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Bed Bath & Beyond leads rout as meme stocks fizzle

  Bloomberg The unraveling of the latest meme stock frenzy is accelerating as bad news for one of the most popular retail-trader favourites piles up and investors dump riskier assets. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc tumbled 16%, marking a now three-day drop that’s erased 60% of its market value, after a report some suppliers were restricting or halting shipments altogether ...

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Matalan founder proposes cash injection to avoid sale

  Bloomberg Matalan Ltd’s founder John Hargreaves has proposed injecting tens of millions of pounds into the struggling retailer to keep control of the business even as its creditors push for a sale, Sky reported citing people familiar with the matter. Hargreaves, who reinstated himself as Matalan chairman last month, wants to invest between £25 million and £50 million cash ...

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JD sales beat estimates, defies slowdown

  Bloomberg JD.com Inc reported stronger-than-projected revenue growth after consumers continued to flock to the country’s second-largest online retailer despite an economic slowdown. Sales hit 267.6 billion yuan ($39.1 billion) during the second quarter, beating the average forecast of 261.7 billion yuan. The Beijing-based company logged net income of 4.4 billion yuan, following three consecutive quarters of losses. Its shares ...

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