Bed Bath & Beyond turning off AC in stores to save money: report
Bed Bath & Beyond is making its customers and employees sweat these days. The struggling home goods chain — which reported a steep decline in sales last quarter — is turning down the air-conditioning in its stores in an effort to cut costs, according to Bank of America analysts who have visited the stores.
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China Edutech Surge Lures Investors as US Melts Down
The rapid revival of Chinese education companies’ business is boosting investor appetite for the stocks that bore the brunt of Beijing’s yearlong regulatory crackdown. A bellwether of the sector, New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc., has almost doubled in the past 30 days, turning itself from one of the worst-performing US-listed Chinese stocks since…
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Lululemon raises full-year forecasts, unaffected by inflation, China curbs
Lululemon Athletica (LULU.O) on Thursday raised its full-year revenue and profit forecasts on strong demand for athleisure, and said the impact from COVID-19-related lockdowns in China was modest and more than offset by strength in other regions. Affluent U.S. customers have been helping the premium sportswear maker sustain the sales momentum it attained during the peak of…
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Grubhub Customers Learn There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch After All
Derived from M Science’s leading-edge data, the new platform provides daily, weekly, monthly and semi-annual visibility into competitive benchmarking and consumer behaviours. The new platform details customer spending patterns for more than 130 Global and Domestic Australian brands, including food delivery services, grocery stores, DTC platforms, sports betting and travel agencies. Companies include Just Eat,…
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Alibaba, Baidu Jump in US as China Vows Support for Tech
Chinese internet stocks jumped in US trading after a senior Communist Party official reaffirmed support for the industry, stoking optimism that regulators may ease a yearlong clampdown. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index climbed 5.2% to its highest level in about two weeks. E-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. rose 6.4% while search engine operator…
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Royal Caribbean signals slow summer demand in Europe as Ukraine crisis weighs
Royal Caribbean Group (RCL.N) on Thursday flagged slow summer demand for European cruises due to the Ukraine crisis, after a dull first quarter as it reeled under a resurgence in COVID infections in some parts of the world. Shares of the cruise operator fell about 5% to $73.87 after Royal Caribbean Group said higher fuel…
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