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Amazon, Flipkart’s India e-comm boom receives airline’s vote

Bloomberg India’s booming e-commerce industry just got an ally: the first cargo service by a commercial airline. SpiceJet Ltd. is starting a dedicated freighter business to ship goods from consumer electronics to apparel and fresh farm produce as an increasing number of online shoppers visiting Amazon.com Inc. to Flipkart Online Services Pvt. demand same- or next-day deliveries. The carrier will …

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Airport 3D X-rays success lets TSA expand pilot programme

Bloomberg The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is so pleased with a program to test three-dimension X-ray technology for carry-on bag screening at airports that it’s increasing plans to buy the new technology starting next year, the agency chief told Congress. TSA is testing computed tomography X-rays, which shoot hundreds of images of a bag from different angles, at 13 airports …

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Primark owner’s shares fall as hot summer hits apparel sales

Bloomberg Shares of Associated British Foods Plc, owner of the Primark clothing chain, fell after the company predicted a decline in comparable sales at the retailer. Primark’s like-for-like sales will decline by 2 percent this year, the company said on Monday, citing Europe’s unusually hot summer weather. The apparel stores are expected to post gains overall, but that’s only because …

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