Retail

Bloomberg JD Logistics Inc is planning to set up its own fleet of planes as the Chinese firm eyes a greater slice of a cross-border cargo market engulfed by global supply chain snarls. The logistics arm of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com Inc aims to have “no fewer than 100 planes” by 2030, including leased and jointly purchased aircraft, said Chief …

Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc plans to hire 150,000 seasonal staffers, about 50% more than last year as the company seeks a cushion of workers to help it meet demand during the holiday shopping period. The world’s largest online retailer typically hires legions of temporary workers this time of year to help store, pack and ship items from its warehouses. Since the …

Bloomberg Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani bought a stake in a high-end fashion brand, run by a stylist to some of Bollywood’s biggest stars, as Asia’s richest person continues to expand into luxury retail. Reliance Brands Ltd bought 40% of MM Styles Ltd, which owns Manish Malhotra’s eponymous fashion house, the company said in a statement. The privately-held brand was launched …

Bloomberg Swedish home-furnishings giant Ikea gave a bleak outlook for the retail industry, saying it expects shortages from the supply-chain crisis to remain an issue through the middle of next year. “The biggest challenge has been getting products out of China, where there has been a very limited capacity,” Chief Executive Officer Jon Abrahamsson Ring of Inter Ikea, the worldwide …

Bloomberg John Lewis Partnership Plc’s loss narrowed in the first half as the British retailer’s turnaround efforts started to pay off. The operator of the John Lewis department store and upmarket grocer Waitrose said the 29 million-pound ($40 million) pretax loss came after taking almost 100 million pounds of exceptional costs related to store closures and redundancy payments. This is …

Bloomberg Dolce & Gabbana (D & G) plans to remain independent to preserve its creative freedom, even as the Italian fashion house claws back sales lost to the pandemic and a bungled ad campaign in China. The privately held label is a favourite of investment bankers looking to drum up interest in a potential deal, but the Milan-based company has …

Bloomberg Ideal Image, which provides services including laser hair removal, botox and skin lifts, is exploring a US initial public offering, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The company, which is majority-owned by private equity firm L Catterton, is working with advisers ahead of a potential listing that could occur as soon as this year, the people said. …

Bloomberg French grocer Auchan made a recent approach to acquire rival Carrefour SA for about $19 billion but talks to create the country’s market leader stalled over the terms, according to people familiar with the matter. Auchan had approached Carrefour about a combination that would have seen Auchan, which is owned by the Mulliez family, hold a majority stake in …

Bloomberg Walmart Inc said “the overwhelming majority” of employees required to get Covid-19 vaccines have received the shots. A “very small percentage” of the US headquarters and regional staff covered by the company mandate are partially inoculated or haven’t gotten the shots, Walmart said in an email without providing specific numbers. Employees who aren’t fully vaccinated can complete the process …

Bloomberg The number of empty storefronts is surging in midtown Manhattan, where an absence of tourists and office workers has hammered the retail industry during the pandemic. Nearly 30% of 311 storefronts were vacant in the retail corridors near Grand Central and Midtown East as of the end of September, roughly double the historical rate, according to a report from …