Lagos / AFP Nearly 60 percent of domestic flights were delayed in Nigeria in just three months to the end of September, local media reported, citing statistics from the country’s aviation regulator. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) recorded 7,722 delays of the 13,097 scheduled flights operated by eight airlines in the third quarter; 253 services were cancelled in …

  AFP British retailer Marks and Spencer said on Tuesday it will shut more than 100 stores, among them many foreign shops including its Champs Elysees branch in Paris, in order to cut costs after posting a first-half loss. M&S, regarded as a barometer of UK consumer demand, said it would close around 60 food and home stores in Britain …

  Dubai / Emirates Business Marka PJSC (DFM: MARKA), the first public joint stock retail operator in the UAE, is expanding its hospitality portfolio in partnership with Hearst Magazines International, with a second launch of the popular Harper’s BAZAAR Café located at CITY WALK Dubai. Elegant in concept, Harper’s BAZAAR Café is at the heart of Marka’s hospitality expansion plans. …