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Poshmark Files For IPO After Posting Record Profits

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Secondhand eCommerce platform Poshmark filed for an initial public offering (IPO) after posting more than $30 million in profit across two consecutive quarters. “We We only recently became profitable and have experienced net losses. The Silicon Valley startup posted a net loss of $14.5 million last year.

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Are Private Labels The Key To Cracking The Profitability Indian eCommerce?

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Cash is still king – but it’s use has fallen off by 15 percent in the 18 months since Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announced a rapidly implementing demonetization plan that saw 86 percent of the rupees in circulation disappear out of the economy nearly over night. And expectations for eCommerce are swelling accordingly.

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The Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: The Regulation And eCommerce Loss Blues

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But, as Walmart and Amazon seem to like to do things in tandem, Walmart is also paying for some success — in this case success in rapidly building out its eCommerce operations. In fact, in his annual shareholder letter, Amazon’s CEO was touting the glories of making big bets, even if they don’t exactly go to plan. “As

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Walmart’s eCommerce Business Continues To Struggle

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Walmart’s eCommerce division is projecting losses of $1 billion in its bid to catch up with Amazon, which is causing tensions between the leader of the division and Walmart U.S. billion) in attempts to compete, but it hasn’t helped profitability. Walmart has previously said it was anticipating the losses from the division.

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Discount Retailer Primark Predicts Substantial Loss

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Analysts at Citi said the retailer’s performance beat expectations, and that despite the COVID-19 disruption, Primark still plans to open 10 new stores this year. Bezos noted that the added costs for the eCommerce giant will likely equal the amount of money Amazon would have expected to have earned profits in typical times.

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Alibaba eCommerce Rival Pinduoduo Secures $1B In Funding

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Chinese upstart eCommerce site Pinduoduo (PDD) is raising more than $1 billion to help compete with Chinese giants like Alibaba and JD.com, according to reports. billion, said it’s planning on selling 37 million of its shares to raise the new billion, or even $1.25 The company isn’t profitable yet, and probably won’t be for a while.

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Tencent Buys Stake In Chinese eCommerce Co Youzan

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Tencent Holdings is buying over 1 billion shares of Hong Kong-listed eCommerce platform Youzan. So far, Hangzhou-based Youzan has yet to turn a profit. In fact, it posted a loss of $839.4 This is the latest investment for Tencent, which revealed aggressive investment plans earlier this year. percent stake in Youzan.