Bloomberg Ascena Retail Group, the owner of the Ann Taylor and Lane Bryant apparel chains, is discussing a potential bankruptcy filing with lenders after its business was thrown into disarray by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The Chapter 11 filing, which could come as soon as July, would allow the company to keep some …

Bloomberg Singapore Airlines Ltd will focus on recovering from the coronavirus outbreak and doesn’t plan to cut jobs at the moment, the Sunday Times reported, citing the carrier’s CEO Goh Choon Phong. Still, the airline will have to review possible job cuts, Goh was quoted as saying in the report, without providing more details. Singapore Airlines has offered its staff …

Bloomberg London Heathrow airport said it may need to cut one-third of its workforce if the UK government doesn’t indicate soon that it plans to relax a quarantine rule for incoming passengers. Europe’s busiest air hub, which employs 7,000 people, has eliminated a third of operating costs and management posts while resisting permanent job cuts among frontline staff, Chief Executive …