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Ryanair chief sees end to pilot crunch as earnings feel pinch

Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc Chief Executive Officer Michael O’Leary said Europe’s biggest discount carrier can raise pay for disgruntled pilots and still retain a pricing advantage over rivals after a staffing crunch led profit to slide in its busiest quarter. O’Leary pledged on Tuesday to press on with a review of flight rosters, bases and salaries as he seeks a ...

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Kenya’s largest retailer Nakumatt to enter administration

Bloomberg Nakumatt Holdings Ltd., East Africa’s largest retailer, is seeking a court order to enter administration as part of a plan to revive its debt-laden business. The Kenyan company will go to court on November 8 for a hearing on the application, which proposes that “business-turnaround professional” Peter Kahi of PKF Consulting Ltd. be appointed as administrator, according to a ...

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Retailers have to stay put if EU clogs trade routes during Brexit

Bloomberg Banks can hightail it from the UK. For retailers threatened by Brexit, it’s not so easy—they’ve got to stay put even if a disorderly departure from the European Union clogs trade routes and empties store shelves. As the UK charts an increasingly erratic course towards Brexit, retailers like Tesco Plc, J Sainsbury Plc and Next Plc that sell a ...

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