Bloomberg Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing Co rose the most in more than three weeks after reporting a 27% jump in quarterly operating profit and kept its outlook for the fiscal year despite the shutdown of its Russian operations and the resurgence of Covid in China that are fueling uncertainty in clothing sales across the world. Operating profit rose to 70 …

  Bloomberg Japanese convenience store operator Lawson Inc will raise the prices of its beloved chicken nugget snack “Karaage-Kun” for the first time since it was introduced in 1986. The price of the five-pack nuggets, sold in a paper envelope with a toothpick and a chicken illustration that’s instantly recognisable to anyone in the country, will increase 10 percent to …

Bloomberg Brazil’s retail sales rose more than forecast on gains in categories such as fuels, clothing and electronics, as cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus plunged. Sales rose 1.1% in February from the month prior, more than the 0.3% median estimate from analysts in a Bloomberg survey. At the same time, January’s increase was revised higher to 2.1%. …