Bloomberg Simon Property Group Inc agreed to buy rival US shopping-mall operator Taubman Centers Inc for about $3.6 billion, a combination that comes as e-commerce continues to roil brick-and-mortar retail. Simon will pay $52.50 a share in cash for all of Taubman’s common stock, the companies said in a statement. That’s about 51% more than Taubman’s closing share price on …

Bloomberg JD Sports Fashion Plc’s purchase of Footasylum may harm competition and leave shoppers worse off, the UK’s antitrust regulator said. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said its provisional view is that the transaction could lead to “a substantial lessening of competition in the retail supply of sports-inspired casual footwear.” The regulator, asked for feedback on its findings. …

Bloomberg Ocado Group Plc forecast retail revenue growth of as much as 15% this year as it starts to sell products from Marks & Spencer Group Plc and sets up the first of its robot-run delivery systems for supermarkets abroad. The UK online grocer says it’s on track to launch its joint venture (JV) with M&S in September and open …