Bloomberg Tesco Plc faces growing investor pressure to sweeten its 3.9 billion pound ($5.5 billion) offer for wholesaler Booker Group Plc ahead of a shareholder vote in less than two weeks. Alpine Associates Management Inc. opposes Tesco’s offer on the existing terms and believes Booker shareholders should vote against the deal, the investor said by email. Alpine has an economic …

Bloomberg US shoppers may be ordering more clothing than socks and underwear on Amazon after all. Amazon.com Inc. is spiriting away share of apparel sales from Target Corp., Macy’s Inc. and JC Penney Co., according to a report by Coresight Research. Amazon Fashion is tied with Target as the second-most-shopped apparel retailer in the US, behind Walmart Inc., as measured …

Bloomberg Walmart Inc. is introducing low-cost clothing brands for women, kids and plus-size customers, aiming to lure shoppers as Amazon.com Inc. gobbles up more apparel sales. The store brands include Time and Tru in ladieswear — which will replace the jettisoned DanskinNow label — along with Terra & Sky in plus-size apparel and Wonder Nation for kids, according to a …