Uniqlo owner reports record annual earnings
Tokyo (AFP) - Uniqlo's parent company Fast Retailing on Thursday announced "a record high performance in fiscal 2024" with domestic ...
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7-Eleven owner confirms new takeover offer from Couche-Tard
Tokyo (AFP) - The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven said on Wednesday it had received a "revised" takeover offer from Canadian ...
7-Eleven owner’s shares spike on report of new buyout offer
Tokyo (AFP) - Shares in the Japanese owner of 7-Eleven surged Wednesday following reports that Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) had ...
Your ‘local everything’: what 7-Eleven buyout battle means for Japan
Tokyo (AFP) - In Japan more is at stake than money in the mammoth takeover battle for 7-Eleven, the world's ...
Easing inflation lifts profit at UK supermarket Tesco
London (AFP) - Supermarket group Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, said Thursday that net profit gained in its first half as ...
Nike earnings drop, says turnaround will take time
New York (AFP) - Nike reported a drop in profits Tuesday on sagging revenues as the sports giant cautioned that ...
Two dead in botched armed raid on Russian retailer’s office
Moscow (AFP) - Two people were killed in a shooting at the Moscow office of Russian retailer Wildberries on Wednesday, ...
US retail sales see slight rise, beating expectations
Washington (AFP) - US consumer spending rose only slightly in August, government data showed Tuesday, with consumers appearing to shift ...
Japan ranks 7-Eleven owner ‘core’ industry, complicating takeover
Tokyo (AFP) - The Japanese finance ministry on Friday designated the parent company of 7-Eleven a "core" industry, a move ...
The Body Shop rescued from administration after deal
London (AFP) - Growth capital firm Aurea on Saturday announced the completion of its acquisition of UK-based cosmetics group The ...
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