Retail

  Bloomberg Jollibee Foods Corp. targets to open at least 100 stores in China next year, said its CEO, who sees lockdowns as a “temporary setback” to the Philippine fast-food chain’s target of getting half of sales from abroad. With food delivery expected to drive growth, the Philippine company that’s known for dishes like fried chicken and sweet spaghetti targets ...

  Bloomberg The world’s largest maker of bulk chocolate is boosting production capacity in the Americas to meet rising demand from the ice cream industry. Barry Callebaut AG, whose clients include Nestle SA and Mars Inc., plans to increase factory capacity in the region by 15% in the next 18 to 20 months, said Steve Woolley, the company’s president for ...

  Bloomberg The US is stocking up on Brazilian orange juice after Hurricane Ian and disease devastated citrus groves in Florida, the top producing state for the popular breakfast beverage. Shipments to the US from the world’s top exporter are up 58% in the first four months of the season from a year ago, hitting a record 112,500 metric tons ...

  Bloomberg Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) was fined more than $34,000 following an employee’s death at a North Carolina facility. A 49-year-old worker at a plant in Greensboro died in May after being struck by a stainless steel tote. The state’s Department of Labour cited the company over three alleged serious violations of North Carolina occupational safety laws over ...

  Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc. must cease and desist from retaliating against employees for workplace activism, a New York federal judge ordered. The ruling requires Amazon to distribute the order to employees at a Staten Island warehouse and to read it to them at a meeting, but US district judge Diane Gujarati denied a request for an injunction to reinstate a ...

  Bloomberg At FIFA World Cup in Qatar, 13 of the 32 participating countries will be playing in jerseys provided by Nike Inc., the most by any sportswear sponsor at this year’s tournament. This year, Germany-based Adidas AG will outfit only seven nations. This is only the third time Oregon-based Nike has outperformed Adidas, and the biggest gap Nike has ...

  Bloomberg Superdry Plc is seeking to tap investment funds to repay banks on a loan due in January as the cost-of-living crisis hits consumer spending. The London-listed clothing company has been sounding out potential new investors to replace an asset-backed facility worth £70 million ($83 million). The company said it’s in “positive on-going discussions with lenders” when contacted by ...

  Bloomberg Burberry Group Plc’s new leadership plans a return to “Britishness” after a revamp by an Italian executive duo failed to keep the UK brand abreast of its luxury rivals. The new team of Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Akeroyd and creative chief Daniel Lee want to increase accessories to more than 50% of sales in the long term, banking ...

  Bloomberg Blue Origin, the space launch vehicle startup founded by Amazon.com chair Jeff Bezos, expects next month to complete a review of a recent accident but won’t send another rocket aloft until sometime in 2023. The company’s vice president of its New Shepard rocket’s mission and fight operations, Audrey Powers, told attendees at a conference in Washington, DC, that ...

  Bloomberg JD.com Inc. reported higher sales last quarter after shoppers kept spending at China’s second-largest online retailer despite an economic downturn. Sales rose 11% from a year earlier to $34.2 billion in the quarter ending in September, the company said in a statement. That compared to the average forecast of 243.1 billion yuan from analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. The ...