder Leslie ...

Bloomberg Macy’s Inc was cut to junk by S&P Global Ratings, which said the department-store chain falls on the wrong side of changing consumer preferences. The company’s credit rating was lowered one notch to BB+ from BBB-, S&P said in a statement, citing its “excess stores.” The outlook is stable. Macy’s shares extended losses after the announcement. “Pressure is mounting ...

Bloomberg Bed Bath & Beyond Inc is selling its PersonalizationMall.com business amid efforts to slim down, renew focus on its core home-furnishings business and reverse years of stagnant sales. The company agreed to sell the online personalised gift company for $252 million to 1-800-Flowers.com, it said. PersonalizationMall.com will continue to provide products and services to Bed Bath & Beyond and ...

Bloomberg Carrefour SA’s Brazil unit rallied as investors cheered the French retailer’s move to accelerate the expansion of its cash-and-carry business in Latin America’s largest economy. Shares of Atacadao SA rose as much as 6.2% in Sao Paulo on February 17, the most in more than two months, after it agreed to buy 30 cash-and-carry stores and 14 gas stations ...

Bloomberg Packaged-foods maker Conagra Brands Inc cut its sales and earnings forecast, blaming a slowdown at restaurants over the holiday season and subsequent weakness at retailers in January. The Chicago-based company now anticipates organic sales to be flat or to grow only 0.5% in the fiscal year that ends in three months, a reduction from its prior growth forecast of ...