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Matthew Boyle, Bloomberg

Mint Correspondent

ARTICLES BY MATTHEW BOYLE, BLOOMBERG

A $99.95 Sanitized Sleeper’s Safe Haven, a bedtime cocoon made from 'patented antimicrobial fabric that kills nearly 100% of bacteria, fungi and viruses' (Photo: Reuters)

Coronavirus: This is how the richest 1% keep calm and carry on

2 min read . 15 Mar 2020

Walmart has tapped India and China as its two main growth markets abroad. Photo: Reuters

Walmart sees Flipkart as key to atone for missteps in China

2 min read . 24 Apr 2018

Walmart’s new site will include new colours, fonts and lifestyle-focused imagery, according to a blog post from Walmart’s US e-commerce chief Marc Lore. Photo: Reuters

Walmart spruces up website in bid to capture traffic from Amazon

1 min read . 17 Apr 2018

Walmart also has a deal with insurer Humana Inc. to offer co-branded Medicare drug plans. Photo: Bloomberg

Walmart is said to be in takeover talks with pharmacy startup PillPack

1 min read . 03 Apr 2018

Vudu gave Walmart digital cred, but the primary rationale for the 2010 deal was to provide insurance against declining in-store sales of DVDs. Photo: Reuters

Walmart has a secret weapon against Amazon. Maybe too secret

3 min read . 28 Mar 2018

CEO Doug McMillon is trying to convert Walmart’s brick-and-mortar shoppers into online customers, who spend almost twice as much overall and seek out higher-priced items. Photo: Bloomberg

Walmart gives disappointing outlook as e-commerce growth flags

1 min read . 20 Feb 2018

The company was known as Wal-Mart Inc. when it incorporated in 1969. It was changed to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. the following year, when it went public. Photo: Bloomberg

Wal-Mart to change name, reflecting shift from bricks to clicks

1 min read . 06 Dec 2017

Wal-Mart’s new app-based returns process will expand to include in-store purchases early next year, Eckert said Photo: Reuters (Reuters)

Wal-Mart deploys shopping app to simplify returns for holidays

1 min read . 09 Oct 2017

Whole Foods earned a reputation for high prices, getting the nickname Whole Paycheck. Photo: Reuters

Amazon cuts prices at Whole Foods by up to 43% on first day

1 min read . 28 Aug 2017

Wal-Mart officials are also striving to improve consumers’ brick-and-mortar experience by focussing on cleaner aisles, faster checkouts and fewer missing items. Photo: Danny Johnston/AP

Wal-Mart’s online sales soar as it pursues Amazon

2 min read . 18 May 2017

The move is part of an effort by the world’s largest retailer to challenge Amazon.com Inc. Photo: Bloomberg.

Wal-Mart to discount 1 million online items picked up in stores

2 min read . 12 Apr 2017

Unilever chief executive officer Paul Polman. Photo: Bloomberg

Donald Trump finds unlikely ally in Unilever CEO Paul Polman

1 min read . 26 Jan 2017

Unilever will look to expand the subscription model Dollar Shave Club has used since 2012 to accumulate 3.2 million customers. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Unilever takes on Gillette with $1 billion Dollar Shave deal

2 min read . 21 Jul 2016

A file photo of Rakesh Kapoor, CEO of Reckitt Benckiser, whose health unit accounts for about 31% of revenue and has grown sales by more than 10% in each quarter this year. Photo: Bloomberg

Reckitt Benckiser CEO would look at buying Pfizer consumer unit

1 min read . 04 Dec 2015

Underlying revenue increased 2.9%, compared with the 2.5% median estimate. Photo: Bloomberg

Unilever sales beat estimates as Latin America, China gain

3 min read . 23 Jul 2015

In his fourth year as CEO, Rakesh Kapoor is seeking to nail down improvements in profit margins.

Reckitt Benckiser unveils new cost cuts to sustain growth

1 min read . 11 Feb 2015

First-half organic sales fell 0.1%, in line with analyst estimates and an improvement on the first-quarter’s 1.5% decline.

Diageo’s first-half profit edges higher on cost-saving measures

1 min read . 29 Jan 2015

Unilever, the maker of Surf and Rin laundry detergents, reported the slowest third-quarter revenue growth in five years amid a slowdown in emerging markets. Photo: Bloomberg

Unilever posts slowest quarterly sales growth since 2009 on Asia

1 min read . 23 Oct 2014

In North America, Diageo’s biggest division, sales increased 0.1%, while revenue in the European unit, which now includes Eastern Europe and Turkey, declined 1.4%, missing estimates. Photo: Bloomberg

Diageo first-quarter sales miss estimates amid Asia slump

1 min read . 16 Oct 2014

London- and Rotterdam-based Unilever said on Wednesday that market growth has slowed to less than 2%, from 2.5% in the first half of the year and 4% in 2013. Photo: AFP

Unilever heads for weakest sales gain since 2005 as markets slow

1 min read . 18 Sep 2014

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