Retail

  Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc said it would create more than 4,000 new permanent jobs in the UK this year, the smallest number it’s announced in at least three years, despite planning to open two more fulfillment centers in the north of England. The new roles will span corporate, technology, as well as delivery and fulfillment positions, some of which will ...

  Bloomberg Fast Retailing Co climbed the most in three months after projecting a record full-year profit on a weaker yen and as strong sales globally outweigh a China slump due to Covid Zero lockdowns. Shares of Uniqlo’s owner surged as much as 8.5% in Tokyo, the biggest intraday gain since mid-April, and were 8.4% higher. The Topix was little ...

Bloomberg Amazon.com moved a step closer to settling two European Union antitrust probes into how the US ecommerce giant uses rivals’ sales data and whether it unfairly favours its own products, after it proposed remedies to appease EU concerns. The European Commission said that it’s asking rivals for their feedback on a proposed deal in antitrust probes looking into its ...

Bloomberg Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing Co expects full-year profit will hit a record as a weaker yen and strong sales globally outweighed a China slump due to Covid Zero lockdowns. The Asian retailer raised its full-year operating forecast to 290 billion yen ($2.1 billion) from an earlier estimate of 270 billion, according to a statement. That topped analyst projections and, ...

  Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc’s Prime Day sale is luring bargain hunters looking to stock up on pantry items and cheap electronics despite a dearth of deals. Typical household spending was $88.28 as of noon New York time, up 20% from the early hours of the previous sale last June, according to Numerator, which is tracking Prime Day spending from 973 ...

  Bloomberg Wm Morrison Supermarkets’ planned takeover of struggling UK convenience store-chain McColl’s Retail Group Plc will get a formal antitrust probe from Britain’s competition watchdog. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had officially kicked off a merger inquiry into the deal to see whether it would result in a lessening of competition in the UK groceries market, ...

  Bloomberg Sephora, the cosmetics retailer owned by LVMH, agreed to sell its Russian subsidiary, making it the latest brand to pull out of the country following its invasion of Ukraine. LVMH is selling Sephora’s Russia business to the local general manager, the company said. In early March, the group temporarily closed its Russian stores. Sephora’s exit comes as European ...

  Bloomberg Gap Inc fired Chief Executive Officer Sonia Syngal after 2 1/2 years, with rising costs and deepening discounts threatening to wipe out this quarter’s operating profit. Chairman Bob Martin is taking over immediately as CEO on an interim basis, according to a statement. The stock has been battered amid missteps such as a clumsy implementation of expanded women’s ...

  Bloomberg The billionaire Benetton family agreed to sell their controlling stake in highway restaurant operator Autogrill SpA to duty-free company Dufry AG, creating a $6 billion player in the travel retail market and accelerating the overhaul of the Italian industrial clan’s holdings. As part of the deal, the Benettons will sell their majority stake in Autogrill to become the ...

Bloomberg The cost of Lurpak butter is emerging as the new flash point in Britain’s cost-of-living crisis, requiring security tags in stores and spawning a controversy that’s placed its owner, Arla Foods, on the defensive. “We understand that recent inflation in food prices is hitting many households really hard,” an Arla spokesperson said by email after the dairy firm’s Lurpak ...