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United Air to slash office jobs by 30% after US aid ends

Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings Inc will cut at least 30% of its managerial and administrative jobs when government restrictions lift in October, bracing for a prolonged travel slump in the age of Covid-19. In addition to cutting the roughly 3,500 positions, the company will require that management and administrative employees take 20 days off without pay between May 16 and ...

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Sephora fires back at JC Penney in bid to end their partnership

Bloomberg Sephora USA Inc escalated its legal fight with partner JC Penney Co, saying the department-store chain’s response to the pandemic violates an agreement allowing it to operate about 650 in-house beauty boutiques. JC Penney, which closed all its stores in March as the virus spread, persuaded a Texas state court judge last week to temporarily bar Sephora from exiting ...

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Ocado retail revenue rises 40% on demand

Bloomberg Ocado Group Plc’s retail revenue rose more than 40% in the second quarter as the UK online grocer’s sales were boosted by home shopping during the Covid-19 lockdown. The company suspended financial guidance for the year, saying uncertainty around the pandemic made it impossible to predict near-term sales trends. The second-quarter’s gain was up from a 10% increase in ...

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