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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

While the companies blamed shortfalls on specific issues – including lumber prices at Home Depot and lower demand for women’s apparel at Kohl’s – the weak results sent jitters across an industry that has been scrutinized for any sign of weakness amid a record streak of economic growth.”. Take retail chain Target as one example.

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APRIL 16, 2020

For example, Thinknum , which tracks eCommerce retail, found that in January, Lululemon had 1,060 items on sale. If margins and profits are already struggling then slashing prices for an entire season’s clothes will be very painful,” said Sophie Lund-Yates, analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown. Now, it’s back up to 39 percent. “As

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AUGUST 6, 2020

The company’s total gross profit in Q2 was $150 million, a 9 percent increase, and the net loss sat at $106 million, an increase of 66 percent, the letter stated. And while that bodes well for Carvana, the company will face competition from traditional dealers moving to online space, too. ”

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JULY 13, 2020

In 1979, psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky developed the Prospect Theory , one of the foundations of behavioral economics for which they would win the Nobel Prize in 2002. This theory posits that people, generally, are willing to accept a more modest upside gain to avoid what they perceive to be a significant downside loss.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2019

The problem with large investments – the type that run into the billions of dollars – is that just as gains can be astronomical, the losses can be devastating. Promises to disrupt the way business has always been done are exciting, yes, but profits matter. Emily Dickinson once wrote that “hope is the thing with feathers.”

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MAY 21, 2018

AMC Theaters Chief Adam Aron said MoviePass users were going to movie theaters multiple times a month and said he was skeptical customers of the service will reduce attendance to the levels MoviePass needs to stay profitable. Credit Card’s Profit Squeeze. Farnsworth took issue with those comments. We’ve become a serious threat.”.

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AUGUST 29, 2018

As Bloomberg put it, the “decline followed weak retail sales data earlier in the week and brings the Swedish currency’s losses this year to more than 8 percent against the euro.” Indeed, the prospects of hedging for eCommerce and related business areas received an unexpected boost during the second quarter earnings season this year.

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AUGUST 5, 2016

Now why, you might ask, would the biggest retailer in the world buy an eCommerce site that was facing a mega cash crunch in December and had to raise a whopping $550M just to keep the lights on? It wasn’t because it has the secret to running a profitable eCommerce site or success in monetizing memberships a la its CEO’s alma mater, Amazon.

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MARCH 2, 2020

Uber Eats, facing losses and stiffening competition from both Grubhub and DoorDash, is changing its leadership and reorienting its efforts around profitability. The first was the news that the retailer is bringing together its store and eCommerce product-buying teams.

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JANUARY 1, 2021

One out of every three Americans said they had experienced a loss of income as a result of the pandemic. This loss can be crippling for consumers who live paycheck to paycheck or have little savings. Approximately 40 percent of U.S. consumers cannot pay for a $400 emergency.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2017

The name “Black Friday,” of course, came from the numbers entered on ledgers: black for profits, red for losses. The Christmas season was often the first time all year that retailers reached profitability. You can thank eCommerce for that: Amazon.de

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JUNE 6, 2016

This keeps Walmart’s economics in check – why build when you can rent the services of a complementary platform when needed? For Uber and Lyft, this is pure profit to the bottom line that keeps drivers happy by giving them more work. billion into eCommerce efforts that, analysts said, have not borne much fruit to date.

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