PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In a year that will see more than 25,000 retail stores blink out of existence, with an estimated 16,000 restaurants having closed permanently by August, people could use some upbeat news. Signs of economic recovery are visible, as are inspiring stories of SMBs successfully adapting and reinventing post-pandemic. It’s out there.

Concentration 90

Concentration Economics Retail Technology 90

PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

Consumers were already changing their retail preferences before anyone had heard of COVID-19, let alone had their life utterly upended by it. This vastly accelerated retail realignment presents challenges — and opportunities — for retailers of all kinds, particularly those dealing in luxury goods, Molnar said.

Concentration 82

Concentration Retail Forecasting Investments 82

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Merchants thus need to move quickly to keep payment details protected as consumers shift their business online, explained Ben Groom , chief digital officer for furniture and home goods retailer Herman Miller. Payments And The Future Of Retail . Shifting Payment Behaviors And Fraud .

Concentration 79

Concentration Retail Leverage Entertainment 79

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Accounting for everything, especially when it comes to credit — in other words, taking stock and measure of where lending activities have been concentrated, where risk is and where losses may loom — is as much art as science. That could be especially troublesome for retailers which also issue cards and are reporting under CECL’s rules.

Accounting 63

Accounting Banking Forecasting CFO 63

PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

The idea of hunkering at home means that at least some economic activity shifts online. The coronavirus crisis has caused a swift slowdown in economic activity across the U.S. to create a de novo industrial bank in Utah — originating commercial loans to retailers who use the company for payments. and the world.

Concentration 52

Concentration Prioritization Economics Startups 52

PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

The most recent, and perhaps most telling, hints of nationalism-as-economic-policy came a few days ago, when a Hindu nationalist group described by Straits Times as being “close” to Modi’s government said that India should not push back those deadlines. The new rules will not apply to Reliance because it is an Indian firm.

eCommerce 75

eCommerce Concentration Economics Startups 75

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Accounting for everything, especially when it comes to credit — in other words, taking stock and measure of where lending activities have been concentrated, where risk is and where losses may loom — is as much art as science. That could be especially troublesome for retailers which also issue cards and are reporting under CECL’s rules.

Banking 56

Banking Forecasting CFO Concentration 56

Future CFO

APRIL 27, 2020

"The coronavirus disruption has added pressure to corporate earnings and liquidity profiles against the backdrop of slowing economic growth. The majority of downgrades were in industries with high or moderate exposure to coronavirus disruption, such as auto, commodity related, property, retail and REIT," Di Chiara noted.

Concentration 40

Concentration Credit Risk Economics Numbers 40

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

When asked in March about what their biggest COVID-19 concerns were, millennials and bridge millennials (a slightly older demographic than Gen Z) cited economic concerns, while Gen Z’s fears were more social in nature. percent of Gen Z respondents worried that they’d lose contact with people, and 49.7 Capturing The Available Conversions .

Sales 53

Sales Concentration Retail Economics 53

PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2019

Synchrony already offers consumer financing to those merchants across verticals such as retail, auto and health. Consider the funding gap that exists when a retailer needs to both procure and make payments on inventory — before the goods ever hit the market and are sold. Hiccups — And The SMB Financing Need.

B2B 52

B2B Concentration Invoicing Finance 52

PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2017

When it is running well, it powers tremendous growth and economic prosperity for consumers, businesses and communities across the country,” said Keith A. But the Spring 2017 report reveals news of threats that are just beginning to flare up. The federal banking system is, and should be, a source of strength for the nation and its economy.

Banking 46

Banking Compliance Currencies Concentration 46

PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2020

McKibbin, who are affiliated with Korea University and The Australian National University, said “just calculating the number of canceled tourist trips, declines in retail trade and similar factors is not enough to get the full impact of SARS” because of the linkages within and between economies and sectors. percent to 4.4 Initial Impact.

Economics 66

Economics Concentration Sales Retail 66

PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2016

In this week’s edition of PYMNTS’ Weekly Tech Center Roundup , we take a look at Canada’s “economic powerhouse” and explore why Toronto may just be the next great tech startup creator. Toronto has one of the largest concentrations of financial services in the Americas. million as of 2016. The city’s GDP tops $304 billion.

Startups 53

Startups Concentration Communication Technology 53

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2016

In this week’s episode of The Matchmaker Is In series, hosts Karen Webster and David Evans, economist and author of “ Matchmakers: The New Economics of Multisided Platforms ,” were joined by Tom Weaver , CEO of Flypay , to discuss how its recent business model pivot helped its restaurant payments platform to ignite.

Concentration 57

Concentration Numbers Technology Economics 57

The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Companies looking to advance in this new economic environment will continue to rely on the same four strategies that have proven successful over the past 16 months. For example, a retailer might discover that, despite plans to build another location, many of its consumers choose to never shop in a store again.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 52

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Economics Risk Management Reconciliations 52

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

However, that’s not the picture the trends are painting, according to a January 2016 study by the World Economic Forum titled “The Future of Jobs: Employment, Skills and Workforce Strategy for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.”. million which are concentrated largely in white collar office settings. “The All told, that’s 5.1

Concentration 41

Concentration Data Analysis Technology Startups 41

Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

And Tom has helped with the introduction of GMO’s first retail product, the quality ETF stock symbol Q-L-T-Y-G-M-O has been institutional since they launched in 1977. This is the first time they’re putting out a product for retail. GMO has released last quarter their first retail product an ETFI love the symbol QLTY.

Valuation 52

Valuation Investments Finance Math 52

Future CFO

JANUARY 10, 2024

A look back at 2023 and it becomes clear that persistent challenges were the norm for much of the year – be it in the form of social, geopolitical or economic. Insolvency in Asia The Allianz Research paper, Global Economic Outlook 2023-25 , notes that businesses face declining demand and higher costs while pricing power is fading.

Forecasting 52

Forecasting Concentration Economics Risk Management 52

Barry Ritholtz

JULY 11, 2023

We were 75% retail. So bringing the two firms together, you really made us 50/50 retail and institutional, and that’s been very important. All of these things are different products filling in holes different services, and you want to be able to offer a full rounded set of products to institutional and retail clients.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 86

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Investments Finance Technology 86

CFO Simplified

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Here are some areas you should consider in your planning: Customer Concentration Leadership Staffing Products Financial Resources Technology Customer Concentration is an easy one to understand. Then a change in staff at the retail giant brought in a new Purchasing Agent that didn’t connect with our President.

Concentration 52

Concentration Leadership CFO Manufacturing 52

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Some companies are aiming to tackle this economic and environmental challenge with the help of mobile order-ahead innovation. Canada’s FoodHero , in one case, has technology that connects retailers with consumers to help sell surplus food that might otherwise be wasted. The Retail Market.

Concentration 57

Concentration Retail Education Forecasting 57

PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2019

Separately, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is looking for public comments on “the authorization of new retail payment systems,” with a nod to the fact that the payments infrastructure has grown in a way where that technology, and platforms, are dominated by a few players, even though several systems are on offer.

Concentration 62

Concentration Banking Leverage Economics 62

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

have a retail crisis — or a small business crisis? Which is why “fixing” retail must include giving SMB merchants the tools they need to compete in the very dynamic environment that now defines Retail U.S.A. Here’s a question: Does the U.S. Here’s an answer. We have both. Let me explain. THE HEARTBEAT OF AMERICA?

Concentration 53

Concentration Retail Advertising Economics 53

Musings on Markets

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The music companies provided marketing support, seeking out radio stations that would carry their music, and distributional backing to get albums to retailers. That said, the movie business remained concentrated, with the biggest players dominating each segment of the business.

Entertainment 77

Entertainment Profit and Loss Numbers Marketing 77

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

And that difference has translated to an accompanying belief in retail that the different millennial required a different commerce that can be observed in the proliferation of one-hour delivery options and on-demand services pitched to digitally focused urban millennials. What It Means For Retail .

Advertising 75

Advertising Concentration Retail Startups 75

Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 7, 2023

Maria Vassalou has a fascinating history and background, London School of Economics to Columbia School of Business, where she actually was a professor for over a decade, and started consulting to the hedge fund and financial services industry. VASSALOU: — which are effectively retail investors. RITHOLTZ: Right.

Investments 65

Investments Marketing Economics Risk Management 65

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2016

In China, however, the two big ones — JD.com and Alibaba — have found ways to gain focused insight into shoppers’ spending habits, which in turn help retailers make eCommerce decisions. That monitoring, or data collecting and analyzing, comes through in indexes and has made life easier for certain retailers, according to Bloomberg.

Concentration 65

Concentration eCommerce Sales Retail 65

PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2016

The Silicon Docks is a nickname for the area in Dublin where there is a concentration of high-tech companies. We’ve also just pulled off an economic recovery and return to growth that ensures our credibility on the world stage.”. As the dust continued to settle after the U.K.’s s decision to exit the E.U., she continued.

Startups 42

Startups Concentration Economics eCommerce 42

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2016

Euromonitor used the same optimism, comparing it to other BRICs and predicting it as the country likely to see the strongest economic growth. Barrons described the Indian consumer economy as “an emerging market bright spot.” In India, for example, there are signs that the rise of the smartphone is stymying the consumer goods market.

Concentration 40

Concentration Advertising Education Forecasting 40

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

And so, coming out of school, I studied Economics and Spanish Literature, and I applied to a — a program that actually targeted Liberal Arts majors. And so, with this gave me exposure to everything from investment banking to retail, looking at like checking account campaigns, like how do you get more assets in the door to credit risk.

Investments 116

Investments Marketing Profit and Loss Banking 116

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 14, 2022

MCCARTHY: I’d back up actually a little bit further in thinking about how did I get there, because I don’t think it was very obvious actually that I would come out of Yale with an ethics, politics and economics degree — RITHOLTZ: Perfect really, right? MCCARTHY: — and end up in M&A on Wall Street. Cambridge U.K.,

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 61

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Investments Construction Concentration 61

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

They looked around for places that had a large concentration of senders and receivers online and a use case for payments that needed a digital upgrade. Which also means that the economics for the “vast majority” of transactions taking place on eBay — where PayPal makes its profits managing payments on eBay today — won’t change much either.

Accounting 44

Accounting Concentration Numbers Economics 44

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Among Indian institutions, LIC is the largest holder with just over 4% of the shares, but the retail investor presence in this company is small, largely because of the low float, though the surge in the company’s price in the last two years has drawn some traders to it.

Marketing 130

Marketing Investments Auditing Restructuring 130

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2017

Just like the consumer that every retailer and innovator hopes to attract makes their decisions about where and how to shop in the physical store. Now, while their work was done in the context of the environmental implications for city planners, it is equally insightful for retailers, when analyzed in the context of the Pentland work.

Concentration 54

Concentration Retail Numbers Credit Risk 54

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Among Indian institutions, LIC is the largest holder with just over 4% of the shares, but the retail investor presence in this company is small, largely because of the low float, though the surge in the company's price in the last two years has drawn some traders to it.

Investments 100

Investments Valuation Auditing Restructuring 100

PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2019

David Cicilline of Rhode Island, a Democrat who chairs the subcommittee, stated that the desire to boost the new economy had in effect fostered a mindset that let big tech self-regulate with “little oversight,” and that concentration has resulted. Sutton countered that retailers also tend to employ that model. percent of the U.S.

Concentration 40

Concentration Retail Economics Sales 40

Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 26, 2024

You get a BA in economics and poli sci from the University of Delaware. And it had to do with the discipline of the models that he used and how he segmented economic liquidity, investor liquidity, and then technicals and and breath conditions and understood how they melded together. What was the original career plan?

Investments 57

Investments Marketing Concentration Economics 57