Bloomberg Sephora USA Inc escalated its legal fight with partner JC Penney Co, saying the department-store chain’s response to the pandemic violates an agreement allowing it to operate about 650 in-house beauty boutiques. JC Penney, which closed all its stores in March as the virus spread, persuaded a Texas state court judge last week to temporarily bar Sephora from exiting …

Bloomberg Ocado Group Plc’s retail revenue rose more than 40% in the second quarter as the UK online grocer’s sales were boosted by home shopping during the Covid-19 lockdown. The company suspended financial guidance for the year, saying uncertainty around the pandemic made it impossible to predict near-term sales trends. The second-quarter’s gain was up from a 10% increase in …

Bloomberg Oil headed for the longest run of daily gains in more than nine months as the impact of production cuts indicated the glut may be beginning to ease. Futures in New York rose for a fifth day after Genscape reported an increase in inventories of only 1.8 million barrels at Cushing, Oklahoma, the delivery point for West Texas Intermediate …