Bloomberg Walmart Inc. has removed rules requiring sellers on its marketplace website to be registered in the US — an attempt to close the e-commerce gap with Amazon.com Inc. and tap into China’s vast network of manufacturers. This month, the world’s largest retailer began opening up its third-party marketplace to foreign sellers, who no longer need a US address or …

Bloomberg Just as airlines start to emerge from their biggest slump on record, the industry is facing a new headache: a rapid rise in fuel prices. Escalating fuel costs will create a dilemma for carriers who unwound hedges that proved costly when demand suddenly disappeared when the coronavirus hit last year, said John Grant, senior analyst at OAG, which tracks …

Bloomberg German beauty retailer Douglas GmbH is tackling its 2.1 billion-euro ($2.5 billion) debt pile after struggling through a series of pandemic-fueled lockdowns that shuttered its stores across Europe for almost a year. The 179-year-old firm, owned by CVC, is seeking to refinance its bonds and loans with new debt supported by a 220 million-euro equity injection. CVC was coming …