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BA halves biz-only flights from London City to NY

  Bloomberg British Airways will cut one of its two daily flights from London City Airport to New York’s John F. Kennedy International hub, slashing capacity on a business-class-only service that began in 2009. The change will be introduced with the winter schedule at the end of October, leaving British Airways with up to 12 daily flights to terminals in ...

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Wal-Mart to cut 7,000 back-office store jobs

  Bloomberg Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will relocate about 7,000 back-office workers as the world’s largest retail chain tries to make its stores more efficient. The employees — a handful at each of its 3,500 supercenters — will be moved to other parts of the stores, according to Deisha Barnett, a spokeswoman for the Bentonville, Arkansas-based company. The workers’ pay could ...

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Mall Group wins Aeropostale auction with $243.3mn bid

  Bloomberg A consortium led by Simon Property Group Inc. and General Growth Properties Inc. won an auction for the assets of Aeropostale Inc., with a plan to keep open at least 229 of the bankrupt teen retailer’s stores. The bidding group will also keep the chain’s online business and licensing operation up and running, according to a statement. The ...

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