PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

Drill down into the numbers, and the term “falling off a cliff” comes to mind, as healthy transaction and sales volumes at key merchant customers faced massive headwinds — and only now are starting to show a bounce off their nadirs. Overall eCommerce transactions were strong, up 26 percent in the U.S., and 20 percent globally.

eCommerce 98

eCommerce CFO Sales Retail 98

CFO News

MAY 16, 2023

While ONDC has a significant number of users and daily orders of consumer goods and food deliveries since its launch in 2022, it has a long way to go to match the technological and service capabilities of industry heavyweights, such as Amazon, Flipkart, Zomato, Swiggy, and Big Basket.

eCommerce 52

eCommerce Marketing Numbers Technology 52

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The eCommerce giant stacked Prime Day and a series of Black Friday events into October and November as it reacted to the pandemic’s calendar dynamics and the shift to a digital-first economy. percent in Q2 2020, which is still a number any other company would give their whole paycheck for. But the numbers are misleading.

Marketing 72

Marketing eCommerce Valuation CFO 72

PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2020

Even with a rise in COVID-19 cases in a number of states, Costco intends to open five new stores prior to September’s close, in addition to two delivery facilities. The retailer’s eCommerce sales spiked 64.5 “The cost to delay [openings] can often be far higher than just opening the stores and proceeding,” Akbari noted.

Planning 69

Planning Construction CFO Retail 69

PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2020

As Amazon, Target and Walmart hog the spotlight with a steady stream of newsworthy notices, grocery giant Kroger has been assiduously implementing, and benefiting from, a three-year-long digital transformation that has quietly made the brand into an eCommerce powerhouse. Online Grocery as a Moneymaker. Dividends of Patience and Vision.

eCommerce 78

eCommerce Sales CFO Investments 78

The Finance Weekly

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

CFOs are no longer turning to the same old sources of inspiration when looking for quick solutions to workplace challenges. Finance directors in the past may have been persuaded to purchase software by clever advertising efforts or information they acquired at a CFO conference on the other side of the globe. Why you might ask?

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Finance CFO Prioritization 52

PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2020

Walmart’s holiday season … wasn’t as good as expected, due to lower sales volume and some pressure related to associate scheduling,” CFO Brett Biggs said at the time. Even eCommerce giant Amazon had to switch its priority to shipping essential household and medical items amid delivery delays. percent to $134.6 billion, up from $123.9

Retail 88

Retail Restructuring CFO eCommerce 88

PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

The great digital shift – and the rising tide of eCommerce – has placed greater pressure on companies to verify their customers and guard against account takeovers. Looking at the Numbers . The growth comes as eCommerce activity was up more than 20 percent in 2020 and online banking soared more than 67 percent.

eCommerce 63

eCommerce CFO Retail Banking 63

PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2020

Used to be that retail earnings reports were about numbers. In keeping with other large retailers, eCommerce sales climbed 28 percent. CFO Richard Galanti said the chain expected to keep stock on key items and that its supply chain was solid. There was some concern about the chain’s eCommerce numbers. comps up 8.1

Healthcare 52

Healthcare eCommerce Valuation Sales 52

PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2019

For MercadoLibre, the Argentine eCommerce firm incorporated in the United States, with platforms such as the eponymous mercadolibre.com, there has been payoff in payments. And in terms of headline numbers, the top line was up 48 percent to $473.8 The jump came on the heels of a March IPO that raised $1.9 dollars.

CFO 46

CFO eCommerce Numbers Sales 46

PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2020

The headline numbers show that Mastercard’s adjusted earnings of $1.96 In separate commentary, CFO Sachin Mehra noted that through Jan. However, Banga said a significant portion of spending from the China region has been done across eCommerce channels. were nine pennies better than expected, while revenues of $4.4

B2C 53

B2C eCommerce CFO Leverage 53

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The holiday season … wasn’t as good as expected due to lower sales volume and some pressure related to associate scheduling,” Walmart CFO Brett Biggs said in a statement. For fiscal 2021, the retailer expects that growth to slow, with eCommerce growth clocking in closer to 30 percent. comparable sales are expected to grow at least 2.5

Forecasting 53

Forecasting Sales eCommerce Retail 53

PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

But this week there were reports that the eCommerce shakeup is moving along and that it will stake out new ground entirely this weekend — at the Super Bowl. On its earnings call, Amazon CFO Brian Olsavsky told investors that the costs of one-day shipping during Q4 had come in “slightly under” $1.5 forecast pre-release.

eCommerce 53

eCommerce Forecasting Leverage Advertising 53

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

In terms of headline numbers, adjusted earnings of $1.43 Merchant sales saw strong results, he said, including eCommerce – accelerating the pace of cross-selling activity to 23 wins, up from 14 wins in the second quarter. were eight cents better than the Street expected. Revenues of $2.8

Sales 41

Sales eCommerce CFO Currencies 41

PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2019

Google Express is attracting a number of retailers, and continues to grow, and earlier this year, Google also started testing shoppable ads in image searches. Google gets a piece of all the items sold through Express, although it’s still a nascent endeavor and pales in comparison to Amazon’s eCommerce revenue. billion to $6.6

Advertising 54

Advertising Manufacturing CFO eCommerce 54

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

1) — and trained a spotlight on the lures of eCommerce done cross-border. That number shows growth in 45 countries and territories during the second quarter. CFO Rajesh K. Within that Business Solutions segment, said the CFO, among standout verticals has been a boost from the educational sector. 52 cents a share were $.04

Currencies 74

Currencies CFO B2B eCommerce 74

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

In terms of headline numbers, adjusted earnings of $1.43 Merchant sales saw strong results, he said, including eCommerce – accelerating the pace of cross-selling activity to 23 wins, up from 14 wins in the second quarter. were eight cents better than the Street expected. Revenues of $2.8

eCommerce 40

eCommerce CFO Currencies Banking 40

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Mastercard CFO Sachin Mehra said that, post-quarter-close, “in terms of spend levels in the U.S. There's a number of different models … We're not in the business of picking winners and losers. in the first three weeks as well as from a mixed standpoint, what we're seeing is being more weighted to debit.”.

Math 82

Math Entertainment Economics Budgeting 82

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

did strong Q3 numbers, with PYMNTS reporting that “Alphabet said search and other advertising revenues rose 6 percent year over year to $26.3 GfK determined that nearly half — or 44 percent — of almost 1,000 American consumers polled anticipate purchasing only through eCommerce channels during the holiday season.

Sales 70

Sales Advertising Profit and Loss Budgeting 70

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

This came as the nation’s largest retailer by sales managed to notch solid beats across the board in revenue, comparable sales and eCommerce sales growth. ” By The Numbers. . ” By The Numbers. Walmart’s same-store sales figure – the most watched number in any retail earnings report – was up 2.7

eCommerce 40

eCommerce Sales Numbers Forecasting 40

PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2020

The company almost doubled its revenue and profit numbers while spending more than $9 billion on capital improvement projects. Among those numbers: Operating cash flow increased 42 percent to $51.2 On the earnings call, CFO Brian Olsavsky pointed out that Q2 2020’s numbers topped Q4 2020 –and that Q3 would be even bigger. “As

Transportation 57

Transportation eCommerce Retail CFO 57

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

While we experienced sales declines across a number of our categories during the quarter, these trends are consistent with what we have historically observed towards the end of a hardware cycle,” CFO Jim Bell said about the dip. Customers can increasingly procure games digitally, or from eCommerce sites like Amazon.

Profit and Loss 43

Profit and Loss CFO eCommerce Sales 43

PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2018

While Walmart is scaling back on its brick-and-mortar store openings, it is working to boost its eCommerce offerings. eCommerce sales grew 33 percent in the first quarter, up from the 23 percent in Q4. In May, the company revealed that its U.S. Walmart continues to forecast 40 percent growth in online sales for 2018.

Planning 40

Planning Construction eCommerce Forecasting 40

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Walmart is placing a bigger emphasis on online sales, with the company’s executives saying they are cutting more costs to free cash for new eCommerce initiatives and store improvements. 10) revealed executives plan to keep the number of new store openings in the U.S. The company hopes the new moves will help it remain competitive.

Sales 40

Sales Budgeting eCommerce CFO 40

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

After three consecutive quarters of eCommerce growth that was north of 50 percent, Walmart’s digital sales grew less than half of that last quarter – and investors were less than thrilled. Looking ahead, we expect eCommerce growth to increase from the fourth-quarter level as we enter the new year,” McMillon noted. By the Numbers.

eCommerce 40

eCommerce Sales Forecasting Investments 40

PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

The eCommerce giant predicted a revenue range of $66.5 billion, and the significant gap worried the market, despite assurances from CFO Brian Olsavsky that Amazon was anticipating a strong sales season. The “whisper number,” which is the Street’s unofficial view on earnings, is $5.76, according to Forbes. billion and $72.5

Advertising 49

Advertising Forecasting Sales eCommerce 49

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

In terms of headline numbers, the payments processing firm reported adjusted revenues of $464 million, up 64 percent year on year, while the Street had looked for $454 million. Digging into the numbers a bit, GPV was up 28 percent in Q4 to $23 billion. Earnings on an adjusted basis were $0.14 per share, which matched the Street.

Invoicing 68

Invoicing CFO Numbers Sales 68

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Data: 70 Pct Of North American CFOs Expect Economy To Improve With COVID Vaccines. Chief financial officers (CFOs) participating in The CFO Survey by the Federal Reserve Banks of Richmond and Atlanta in addition to the Fuqua School of Business of Duke University are "reasonably optimistic about 2021,” according to one of the study’s leaders.

Retail 67

Retail Manufacturing CFO Economics 67

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

People hear ‘VR’ and they think it’s a gimmick, it’s a fad, it’s not for me,” The Void Co-Founder and CFO Curtis Hickman said in the report. The number of VR users more than doubled in 2018, growing from 85 million to 171 million. But anybody can do this. We make it easy for everybody. This is the future of entertainment.”.

Retail 76

Retail Entertainment CFO Startups 76

PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2019

In terms of the headline numbers, net income was up 92 percent to 92.5 In remarks delivered via shareholder letter, CEO Pieter van der Does and CFO Ingo Uytdehaage said that secular tailwinds included the increased digitization and internalization of commerce. million euros. million euros.

Marketing 66

Marketing Concentration CFO eCommerce 66

Future CFO

JUNE 16, 2022

respectively even though respondents in these countries accounted for only 40% of the total number of study participants. China and Japan accounted for 79.2% of all regional compliance costs at 43.5%

Compliance 52

Compliance Entertainment Budgeting eCommerce 52

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2018

It was only about two months ago — August, in fact — when the prediction came out: Amazon , the eCommerce operator that had recently made moves into healthcare, deepened its power in grocery and continued to grow in other parts of retail (and cloud computing), would hit $2.25 trillion in market capitalization by 2024. billion and $72.5

Marketing 52

Marketing Profit and Loss Advertising eCommerce 52

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

In terms of headline numbers, consolidated revenues were up 5.6 Paymode-X was adopted by a leading eCommerce company as well as several hospitals and healthcare providers, according to the CEO. percent to $108.1 million, edging consensus by about $2 million. Adjusted earnings per share of 30 cents were two pennies above consensus.

Banking 43

Banking Accounts Payable Healthcare Treasury 43

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In the immediate impact of the pandemic, he said, the company lost about 90 percent of its transaction volumes in about a week — but a rebound has taken place as more vehicles are out on the road making eCommerce and food deliveries. TripActions is focused on travel management, Cohen said, and also was hit hard as travel came to a standstill.

B2B 97

B2B Entertainment Transportation Invoicing 97

PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2018

Gibbs, president and CFO for Yum! On the international front, all four of our geographic regions were again positive in the quarter, with our Americas and Asia-Pacific region leading the way, and our same-store sales performance for the quarter was driven entirely by higher order counts,” said CFO Jeffrey Lawrence. percent to $1.37

Sales 40

Sales CFO eCommerce Investments 40

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Flash forward two and a half decades and it is fair to say that eCommerce has caught on with consumers. Meanwhile the world’s most successful eCommerce retailer, Amazon, was expanding its physical footprint, but with its ongoing series of digital upgrades. A number of retailers had these summer Black Friday deals.”.

Retail 43

Retail Forecasting Sales eCommerce 43

PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2017

Payment solutions company Vesta Corporation recently conducted a study in which CFOs from various industries were interviewed to peel back the curtain on fraud expertise and strategies. Here are the numbers: 155 | Number of CFOs surveyed from companies with revenues between $10 million and $100 million.

eCommerce 40

eCommerce Numbers Retail Finance 40