Bloomberg Air Canada slashed the purchase price for tour operator Transat AT Inc to almost a quarter of its earlier offer, citing the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the air transport industry. The Montreal-based airline said it’s cutting the offer for Transat to C$5 a share from C$18 when the deal was announced in August 2019, valuing the company ...

Bloomberg L’Oreal SA plans to close retail locations to restructure its US luxury operations as the company grapples with severe changes to consumer behaviour amid the pandemic. The Luxe Division of L’Oreal USA plans to shift investment to growth areas such as e-commerce as part of the reorganisation over the next six months, the company said in a statement in ...

Bloomberg Reliance Retail, owned by Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani, has withdrawn from the race to buy Debenhams Plc, The Sunday Times reported, quoting a source close to the process. Reliance had denied previous reports that it was in talks about buying all or part of Debenhams. Multiple parties remained interested in the company, according to The Sunday Times. The UK ...