Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc. fell on April 2 after a fresh round of critical comments from President Donald Trump and a Republican senator. In his latest Twitter rant, Trump said “Only fools, or worse, are saying that our money losing Post Office makes money with Amazon. THEY LOSE A FORTUNE, and this will be changed. Also, our fully tax paying retailers …
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Bloomberg Casino Guichard Perrachon SA and Auchan Retail are in exclusive talks to form a global purchasing alliance to help them negotiate better prices as competition in the French grocery market increases. The partnership would cover major national and international consumer-goods makers, the companies said in a statement. They expect it would help fuel the development of French suppliers abroad …
Read More »Bloomberg Walmart Inc. is in early talks about a deal for closely held PillPack, an online startup that could help grow the retail giant’s pharmacy offerings, according to people familiar with the situation. PillPack and Walmart declined to comment. CNBC first reported the talks, and said the price being discussed was less than $1 billion. It’s not clear if the …
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Bloomberg From Ralph Lauren to Calvin Klein, America’s biggest fashion labels are pinning their hopes on a blue jean revival. Across the industry, fashion brands are renewing their focus on denim, betting the wardrobe staple can be a major sales driver as jeans battle stretchy pants for supremacy from the waist down. The jeanmaking industry has been just as distressed …
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Bloomberg Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is buying full control of the startup Ele.me as it steps up efforts to expand in China’s fast-growing market for local delivery of food and other services. The deal implies an enterprise valuation of $9.5 billion for Ele.me, Alibaba said in a statement, without saying how much it’s paying. Alibaba and affiliate Ant Small and …
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Bloomberg Under Armour Inc., joining a growing list of corporate victims of hacker attacks, said about 150 million user accounts tied to its MyFitnessPal nutrition-tracking app were breached earlier this year. An unauthorised party stole data from the accounts in late February, Under Armour said. It became aware of the breach earlier this week and took steps to alert users …
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Bloomberg Different threats from major shifts in two industries are pushing Walmart Inc. and health insurer Humana Inc. towards the same solution. Amazon.com Inc. has taken direct aim at the giant retailer by siphoning customers out of its stores. Humana’s rivals are striking deals to make them one-stop health superstores with insurance, drug coverage, pharmacies, clinics and doctors. A deal …
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Bloomberg The liquidation of Toys ‘R’ Us Inc. has stoked fears about how the US toy industry will absorb the blow. But the shutdown of the company’s sister chain, Babies “R†Us, is setting off its own wave of disruption in the market for infant products. One of the biggest questions: What happens to all the customers who had baby …
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Bloomberg Three years ago, Amazon.com Inc. launched a marketplace to connect its customers with handymen, landscapers and housekeepers in their neighbourhoods, a direct challenge to the likes of Angie’s List Inc. and Yelp Inc. The offering embraced the independent contractor model, using Amazon’s web store to create a new service from scratch without hiring a single person or buying any …
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Bloomberg Walmart Inc. is in talks with health insurer Humana Inc. for a closer partnership to provide health care to consumers at home and prevent illness, according to a person familiar with the matter. Health-care spending accounted for about 18 percent of the US economy in 2017, and continues to surge with an aging population, pricey medications, and a complex …
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