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NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Economic output grew 0.3 Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a 0.4 The BoE forecasts an investment rebound if a Brexit deal removes no-deal risk but we think this is optimistic,” Nancy Curtin, chief investment officer at Close Brothers, said in the report. percent expansion.

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JULY 17, 2020

retail and economic recovery is still facing serious headwinds. retail sales, which exceeded forecasts in June. Retail spending increased 7.5 What was not clear was the effect stimulus funds made on retail spend. But the May and June spikes returned retail sales levels to pre-pandemic numbers.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 9, 2022

related investing news. The firm’s analyst cited falling demand amid weaker economic conditions. after giving an upbeat revenue forecast and reporting better-than-expected quarterly results after the bell Thursday. However, the retailer also said it expected business trends to deteriorate.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Basket sizes were also reported as gaining in size, though currency headwinds took their toll in light of recent overseas investments by the retail giant, meaning revenue came in south of analyst estimates. “We We have momentum in the business as we execute our plan and benefit from a favorable economic environment in the U.S.,”

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Walmart, the largest retailer in the U.S., 2 and upped profit forecasts through the end of 2019. Conversely, Home Depot posted lower quarterly sales that missed Wall Street expectations, prompting it to lower year-end forecasts. percent, prompting the chain to lower its profit forecast for the rest of the year.

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Future CFO

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The IDC is forecasting a compound annual growth rate of 25.5% Meanwhile, Japan is expected to have a US$12 billion investment in AI by 2027, rising at a compound annual growth rate of 25%. Retail industries are harnessing AI to transform the way customers interact with their products and services. for the 2022-2027 period.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2018

retail sales rose higher than expected last month — a sign that the economy remained strong early in the third quarter. According to Reuters , the Commerce Department revealed that, with the exclusion of automobiles, gasoline, building materials and food services, retail sales increased 0.5 percent in July, and rose 6.4

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MAY 19, 2020

The results reversed a trend from last quarter, where the chain was one of many physical retailers facing a tepid holiday season that missed analyst expectations for sales, comparable-sales growth and earnings across the board. But things have reversed dramatically for the retailer amid the COVID-19 pandemic. percent to $134.6

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The coronavirus has far-reaching impacts that extend beyond health, with a wide range of economic effects in sectors ranging from transportation to telecom and retail. And, in brick-and-mortar news, Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing has reportedly reopened roughly 100 retail locations in China as of last week.

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2019

A survey of British retailers by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said retailers were witnessing the poorest sales performance this month in 10 years, according to a report by Reuters. Also, a semiannual measurement of investment intentions by retailers was at its lowest point since the survey was started in 1983.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

Does a softness in investment activity by U.S. The implication, the newswire said, is that there could be a slowdown in economic activity into the third quarter, which ends in September. percent, better than the 10-basis-point drop economists had forecast. firms hint at a rocky fourth quarter and bumpy holiday spending season?

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

ECommerce sales were better than expected in Q2 but dipped in the third quarter, according to Internet Retailer. Non-store eCommerce sales for the three-month period June to August showed an increase of almost 12 percent compared to the previous year, according to the Monthly Retail Trade Report.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2020

The National Bureau of Statistics will put forward its estimates for Q1 economic production, investment, consumption, and international trade in the week to come. In recent times, the economic activity of China has provided some indications of recovery from the coronavirus crisis.

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CFO Share

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Recessions hurt portfolios, leaving them less money for new investments. As a result, economic downturns make investors selective. For example, during Covid-19, there was a catastrophic reduction in brick-and-mortar retail demand but massive growth in e-commerce sales. Use an operating forecast frequently.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

Ten years later, their latest venture – a line of healthy, egg white-based chips called Quevos – just secured a roughly $400,000 investment on the ABC TV reality show “ Shark Tank ” from Daniel Lubetzky, who invented Kind Bars. “I five-package “Shark Tank Intro Pack,” while the chips retail in stores for about $2.49

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2017

Retail sales in the U.K. According to a report by Reuters , the slump in retail sales during the month of December also hurt the sterling as expectations are rising that inflation will increase since the U.K.’s economy since Brexit given investment and trade — sources of growth — have been slumping. is forecast to grow around 1.2

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Retailers are tapping into voice technology to help consumers order their favorite products such as restaurant takeout as they expand their artificial intelligence (AI) strategies. From 7-Eleven to Chipotle Mexican Grill, retailers are expanding their digital ordering strategy with the help of voice assistant technology. Kroger Co.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

There are less than two weeks until Christmas, and the retail industry, as per usual in 2020, finds itself in uncharted territory. And just weeks after they could open for limited business, malls and department stores are threatened with another nonessential retail shutdown as the virus surge rages on.

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PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2020

Gross private domestic investment, which is 17 percent of GDP, is expected to plunge by 69.4 But as more unsettling economic data has piled up amid the continuing coronavirus pandemic, the central bank adjusted its estimate. GDPNow is not an official forecast of the Atlanta Fed. percent, down from a 62.8

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

The group’s AFP Corporate Cash Indicators (CCI) also showed that there are only 24 percent of businesses intent on increasing cash holdings next quarter — a number that forecasts hard times ahead, the release stated. “Ideally, we want to see companies deploy cash to invest in their business and grow the economy.

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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.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Small businesses face similar challenges that big retailers face when they transact online, because through marketplaces, they are able to reach out to millions of consumers," he told PYMNTS in a recent interview. According to Ricardo Pero , CEO of SellersFunding , that places many eCommerce sellers in a precarious financial situation.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2018

It was a record-breaking first quarter for retailers in the U.S. According to a report issued by Moody’s earlier this week, the retail sector managed to notch a record number of defaults during Q1 2013, with nine retailers defaulting on their debt. As a result of the series of retail fails, the default rate of high-risk U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2020

Consumers are staying at home more, buying less and saving what they can, while retailers and their vendors are enacting their own measures to slow the spread of contagion. According to PYMNTS research, the average SMB owner believes it will take 178 days for their local economies to recover from the pandemic’s economic slump.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2018

Sizzle of the Week: Retail’s 2018 Rebound. Retail has had a rough couple of years, as most players that aren’t Amazon have struggled to cross the digital, omnichannel chasm. On the whole, with some notable exceptions, retail has landed on our Fizzle list more often than the Sizzle list in recent memory. Retail sales are up 5.9

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2018

It was a coincidental happening that the same month Atradius released its latest insolvency forecast – which found that insolvencies around the world are low, thanks to a strong economic outlook and low interest rates – news of the Toys R Us bankruptcy hit the headlines and sent shockwaves throughout its supply chain.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Offering a “safe haven” of sorts after multiple retailers unsettled investors, Target Corp. Target’s online shopping investments, including the launch of curbside pickup and same-day deliveries, have bolstered sales and brought in new consumers who didn’t shop there in the past, while helping to keep Amazon at bay.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2020

For retailers, it was supposed to be the year of 5G. Recent research from Gartner finds that 46 percent of retailers expected to deploy augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) solutions this year. At Omdia we are revising our 5G forecast,” said Omdia 5G Practice Leader Dario Talmesio. Some analysts aren’t convinced. “At

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

All told, cash accounts for 75 percent of all retail transactions within Germany, even taking into account, as the German Association of Money and Bond Services estimated, that a third of all card payments have been done through contactless means in the wake of the coronavirus. percent done in cash.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

percent in August, which is a healthy gain for the quarter, it’s still not as strong as last quarter’s numbers, Internet Retailer reported. The Monthly Retail Trade Report for August also showed that nonstore sales increased 11.9 Earlier this year, projections delivered only moderate retail growth expectations for the year.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2016

This year has been big for retail — big on change, innovation and some surprises along the way. Consumers flocked to online and mobile commerce , robots rose in food and consumer goods , and brick-and-mortar stayed relevant with retail experimentation — pop – ups , flash sales , store-in-store and showrooms.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Amid the plunging stock markets, and speculation about whether and when central banks might cut rates (or not), the blanket statement that the spreading coronavirus will crimp economic growth covers a few wrinkles. We already know that Apple is feeling the pinch of supply chain disruption, and has reduced its forecasts for the March quarter.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2019

Economists continue to raise concerns about rising corporate debt levels, particularly in the two economic powerhouses of the world: the U.S. While businesses are split on whether an economic recession is ahead in the U.S., While businesses are split on whether an economic recession is ahead in the U.S., Geographic Breakdown.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Along with Simon Property Group , Brookfield is the biggest real estate investment trust (REIT) in the U.S., and has been a player in the effort to save JCPenney as a going retail concern. WWD reported Thursday (Sept. We are continuing to evaluate every part of our business to ensure we are positioned for long-term success.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2018

After what feels like years writing about the ongoing retail apocalypse, it is just a touch surprising to see retail do so well this week — especially physical retail. But, much like the the dog days of summer, physical retail has been undeniably on fire as earnings results have started to roll in. Q2 revenues jumped 3.8

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Compared to last year, spending went up less, which is what economists anticipate for the rest of 2019 due to a wider downturn in economic growth. economist at Oxford Economics, told the WSJ. Forecasting firm Macroeconomic Advisers lowered its 4Q GDP growth to a 1.6 economic growth is at a 1.9 percent annual rate from 1.7

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

For the third quarter in a row Walmart has beaten analysts’ predictions on revenue and marked same-store sales increases (a difficult magic trick in retail these days) — and in Q3 the company also had some more than solid growth in eCommerce lines and on the global scene. forecast for the quarter. percent in pre-market trading.

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