UK's Sainsbury's Ends Talks to Sell Argos to China's JD.com
British supermarket group Sainsbury's said on Sunday it has terminated talks with Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com over selling the Argos general merchandise retailer, a day after confirming discussions were underway.
"JD.com has communicated that it would now only be prepared to engage on a materially revised set of terms and commitments, which are not in the best interests of Sainsbury's shareholders, colleagues and broader stakeholders" the company said in a statement.
The company repeated its forecast for retail underlying operating profit of around 1...
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