PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

The sneaker and sports apparel company said it is going forge new retail partnerships and concentrate on its direct business. We will continue to invest in strong, distinctive partnerships for Nike with other retailers and platforms to seamlessly serve our consumers globally.”.

Concentration 81

Concentration eCommerce Retail Sales 81

PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2020

New customers for Amazon grocery delivery will be directed to a waitlist so the eCommerce giant can concentrate on fulfilling backlogged orders, the company said on Sunday (April 12). Prime Day was started in 2015 to encourage sales during the quiet summer shopping season, and it has taken place in July in the past.

Concentration 71

Concentration eCommerce Securities Sales 71

The Finance Weekly

APRIL 21, 2024

They could steer your company towards poor financial decisions, like risky investments, inaccurate budgeting, or insufficient cost control. Spot investment and financial planning prospects. They get that a robust internal network offers insights way beyond the numbers. Facilitate risk management, audits, and research.

CFO 52

CFO Budgeting Auditing Accounting Principles 52

The Charity CFO

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Cash flows are sorted into the below categories: Operating activities Investing activities Financing activities Operating activities include anything that occurs during the normal course of business. Investing activities include buying or selling long-term assets, such as purchasing new equipment or selling property.

Nonprofit 52

Nonprofit CFO Accounts Payable Concentration 52

The Finance Weekly

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The cash flow statement reveals how money moves in and out of the company through its operations, investments, and financing. This statement tells us how the , business performed during a certain period, with sales revenue at the top. It uses accounting rules like matching and accruals to show numbers (not cash transactions).

Finance 52

Finance Financial Modeling Forecasting Concentration 52

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The number of digital subscriptions reached a record 5.7 The companies that have survived — and thrived — through the changes in consumer behavior have been those that made investments in journalism. The big mistake many media companies have made is not investing in journalism,” Litvack told PYMNTS in an interview.

Advertising 73

Advertising Concentration Investments Numbers 73

Jedox Finance

MARCH 7, 2023

Tapping into the Jedox platform and its endless integration capabilities, Jedox created a ChatGPT integration model to show how finance, sales, HR, marketing, supply chain, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) teams can experiment with generative AI in their integrated business planning (IBP) processes.

Planning 52

Planning Concentration Forecasting Finance 52

Musings on Markets

MAY 5, 2023

In addition, banks can also invest some of the cash in securities, usually fixed-income, and with varying maturities and degrees of default risk, again earning income from these holdings. Morgan and other wealthy bankers to step in and save the system, the Federal Reserve Bank was created in 1913.

Banking 76

Banking Profit and Loss Securities Investments 76

PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2019

The QSR has offered order-ahead capabilities on its proprietary app since September of 2015, but the Grubhub partnership allows Taco Bell to reach a larger audience, participate in exclusive sales and promotions and gain access to the delivery service. Washington, D.C.-based

Concentration 65

Concentration Restructuring Startups Sales 65

PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

The numbers only begin to tell a tale — one where the ending seems far off, shrouded in mystery, and more than a bit foreboding. Amazon Effect Cooled (Somewhat): Amazon is concentrating on selling and shipping coronavirus-related products like household staples and medical supplies.

Concentration 52

Concentration Prioritization Economics Startups 52

Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

 At the Money: Stock Picking vs. Value Investing with Jeremy Schwartz, Wisdom Tree. Should value investing be part of that strategy? TRANSCRIPT: Jeremy Schwartz Value Investing Barry Ritholtz : How much you pay for your stocks has a giant impact on how well they perform. What Is value investing?

Investments 113

Investments Valuation Construction Concentration 113

PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2018

All of this comes at no cost to the travelers: The company generates revenue through sales commissions. According to a TechCrunch news report, the new numbers are an increase from 1.2 Beyond serving consumers, vendors like hotels benefit from the platform, and they don’t just gain from the revenue opportunity. The Road Ahead.

Concentration 40

Concentration Communication Planning Sales 40

CFO Thought Leader

APRIL 15, 2024

He recalls a strategic moment when he realized that narrowing his investments from many down to just three to five key stocks would greatly amplify his success. Top-of-mind for Bray is a careful analysis of sales productivity and pricing integrity. In a high-growth business, your ability to invest is the life blood of this growth.

CFO 52

CFO Investments Concentration Restructuring 52

Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Acquisitions : As the number of hosts and guests on Airbnb have climbed over the years, the company has invested in building a more robust platform for its rentals. In addition, growth in the experiences business will also push this metric upwards, since Airbnb keeps a 20% share of those revenues.

Profit and Loss 52

Profit and Loss Valuation Investments Numbers 52

PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

According to a Crunchbase article published in February of 2018, investments in blockchain and blockchain-related startups (excluding initial coin offerings, or ICOs) were already 40 percent of what they were in 2017. And in 2017, those investments were off-the-charts nuts. Most of that spend will be concentrated in the U.S.,

Banking 73

Banking Investments Concentration Accounting 73

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

The new version of the App Store was crafted to drive more app discovery and downloads through the separation of apps and games, increased investment in editorial content and features like “App of the Day,” which gives exposure to different developers daily. More than half of U.S. Third Party.

Concentration 67

Concentration Benchmarking Securities Currencies 67

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 9, 2021

Put simply, I possess no exclusivity here, and staying consistent with my thesis, I don't expect to expect to make money by investing based upon this data. In closing, I also want to dispense with the notion that data is objective and that numbers-focused people have no bias. So, why bother?

Valuation 52

Valuation Currencies Numbers Corporate Finance 52

PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2016

It did over $100 billion in sales in 2014 and employs about 400,000 people. But Kroger of course likes being at the top, and is investing big in making sure it remains there. A $4 Billion Investment In What’s Next . Kroger is literally the world’s third-largest retailer with nearly $110 billion in sales.

Concentration 40

Concentration Retail Sales Investments 40

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

This is the approach that a number of automakers are embracing. In an era of instability and uncertainty, executives may feel that if they invest enough money in the company’s prediction capabilities, they’ll know where to focus their efforts to increase the resilience of their supply chains and can make big, long-term bets with confidence.

Concentration 130

Concentration Prioritization Investments Manufacturing 130

PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2017

Two years after the successful sale of that broken laser pointer, Omidyar raised $6.7 In August of 2001, The Industry Standard published a piece describing the firm as “ unstoppable ,” given its power as a platform that simply facilitated the sale of goods between buyers and sellers without taking possession of any inventory.

Advertising 51

Advertising Retail Startups eCommerce 51

PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2018

The number of orders also fell to 3.1 We believe the retail channel will continue to grow, and we will concentrate our efforts on that portion of the Chef’d business,” Robert T. Earlier this year, the company got a $4 million investment from Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc., million from 4 million in the year-ago quarter, and 3.47

Retail 40

Retail eCommerce Concentration Startups 40

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Traditionally, investment planning has been at the forefront of how financial advisors add value for their clients. But, with the rise of index funds and the commoditization of investment advice, generating sufficient investment ‘alpha’ to justify a fee has become more challenging for advisors.

Tax Planning 130

Tax Planning Planning Investments Profit and Loss 130

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

From there, the latest highlights also feature a number of other interesting advisor technology announcements, including: Orion’s Redtail launches “Redtail Campaigns” in partnership with Snappy Kraken to facilitate CRM-based drip marketing emails. Which just further highlights how challenging it can be to break into the RIA custody business.

Compliance 130

Compliance Communication Planning Concentration 130

PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2016

It’s been nearly two years – 20 months to be precise — since it was launched after significant investments in engineering, marketing and promotion. Adoption: The number of people who’ve tried the service once has tripled since launch. Apple Pay total adoption is up – as defined by the total number of people in the U.S.

Numbers 66

Numbers Concentration Technology Retail 66

Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 4, 2021

When it was founded in in 2010 by by Vijay Sharma, it operated as a pre-paid mobile platform, but its market then was small both in terms of numbers and services offered. In 2018, it added a Paytm Money , for investment and wealth management, and in 2019, it launched a Paytm for Business app for merchants to track payments.

Valuation 72

Valuation Profit and Loss Investments Numbers 72

Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The Rise of Intangibles While the debate about intangibles, and how best to value them, is relatively recent, it is unquestionable that intangibles have been a part of valuation, and the investment process, through history. With that said, it is clear that the debate about intangibles has become more intense in the last two decades.

Valuation 104

Valuation Profit and Loss Accounting Investments 104

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 26, 2022

As 2022 comes to a close, I am once again so thankful to all of you, the ever-growing number of readers who continue to regularly visit this Nerd’s Eye View Blog (and share the content with your friends and colleagues, which we greatly appreciate!). Executive Summary. Financial Planning.

Planning 130

Planning Benchmarking Profit and Loss Communication 130

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

She is Head of North America Investments for Citi Global Wealth, which is a giant wealth management arm of the giant Citibank. It’s a town of about 4,000 people, so exposure to markets or investment banking or any of the careers in finance was not something that you really envisioned. Her name is Kristen Bitterly Michell.

Investments 114

Investments Marketing Profit and Loss Banking 114

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 6, 2022

And it was a very sales-oriented culture. And what I realized very quickly is that I really didn’t like the sales aspect, but I was actually good at it. And I think he wanted to train me and wanted to invest in me, and he saw that to be the best way to invest in me. I was at the top of the board. Natalie: Yeah.

Planning 130

Planning Budgeting Investments Communication 130

Musings on Markets

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The music retail business was decimated, as music retailers like Tower Records shut down, and as artists looking to replace lost revenues from record sales with live performances and merchandising sales, companies like LiveNation stepped in to fill the need. Embedded in these numbers are two other trends worth noting.

Entertainment 77

Entertainment Profit and Loss Numbers Marketing 77

The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 13, 2021

As much of the developed world reopens, many businesses are optimistic and looking to invest in a new era of growth. Company leadership can evaluate which investments make the most financial sense and have the greatest potential for continued revenue development by simulating various scenarios, products, and market circumstances.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 52

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

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 6, 2022

BARRY RITHOLTZ, HOST, MASTERS IN BUSINESS: This week on the podcast I have an extra special guest, Luis Berruga has a fascinating career as both a tech wizard and investment banker before becoming CEO of Global X ETFs. I remember telling myself, why would anyone invest in mutual funds when you can buy an ETF instead?

Investments 60

Investments Marketing Numbers Risk Management 60

PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2017

Just like any good sales associate would — or should — do in a physical store. Disintermediating traditional retailers — and forcing brands to decide how to become part of Amazon’s ecosystem or risk losing sales. Despite the robust job numbers reported last week by the U.S. percent of all jobs added. we estimate 3.7

Retail 49

Retail Profit and Loss Sales Manufacturing 49

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 14, 2022

in Western Europe, in Asia, India, Japan, this is just a tour de force education on how to invest in global real estate. RITHOLTZ: And how did you shift into real estate principal investment at Goldman Sachs? But I’d say, overall, folks are more kind of corporate-oriented, you know, investing in companies.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 60

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Investments Construction Concentration 60

PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2018

For small business sales, advisors say seller sentiment hasn’t been this high in the five-year history of the quarterly report. That means firms must ensure their books are in order and have their finances reviewed by a CPA – the “area of deepest due diligence in a sale,” he said.

Marketing 40

Marketing B2B Concentration Sales 40

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

In the past, Kothari said, fraud was always concentrated in higher-value markets, because those products could be sold for the most immediate cash. During a typical holiday season, Webster noted, fraud numbers climb, but legitimate transaction numbers climb faster – so, the percentage of transactions that are fraudulent actually declines.

Concentration 42

Concentration Retail Accounting eCommerce 42

CFO Talks

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Farhan holds a BCom and a number of postgraduate diplomas in accounting from the University of Johannesburg. So, growing up in a household, it’s always you’re working around numbers and listening to this deal and that deal happening. You mentioned the two financial managers that you invest in.

CFO 52

CFO Leadership Accounting Finance 52