Bloomberg Steinhoff International Holdings NV said first-half earnings rose 13 percent as the acquisitive retailer that was started in South Africa reported revenue and margin growth across its household goods and general merchandise business. Operating profit increased to 903 million euros ($1 billion) in the six months through March, the Amsterdam-based company said on Wednesday in a statement. Sales advanced …

Bloomberg Macy’s Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jeff Gennette is optimistic about the future of the largest department-store chain, even if it doesn’t look much like the store R.H. Macy imagined. Gennette, 55, wants to build Macy’s into a fashion destination where shoppers looking for exclusive products can buy online or on their phones as easily as in a store. In …

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has signed an AED1.7 billion Operating Plant Service Agreement (OPSA) contract with German company Siemens. The 12-year contract includes providing maintenance, spare parts and gas turbine rehabilitation for the second phase of K-Station at Jebel Ali Power and Desalination Station, and the third phase of H-Station at the Al Aweer Power …