Consumer & Healthcare

The sale may fetch up to US$2 billion, a May report indicates, though the US private equity firm did not disclose values

Consumers are increasingly questioning whether the stones they bought are worth what they thought

The firm has agreed to give backers in some rounds a guaranteed cash payout equal to an 8% annual return

The deal could result in one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies

The vouchers will lapse in end-December this year

A brief history of where and how we’ve shopped through the years

Its sales recovery outpaces that of its profits amid increased hiring, staff training and spending on store remodels

It has opened its first such international shop in Singapore; more outlets are planned across South-east Asia

Coca-Cola’s shares have risen about 20% so far this year