Retail

Morrisons is shutting more than 100 loss-making McColl’s convenience stores, putting as many as 1,300 jobs at risk just a few months after buying the corner shop retailer out of insolvency. The British supermarket chain has identified 132 stores where “there is no realistic prospect of achieving a break-even position in the medium term” and will close those sites over …

Airbnb Inc. shares fell after the company gave a disappointing outlook for bookings in the fourth quarter, suggesting that consumer preferences are shifting away from higher cost rentals that thrived during the pandemic and back to urban and the cross-border destinations. The San Francisco-based home-sharing platform said it expects the pace of nights and experiences booked will “moderate slightly” in …

Billionaire Gautam Adani’s flagship firm is set for another bout of scrutiny when it reports earnings for the latest quarter on Thursday. Its stock meanwhile has overcome recent weakness to approach record levels. Shares of Adani Enterprises Ltd., which have been investor darlings for years now, are about 8 percent away from an all-time high reached in September. The stock …

McDonald’s Corp. sales handily beat expectations as diners proved willing to pay more for their fries and burgers while grappling with inflation in their gas, grocery and energy bills. The results underscore why McDonald’s feels like it’s in a good position even as clouds gather in the economy. The company is picking up customers as rivals across the industry raise …

Ocado Group Plc surged after signing an exclusive deal with Lotte Shopping Co. to develop the South Korean retailer’s online grocery business. The UK developer of automated delivery systems will work with Lotte to build a network of robotic warehouses using Ocado’s Smart Platform, as well as providing technology for building online orders from Lotte’s stores. Lotte Shopping operates department …

Porsche AG’s surging income failed to impress investors as concerns over headwinds in the final months of the year weighed on luxury-car maker’s shares. Operating profit jumped 41% to €5.05 billion in the first nine months from the same period last year, partly due to exchange-rate effects, the luxury-car maker said. But the company didn’t raise its full-year guidance, suggesting …

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., India’s biggest carmaker, reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit, aided by a weaker Japanese yen and easing of some supply chain constraints that boosted production recovery. Net income was 20.6 billion rupees ($250 million) for the three months ending September 30, the unit of Japan’s Suzuki Motor Corp. said in a statement to exchanges, compared with a …

Unilever Plc raised its sales forecast for this year after pushing through the biggest increase in prices in its history amid rampant inflation. The maker of Knorr stock cubes now expects sales this fiscal year to increase more than 8%, up from a prior range of 4.5% to 6.5%, after reporting a better than expected third quarter. However, the group …

Kraft Heinz Co. and Jeff Bezos-backed startup NotCo are following through with their bet on plant-based foods. Eight months after announcing their joint venture (JV), the companies are unveiling their first products: animal-free cheese slices and mayonnaise. Not Cheese will first appear on shelves in a small market test in Cleveland in early November, with a national rollout to follow …

L’Oreal SA said there are signs that shoppers are trading down to cheaper skincare products in fresh evidence that soaring inflation is eroding household budgets. The change in consumer behaviour is most pronounced in the UK “where the inflation is the highest,” with trading down affecting the skincare category there but not haircare nor fragrance, said Chief Executive Officer Nicolas …