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Debenhams seeks WeWork deal as retail dips

Bloomberg Debenhams Plc is in talks to rent out excess space in its flagship London department store to flexible-office provider WeWork Cos. as the UK’s retail crisis deepens, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The retailer is searching for companies willing to take over large chunks of space in its roughly 240 department stores, many of which are ...

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Trump’s China tariff threat puts Walmart, Nike suppliers on notice

Bloomberg Some of China’s biggest manufacturers that supply US multinationals from Walmart Inc. to Nike Inc. find themselves in President Donald Trump’s crosshairs as his administration discusses new import tariffs. The US is considering taxing imports from shoes and clothing to consumer electronics, putting on the hook companies including Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd. and Li & Fung Ltd. that ...

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Air Arabia plans 100-jet deal

Bloomberg Air Arabia PJSC’s expansion could see the biggest discount carrier in the Persian Gulf and North Africa order 100 narrow-body planes worth $11 billion at list prices before the end of the year. The Sharjah, United Arab Emirates-based airline hasn’t yet reached a decision but the figure is “probably the right number,” Chief Executive Officer Adel Ali said in ...

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