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KLM ground staff plans new strike

Bloomberg Air France-KLM’s Dutch arm will face a four-hour strike at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s busiest travel hubs, after negotiations over a salary increase for ground staff broke down, the FNV union said in a statement on its website. “KLM continues to refuse to come to a good collective labor agreement for ground staff. They leave their own ...

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Morrisons sales dip but sees better second half

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Bloomberg Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc’s sales slumped in its second quarter as the grocer faced a tough comparison with 2018, when unseasonably warm weather, the World Cup and a royal wedding boosted spending. But it predicted an improvement in the second half, lifting the shares. Comparable group sales fell 1.9 percent for the quarter, slowing half-year growth to 0.2 percent. ...

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China Mengniu agrees to buy Bellamy’s for $1 billion

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Bloomberg China Mengniu Dairy Co agreed to buy organic infant formula maker Bellamy’s Australia Ltd for A$1.5 billion ($1 billion), securing a premium brand in one of the fastest-growing segments of the dairy market. The Hong Kong-based firm offered A$13.25 per share for Bellamy’s, a sizable 59 percent premium to the stock’s last closing price. The Launceston, Tasmania-based company’s board ...

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