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Ryanair to bid for Alitalia

Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc plans to bid for Alitalia SpA, which has filed for bankruptcy, and will keep the Italian company intact if it’s successful, according to Chief Executive Officer Michael O’Leary. Europe’s biggest discount airline is prepared to take over Alitalia’s long-haul arm as well as a short-haul unit that parallels its own operations, O’Leary said. Most of the ...

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Best Buy expands same-day delivery to ward off Amazon

Bloomberg Best Buy Co. is bringing its same-day delivery service to more than a dozen new cities as the biggest US consumer-electronics retailer tries to keep pace with Amazon.com Inc. Starting September 6, the service will expand from 13 to 27 cities, including San Diego, Charlotte, Denver and Best Buy’s hometown region of Minneapolis/St. Paul, according to a company blog ...

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Amazon may cut Whole Foods prices more to beat Wal-Mart

Bloomberg Jeff Bezos will have to trade in his potato peeler for a meat cleaver if he wants to fight a price war with Wal-Mart Stores Inc., his biggest grocery competitor. Despite price reductions on kale, bananas and more after Amazon.com Inc. officially took control of Whole Foods recently, the grocer has long touted the superior quality of its food ...

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