Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc. plans to open dozens of grocery stores in US cities, The Wall Street Journal reported, a move that would expand the retail and technology giant’s grocery footprint beyond its Whole Foods Market chain. The first of these stores will open in Los Angeles as early as the end of 2019, and Amazon is in talks to open …

Bloomberg Gap Inc.’s announcement that it’s spinning off the best part of its business — Old Navy — sent the apparel retailer’s shares soaring 25 percent in premarket trading. The remaining company, which still needs a name, will consist of the namesake Gap brand, Athleta and Banana Republic, plus a couple of lesser known brands. It will have annual revenue …

Bloomberg The French and Dutch governments moved to calm a political maelstrom triggered by their power struggle over Air France- KLM, with finance ministers papering over differences and pledging to work together to review the carrier’s shareholding and operations. “Our goal is to make Air France-KLM the best-performing airline in the world,” French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said at …