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WestJet CEO sees Boeing’s Max 7 as key to savings

Bloomberg Boeing Co.’s slow-selling 737 Max 7 has a big fan in Western Canada. WestJet Airlines Ltd. next year will become the second carrier, after Southwest Airlines Co., to operate the smallest version of Boeing’s upgraded workhorse. The Calgary-based company is set to receive five of the single-aisle jetliners next year. “We love those planes,” WestJet Chief Executive Officer Gregg ...

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‘US market challenging for Pandora’

Bloomberg Pandora A/S said the US retail market remained challenging for its physical stores last quarter, but pointed to an improved performance in online sales. Revenue grew 16 percent in the Americas last quarter from a year earlier, the Copenhagen-based company said. In local currency, Pandora saw a 27% increase. “Growth was supported by the acquisition of franchise stores in ...

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Amazon is turning four US cities into ‘grocery battlegrounds’

Bloomberg The Amazon-fuelled grocery price war may have finally arrived. News that Amazon.com will start offering two-hour delivery from Whole Foods stores in four US cities has the food world buzzing that competition is about to heat up in an industry that survives on razor-thin margins. In the six months since Amazon acquired the organic grocer, the e-commerce giant has ...

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