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UK retail sales bounces back in Jan as Omicron impact eased

  Bloomberg UK retail sales bounced back in January as the impact of the Omicron variant on consumers ebbed. The volume of goods sold in stores and online added 1.9%, reclaiming some of the 4% plunge in December, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. It was the biggest monthly increase since April when non-essential stores reopened. Economists had expected ...

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Hermes slumps as bottlenecks hinder sales of Birkin bags

  Bloomberg Hermes International shares fell the most in five years after the French luxury-goods maker reported lower revenue from its key leather-goods division as it failed to keep up with demand for products like $9,000 Birkin bags. The stock dropped as much as 8.4%, having lost more than a quarter of its value since setting a record late last ...

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IndiGo’s co-founder Rakesh Gangwal resigns from board

  Bloomberg IndiGo co-founder Rakesh Gangwal resigned from the company’s board and plans to pare his stake over five years, according to a statement by the airline. Earlier this month, Rahul Bhatia, the billionaire co-founder of IndiGo, took on a newly-created executive position of managing director at the company. Gangwal had accused Bhatia of corporate governance lapses. The founders were ...

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