The Finance Weekly

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Particularly CFOs have joined dark social in fast-growing numbers. Due to the strength of the community and the increasing desire for a hub of finance professionals to engage online, it has experienced a spectacular growth, going from 50 members in January 2020 to over 2,500 today. , Why you might ask?

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

The toolkits also include technical documentation and sample code that enables direct pairing and connectivity, communication and over-the-air updates between the gadget and the paired Echo device. Amazon noted that building on Alexa Gadget doesn’t require advanced processors, microphones or audio processing.

Communication 75

Communication eCommerce Securities Numbers 75

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The new way of paying would reportedly not necessitate near-field communication (NFC). The redesigned app was created to meet expectations of shoppers as they move from shopping in stores to eCommerce. The Number Of Disbursements Is Increasing, The Number Sent Instantly Barely Breaks 10 Percent (One Disbursements Adoption Report).

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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

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JULY 3, 2019

Payments company Nets announced that it is partnering with Swish , the number one payments app in Sweden, on an in-store payments pilot program. The program is the first of its kind in Sweden, launched at two restaurants with plans to expand to additional merchants after the summer.

Communication 48

Communication eCommerce Accounting Retail 48

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

and Macy’s as it struggled with the unprecedented demand from the pandemic-driven eCommerce surge. million packages in 2018, but hasn’t provided numbers for last year or this year. The problems will undoubtedly be magnified as the record-setting Thanksgiving weekend eCommerce sales work their way (or don’t) through the system.

Strategic Planning 64

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

We’ve seen Walmart throw down the gauntlet on eCommerce, going public with its plans to hire Amazon-like numbers for its fulfillment centers. But they have evolved enough to send consumers happily to eCommerce sites. Online sales platforms lack dependencies for consumers, and that’s become crystal-clear this week.

Restructuring 64

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MAY 8, 2020

Jason Brewer, the group’s executive vice president of communications and state affairs, told PYMNTS in an interview that the group has had “hundreds of conversations with retailers on topics ranging from supply chain to asset protection to workplace safety” over the last two months focusing on what it means to operate in a time of COVID-19.

Retail 69

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JULY 3, 2019

Payments company Nets announced that it is partnering with Swish , the number one payments app in Sweden, on an in-store payments pilot program. The program is the first of its kind in Sweden, launched at two restaurants with plans to expand to additional merchants after the summer.

Communication 40

Communication eCommerce Accounting Retail 40

PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2018

That is giving Google reason to plan the payment tool’s international expansion. eCommerce Growth. An increasing number of internet users, all new to eCommerce, will help lead this growth,” the report said. Recently, Flipkart announced an eCommerce play that involves refurbished product sales. based retail chain.

eCommerce 40

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MARCH 27, 2020

Through real-time analytics and communication tools, the platform supports collaboration across workforces while providing insights into goals and historical trends. While payments and enterprise technology providers are a key customer target for Arkose Labs , the company noted its application in other industries like eCommerce and gaming.

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MAY 24, 2019

Consumers can personalize the frames with their names, lucky numbers or birthdays. The big difference with Fitz Frames, Schlumberger noted, is that it is meeting customers where they live – or at least where they communicate. Fitz Frames offers prescription glasses, blue light glasses and sunglasses. Solving Glasses.

Communication 53

Communication eCommerce Accounting Marketing 53

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Users who approach the self-service kiosks can place a new order or a repeat order either by facial scan or by personally identifiable information (PII) like a phone number or credit card. Chipotle continues to roll out new “ Chipotlanes ” to a few dozen locations and plans to ramp up the pilot program later in the year.

Retail 61

Retail Communication Technology Sales 61

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MAY 13, 2019

The wall-mounted machine also has a 21-inch screen for consumer interaction, and comes ready to accept near-field communication (NFC) contactless and card payments. The eCommerce retailer reportedly plans to install 100 kiosks in malls across India by the end of 2019. percent.

Retail 71

Retail Marketing Communication Forecasting 71

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APRIL 15, 2019

To help build customer loyalty, eCommerce and brick-and-mortar retailers have a myriad of tools on hand: Cashiers can sign customers up for loyalty cards at brick-and-mortar stores, and eCommerce sites can send customers special offers and coupons by email. The machine also has a 21-inch screen that allows consumers to interact.

Transportation 52

Transportation eCommerce Retail Communication 52

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OCTOBER 23, 2018

The keys to such billing communication? One is including a phone number via which the patient can reach a live person to ask questions. In short, medical billing can take lessons from eCommerce and digital financial services providers to reach consumers in ways to which they are accustomed. Even seemingly small steps can help.

Healthcare 69

Healthcare Compliance Communication Securities 69

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JUNE 6, 2019

When new regulations take effect, especially sweeping ones that impact eCommerce, at least some firms take a “wait-and-see” approach. And a significant number, 24 percent, said they have no plans to support SCA — at least not ahead of the deadline. Call it the chain of doubt. only has, roughly, a dozen data elements.

Education 72

Education eCommerce Compliance Communication 72

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MARCH 26, 2019

Necessary Planning. Traditionally, however, multi-currency accounts are often opened within silos, unable to integrate and communicate with each other, or other cash management systems. is critical, said Descout, adding that integration and automation across back-office platforms is key to FX management solutions, too.

Foreign Exchange 69

Foreign Exchange Currencies Cash Management Profit and Loss 69

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MARCH 10, 2016

China Daily reports that, according to a new study from group-buying eCommerce website Baidu Nuomi , women in the country — despite accounting for a minority 46 percent of China’s overall Internet use — are responsible for 62 percent of revenue derived from O2O. hours a day for women, compared to 3.74

eCommerce 40

eCommerce Communication Retail Accounting 40

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MAY 25, 2018

Ultimately, they plan to release an open source tool that enables consumers to monitor and gain insights about their own devices. IoT is arriving in consumers’ homes in subtler ways as well, with a number of utility companies introducing smart metering. IoT Puts Its Stamp on Speedy eCommerce Delivery. About The Tracker.

Communication 40

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

“Product marketers today use Google and Facebook as a middle man — a conduit to reach consumers directly — so they pay Google and Facebook for the privilege of communicating [with] consumers,” Lee said. Facebook, Google and other platforms also tend to focus on eCommerce. particularly in malls.

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

While every year the Postal Service carefully plans for peak holiday season, a historic record of holiday volume compounded by a temporary employee shortage due to the COVID-19 surge, and capacity challenges with airlifts and trucking for moving this historic volume of mail are leading to temporary delays,” it said.

Retail 67

Retail Transportation Communication Numbers 67

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MARCH 31, 2017

version of Google Home now offers some limited eCommerce options, those features won’t be available in the U.K. Here’s a connected car/eCommerce hybrid example. Alexa also has a digital presence, or soon plans to have one, in Toyota, VW and Hyundai models, to name a few. on April 6. Amazon launched Echo in the U.K.

Communication 40

Communication Startups eCommerce Manufacturing 40

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Ask a brand, retailer or marketer, and they’ll all probably say the same thing: Brick-and-mortar retail stores are dying thanks to the rise of eCommerce and online shopping. DSW , which operates 482 discount shoe stores in 42 states, recently announced plans to open 21 new stores across the nation by October. And DSW’s U.S.

Retail 41

Retail Planning Communication eCommerce 41

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OCTOBER 3, 2018

The program starts and stops easily – displaying the numeric targets on-screen only when being accessed through voice commands – and the numbers disappear when a user touches the screen and stay gone until the Google Assistant is woken again. Amazon, thus far, has offered no official comments on those plans.

Healthcare 64

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APRIL 7, 2016

As Steven Kolb, president and CEO of CFDA, told Digiday : “What’s great about the retail space that’s being built is there’s a lot of technology being integrated into that, so I think there’s going to be a lot of ways to communicate brand messaging with different mediums.”. apparel retailer by 2017. And who knows?

Retail 40

Retail eCommerce Education Communication 40

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DECEMBER 5, 2017

The one-time shopper is the bane of the eCommerce merchant’s existence. What we do is help brands foster better relationships with their customers by offering up optimal communications at scale,” Yakuel explained in an interview with PYMNTS. Optimove CEO Pini Yakuel believes this is a problem that eTailers can — and should — address.

Retail 43

Retail eCommerce Communication Numbers 43

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MARCH 15, 2019

The book was Douglas Hofstadter’s “ Fluid Concepts And Creative Analogies: Computer Models Of The Fundamental Mechanisms Of Thought ,” which on its own would not have been historically significant except for the fact that Wainwright bought the book as part of an invite-only beta by a newly-launched eCommerce startup called Amazon.

eCommerce 43

eCommerce Startups Retail Manufacturing 43

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

The number and the decimal — 2.0 — has evolved into a rough shorthand for the newest version of something. Baker noted, “when we are talking about eCommerce, the transactions, the payments,” the structure that had been in place 16 years ago no longer is supportive of a seamless experience for consumers. Two-point-oh. It’s ubiquitous.

Securities 76

Securities Communication Technology Transportation 76

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Does Amazon Protect threaten traditional insurers, and will the eCommerce giant’s merchant marketplace gain traction Down Under? Meanwhile, the eCommerce giant plans to introduce its marketplace offerings to the Land Down Under – quite likely in time for holiday shopping, according to analysts, though no official date has been announced.

eCommerce 40

eCommerce Securities Sales Technology 40

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AUGUST 15, 2019

They are eager participants in modern eCommerce, and Japanese firms were literally on the ground floor of the development of mobile payments since Japanese firms invented the two key cashless payments technologies that power the vast majority of mobile payments done today. credit card and 10 percent with other types of credit cards.

eCommerce 61

eCommerce Securities Marketing Communication 61

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MAY 18, 2017

Buying and merchandising teams, designers, and eCommerce teams use it to hone their retail strategies based on pricing, assortment, demand and competitive metrics. JF: EDITED’s technology is primarily used by buying and merchandising teams, but is often also used by designers and eCommerce teams.

Retail 43

Retail eCommerce Education Communication 43

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AUGUST 13, 2019

For fans of retail or marketing history — or just fans of how people communicated in the past — reading old magazine and newspaper advertisement from, say, before the 1960s can be fun and illuminating. They plan develop new business models and services centered around 5G technology. Victory achieved — score one for visual search.

Retail 67

Retail Advertising Technology Communication 67

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JANUARY 12, 2017

When we launched in India, it was exclusively on eCommerce site Flipkart. The first is the assortment of the product options that are available online, and the second is the number of platforms. If I was to include the mobile site as well, those numbers would increase by another 10 percent. How has that changed over the years?

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APRIL 22, 2016

As of yet, there are no specific deals underway or planned for PayPal and Acorns, but that hasn’t stopped a ton of speculation on the possibilities. The Good New Numbers From comScore. The comScore data is derived from its 1 million consumer panel’s eCommerce purchases at 15 retail domains. across the mobile Web.

Retail 41

Retail eCommerce Investments Accounting 41

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MARCH 11, 2016

Another key factor is that over 60 percent of eCommerce in Latin America is done via installments. “If In those situations, the merchant will very often assume the interest owed on the installment plan in order to attract a higher volume of sales. But how these installments work varies dramatically from country to country.

eCommerce 42

eCommerce Marketing Banking Communication 42

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AUGUST 13, 2019

For fans of retail or marketing history — or just fans of how people communicated in the past — reading old magazine and newspaper advertisement from, say, before the 1960s can be fun and illuminating. They plan develop new business models and services centered around 5G technology. Victory achieved — score one for visual search.

Retail 40

Retail Advertising Technology Communication 40