Bloomberg Inditex SA reported its highest profitability in a decade as the Zara owner offset inflation through tight cost control and kept attracting shoppers even with higher prices. Operating income rose 82% in the three months through April, exceeding pre-pandemic levels, the company said. The gross margin reached a 10-year record. The stock rose as much as 4.8%. Inditex …

  Bloomberg Marks & Spencer Group Plc’s outgoing Chief Executive Officer Steve Rowe is set to receive a £2.6-million ($3.3 million) compensation package as he officially steps down from his role this summer. That includes a £1.6 million bonus because he will serve as adviser to the new leadership for a year, according to the annual report. Half of the …

  Bloomberg Australia’s Qantas Airways Ltd is appealing to head-office employees to help the airline’s overworked ground handling staff as the pandemic-hit sector struggles to cope with a rebound in air travel. Workers at the headquarters of Sydney-based Qantas and its Melbourne-based low-cost airline Jetstar have been asked to step in and assist during the peak July vacation period, according …