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United likely to suffer $265mn blow from Hurricane Harvey

Bloomberg United Continental Holdings Inc. is likely to take at least a $265 million financial hit from Hurricane Harvey because of the carrier’s reliance on Houston as one of its biggest hubs, an airline analyst said. The third-largest US carrier’s seat count will fall an estimated 1.5 percent in the current quarter because of the storm, with little opportunity to ...

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Thai online shopping binge, a sign of Southeast Asia market size

Bloomberg Thailand has seen an explosion of internet shopping in recent years as consumers become more tech savvy. And if that’s anything to go by, e-commerce in Southeast Asia is taking off as well. Online retail sales in Thailand of everything from washing machines and televisions to fish sauce are growing more than 100 percent, far outpacing purchases made at ...

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Ocado taps Amazon’s Alexa for voice ordering in convenience push

Bloomberg UK online grocer Ocado Group Plc is teaming up with Amazon.com Inc. to let shoppers top up their baskets using the US e-commerce giant’s voice-recognition system. The Hatfield, England-based company has developed an app for Amazon’s Alexa that allows customers to add items to their digital shopping lists, keep track of orders and ask for product recommendations simply by ...

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