Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos is likely to be greeted by an unprecedented show of opposition during his short India visit this week, after thousands of small-time local retailers pledged to protest its pricing and exclusive-selling practices. The Amazon chief executive is slated to headline the inaugural session of Amazon India’s event for small and medium businesses — “smbhav” …

Bloomberg UK regional airline Flybe Group Plc is in crunch talks with the British government for emergency financing, less than a year after a group fronted by Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd stepped in to rescue the unprofitable carrier, Sky News reported. EY is on standby to handle any potential liquidation, according to the report, which cited unidentified aviation industry sources. …

Bloomberg Walmart Inc has fired 56 employees in India as it restructures its business in the country but has no plans to shut down physical operations, the company said in a statement refuting a report in the local media. The world’s largest retailer “remains committed” to growing its wholesale retail business in India, Walmart India’s Chief Executive Officer Krish Iyer …