Bloomberg UK retailers embraced the government’s move to ease restrictions after Omicron hijacked footfall over the holiday season, saying they hope customers will swiftly return to their stores. The government will no longer ask people to work from home or wear face masks in shops or public transport from Jan. 27, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. Covid passes proving …

  Bloomberg Unilever Plc’s Indian unit reported quarterly profit that met analyst expectations as price hikes helped Asia’s largest consumer goods maker by market value manage persistent inflation that has hit the pockets of consumers in the country’s vast and largely impoverished hinterland. The Mumbai-listed Hindustan Unilever Ltd. posted a 17% rise in net income to 22.4 billion rupees ($300.6 …

  Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG may seek a 40% stake in Alitalia’s successor ITA Airways, Italian newspaper Il Foglio reported, citing unnamed sources. The plan, which could be announced in coming days, would be subject to European Union approval, the paper said. The two sides are close to agreement on issues including financial consolidation and turning Rome’s Fiumicino airport into …