Bloomberg With stores from near the Arctic to the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains, Magnit PJSC would be the first to know when the Russian consumer is back. Instead, the nation’s largest supermarket chain has just come across something it’s never seen. Billionaire Sergey Galitskiy’s retailer, which operates almost 13,000 outlets in Russia, said the average purchase has fallen …

  Bloomberg Spotify, a digital music service provider, is tailoring its service for local tastes, from topical playlists to tiered pricing, as it prepares to expand its music streaming in Asia market. That strategy includes beefing up content such as Korean pop music popular in Southeast Asia and offering different payment methods in markets where credit cards are rare, said …

  RIO DE JANEIRO / AP New, stricter security checks were implemented in Brazilian airports this week, stalling travellers and delaying flights less than three weeks before Rio de Janeiro hosts the Olympics. Starting early morning, long, chaotic lines formed at Congonhas regional airport in Brazil’s biggest city, Sao Paulo. Within a half-hour, more than 700 people were waiting on the …