Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc. cut ties with Washington’s biggest lobbying firm and brought on new advisers following passage of the tax overhaul bill in 2017 and in the face of new challenges in the age of President Donald Trump. The shakeup occurred a week before Trump briefly sent Amazon’s stock tumbling with a Twitter attack on the world’s largest online retailer. …
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Bloomberg Nestle SA plans to begin selling slimmed-down Milkybar chocolates in the UK and Ireland in the first implementation of a new technology that promises the same sweetness with 30 percent less sugar. The Swiss food giant said a new version of the candy bars will be available on store shelves next week. It’s introducing them in markets where government …
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Dubai / Emirates Business The growth of UAE’s retail industry continues to pick up the pace, drawing momentum from the impressive expansion of the local retail real estate landscape. Based on the latest A.T. Kearney Global Retail Development Index, an annual study that ranks the top-30 developing countries for expansion worldwide, UAE’s ranking improved by two notches in 2017 to …
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Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc. is taking aim at France, securing a delivery deal with Casino Guichard Perrachon SA that shakes up one of Europe’s most competitive grocery markets. Groceries from Casino’s Monoprix stores will be sold via Amazon’s Prime Now service in Paris and the surrounding region, the companies said. The move comes as Amazon pushes further into food in Europe …
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Bloomberg Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB said it’s increasing markdowns this quarter after accumulating a record pile of unsold garments worth more than $4 billion. Operating profit fell 62 percent to the lowest level in 16 years as inventory rose to 17.6 percent of sales in the first quarter. The stock slumped to the lowest in almost a …
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Bloomberg Going organic can come with a high price tag. Just ask Givaudan SA. The Swiss flavours and fragrance company agreed y to buy Naturex for about 1.3 billion euros ($1.6 billion), or 135 euros a share. That’s 42 percent above where the supplier of natural plant extracts closed in Paris trading. The deal values the Avignon, France-based company at …
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Bloomberg JD Sports Fashion Plc agreed to buy US sportswear retailer Finish Line Inc., seeking to snatch away a company in which Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct International Plc has built a stake. The agreement is valued at a total of $558 million. Ashley’s Sports Direct International, a UK rival of JD Sports, is the second-largest shareholder in Indianapolis-based Finish Line, …
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Bloomberg Best Buy Co., the large consumer electronics retailer, plans to sever ties to Chinese phone maker Huawei amid US government criticism of the phone maker, a person with knowledge of the matter said. Best Buy follows US mobile-phone carriers AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. in distancing themselves from Huawei, which has come under scrutiny by US officials concerned …
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Bloomberg Meituan Dianping, the Chinese food reviews and delivery giant backed by Tencent Holdings Ltd., has begun discussions on a Hong Kong initial public offering as soon as this year, according to people familiar with the matter. The company is weighing a valuation of at least $60 billion and is considering a listing in China as well if policy conditions …
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Bloomberg A Swedish private-equity firm co-founded by e-commerce pioneer Patrik Hedelin plans to more than double its capital with a new fund, according to people familiar with the process. eEquity aims to raise $183 million for its fourth fund, said the people, who declined to be identified as the information is not yet public. The Stockholm-based firm plans to close …
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