Bloomberg Marks & Spencer Group Plc said it may step up store closings as the troubled UK retailer reported another decline in sales. After announcing plans in May to shut about 100 of its large stores selling food and clothing, Chief Executive Officer Steve Rowe said that the number is only a “first stage” in the company’s turnaround plan. “It’s ...

Bloomberg Kenya Airways Plc. has ceased issuing tickets for flights to Burundi after the state demanded the airline’s wholly owned budget carrier fly bigger jets. While Jambojet Ltd. received authorisation to operate between the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, and Bujumbura, Burundi’s main city, the Ministry of Transport, Public Works, Equipment and Land Use Planning failed to give requisite approvals because of ...

Bloomberg Walmart Inc. is rolling out the red carpet for shoppers during the Black Friday holiday weekend, doling out everything from deep discounts to free coffee and cookies. Its legions of store employees, though, won’t see anything special this year. Despite an extremely tight labour market, recent wage hikes by rivals and concerns that the historically frugal retailer will seek ...