Alibaba to disrupt yet another industry

Jack Ma may no longer be a director of the Alibaba Group, but he is continuing to push the e-commerce giant into new territory. Alibaba has formed a JV with struggling Swiss group, Dufry, to shake-up duty-free shopping in China’s airports.

90,000 exhibition industry jobs at risk in the U.K.

The industry in the U.K. is lobbying prime minister, Boris Johnson, for support. At least 90,000 exhibition industry jobs will be lost in the coming weeks as the furlough scheme ends. Industry associations have sent an open letter to Johnson.

Comic Con to go ahead in L.A. in December

L.A. Comic Con will be held from 11th to 13th December. Organisers have rented out the entire LA Convention Center in order to maintain social distancing. In 2019, the event (usually held in San Diego) attracted 42,000 attendees. This year, the number will be limited to just 13,500 attendees.