Bloomberg Global consumer giants selling everything from jewellery to t-shirts saw sales in China tumble in their most recent quarter as Covid Zero lockdowns hammered consumer demand in the world’s second-largest economy. Starbucks Corp was particularly hard hit, reporting a more than 40% drop in sales in the quarter ended on July 3. The company began the period with ...

  Bloomberg The unraveling of the latest meme stock frenzy is accelerating as bad news for one of the most popular retail-trader favourites piles up and investors dump riskier assets. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc tumbled 16%, marking a now three-day drop that’s erased 60% of its market value, after a report some suppliers were restricting or halting shipments altogether ...

  Bloomberg Matalan Ltd’s founder John Hargreaves has proposed injecting tens of millions of pounds into the struggling retailer to keep control of the business even as its creditors push for a sale, Sky reported citing people familiar with the matter. Hargreaves, who reinstated himself as Matalan chairman last month, wants to invest between £25 million and £50 million cash ...