CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In an interview with Lynn Parramore of the Institute for New Economic Thinking, Nomi Prins takes up and extends the argument that she has made over a series of books, that central bankers are ever-more administering policies that are good for the markets but very bad for the real economy and real people. economy and Wall Street.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

His economic principles were what inspired President Lyndon B. For instance, economics, he once said , is a useful form of employment for economists. And that the only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable. Meetings, he also said , are indispensable if you don’t want to do anything.

Retail 54

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2020

Flexible in-store payment plans that can help consumers handle both everyday and big-ticket purchases are gaining popularity in the United States, where the pandemic’s economic effects are causing consumers to temper their spending. The Tracker also considers how in-store BNPL solutions could drive business as stores reopen.

Leverage 72

Leverage Retail Economics Budgeting 72

Future CFO

DECEMBER 18, 2022

As we move into 2023, economic uncertainty will continue to define and challenge M&A activity, but there will also be opportunities, said Massimo Borghello, Head of Human Capital M&A Consulting, Asia Pacific at WTW. . “In When it comes to global M&A trends in 2023, WTW said that deals will be smaller while pace will be slower.

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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Economics Leverage Technology 52

PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2020

The deal is part of a potentially risky strategy by Simon and Brookfield to gain leverage over major mall fixtures like JCPenney at a time when enclosed shopping venues across the country are under severe stress from the fallout from the coronavirus and the sharp economic downturn it has triggered.

Leverage 63

Leverage Retail Economics Planning 63

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

This growth is a double-edged sword for merchants, as they need to keep up with consumers’ shifting payment expectations online and in-store while protecting their data against increasing numbers of fraud attacks. Shifting Payment Behaviors And Fraud .

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Concentration Retail Leverage Entertainment 79

Future CFO

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

This is what Elif Kuralay , Retail & CP Industry Advisor at SAP , points out, saying that the right decision-making from CFOs paves way for continuous investments in growth platforms such as new sales channels, new business models, store modernisation, marketing and developing people.

CFO 52

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

The pandemic-related economic downturn is making consumers wary of payment methods that can worsen their debts. users within a 10-week span, for example, marking a 30 percent to 40 percent increase in the number of clients added weekly compared to January and February totals. This occurred after the provider reported that it served 4.4

eCommerce 58

eCommerce Retail Economics Sales 58

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

There’s arguably no sector of the retail industry that has more cross-currents than luxury goods. For every company that has defied the COVID-driven economic storm with positive results there’s another one that has not. By the numbers, comparable-store sales fell 6% in the three months to Sept. Case in point: Burberry.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

But getting funds settled more quickly into their accounts can make all the difference in giving them the cash cushions they need to expand, weather economic shocks and even get their suppliers paid in a timely manner.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Walmart is a brick-and-mortar retailer that’s trying to strike a balance and trying to remain relevant,” Laura Kennedy, Kantar director of retail insights told MarketWatch. “By We expect Walmart to leverage physical assets to drive seamless shopping across online and offline channels,” Cowen & Company wrote in a Monday note.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 17, 2023

Davos tries testing: Everyone at the World Economic Forum annual meeting — including journalists and participants — has to take a PCR test upon arrival. An ERV can economically introduce fresh ventilation air into your home. Manufacturing: “United States NY Empire State Manufacturing Index” [ Trading Economics ]. Stats Watch.

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Centage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

There is some risk to using past performance to inform your long-term plans, and this can be compounded during times of economic uncertainty. When leveraged correctly, a forecast is useful for implementing innovative decisions and changing strategies. For example, suppose you own a retail business and want to expand into a new area.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 98

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Planning Forecasting Profit and Loss 98

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

That’s because when adjusted for three fewer selling days and one less weekend, there was almost no decline at all — meaning an economically crucial rebound in U.S. Nonetheless, the improvement is a positive sign for the country’s economic recovery.”. Headline data showing a 15 percent drop in November U.S. car sales is still intact.

Sales 73

Sales Leverage Economics eCommerce 73

Future CFO

JANUARY 17, 2023

Return of the “lipstick effect” Buyers to increasingly focus on smaller deals, as recessionary fears trigger a ‘lipstick effect’: when economic downturns lead to a rise in spending on smaller, more affordable – rather than big ticket, more expensive – goods. . Spotlight on ESG ESG issues in dealmaking will remain in the spotlight in 2023.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 52

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Economics Leverage Marketing 52

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Power research shows that the number of customers doing their credit applications online has kicked into high gear. But as economic stimulus funds evaporate and consumers exit accommodation, future delinquencies may see an impact,” Merchant said. Whether a car loan comes through a dealer, bank or manufacturer, new J.D.

Sales 85

Sales Banking Manufacturing Finance 85

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

If Trader Joe’s, which it counts as non-traditional, is removed from the equation, the numbers improve significantly to an average 0.9 supermarkets adjusting to social distancing and digital-first tools, Asian retailers are considering redesigning their stores. The company attributes the drop in shoppers to COVID. 23 and a 1.0

Investments 81

Investments Retail Leverage Economics 81

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

In a year filled with unexpected challenges and a COVID-era economic climate that proved fatal for many companies, PYMNTS was lucky to hear directly from the front lines how scores of company leaders and industry experts were coping with the crisis and turning conflict into opportunity. billion in sales for the month of November alone.

Healthcare 115

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 19, 2023

The Concord Coalition, a nonpartisan research group, named Romney and Manchin as its 2022 Economic Patriot Awards honorees because of their work on the legislation.” • A “ Grand Bargain ,” but in a new costume. Stats Watch Employment Situation: “United States Initial Jobless Claims” [ Trading Economics ].

Manufacturing 130

Manufacturing Advertising Economics Planning 130

CFO News Room

JANUARY 18, 2023

Here is the “media note” to end all media notes: NOTES: dawn +0.67hrs; species cut number 11 BNA: Song Initially Peaked Vocalization (“Tieur”). Manufacturing: “United States Industrial Production” [ Trading Economics ]. Manufacturing: “United States Capacity Utilization” [ Trading Economics ]. Black Phoebe (Northern).

Economics 130

Economics Banking Education Manufacturing 130

PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2020

Essential retail is starting to show some consistency as the acute phase of the COVID-19 crisis enters its second month. The outcome will depend on how long the situation lasts and what economic ramifications it causes. It’s a “new normal” for everyone, which means things will remain unsettled for the immediate future.

Sales 52

Sales Manufacturing Forecasting Leverage 52

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Suddenly, that Goldilocks scenario seems less a guarantee, as economic data hints at recession. The jobs numbers have come in below expectations, which may not auger well for a company like WeWork, whose fortunes, of course, hinge on healthy macro trends and business expansion. Smaller firms seem especially vulnerable.

Valuation 40

Valuation Economics eCommerce Leverage 40

PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2020

In terms of headline numbers, Green Dot’s adjusted earnings per share were $1.13, better than the Street by 20 cents. He said that the long-range plan is to deliver a consumer banking product that aims at the “mass-market consumer” and leverage the in-place bank charter, retail distribution and direct to consumer capabilities.

Banking 54

Banking Leverage Securities Economics 54

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

percent since March, according to a World Economic Forum report , and this grim number rivals that of the Great Depression. These stark economic realities reveal why many U.S. The number of subscribers and time spent using subscription services have increased dramatically over the past six months. 3, compared to just 1.4

Entertainment 52

Entertainment Healthcare Economics Advertising 52

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Often business models are borne out, not just on a unit economics, but become profitable by dent of scale. When you have find opportunity, you figure out how to exploit it for all of its potential economic value. And by the way, in economic terms and unit economic terms, you can support. You look for opportunity.

Startups 100

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 4, 2023

The real estate market is expected to grow, with increasing numbers of people investing in REITs and more opportunities available for REIT employees. As the real estate market continues to grow and develop, the number of jobs available in REITs also increases. Economic contribution of REITs in the United States.

Investments 130

Investments Budgeting Finance Marketing 130

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. By The Numbers . percent in pre-market trading. a share, $0.02

eCommerce 63

eCommerce Forecasting Sales Retail 63

Centage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

There is some risk to using past performance to inform your long-term plans, and this can be compounded during times of economic uncertainty. When leveraged correctly, a forecast is useful for implementing innovative decisions and changing strategies. For example, suppose you own a retail business and want to expand into a new area.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Planning Forecasting Profit and Loss 52

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

household held five mobile devices, while, at the start of 2016, that number has increased to about 13. But alongside that iPad your 10-year-old daughter needed, the rate of online fraud attacks on retailers has doubled, up 137 percent year over year in the first quarter of this year. At the end of 2014, the average U.S.

Sales 82

Sales Education Retail Accounting 82

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. Many banks have increasingly leveraged and become dependent on third-party service providers to support key operations within their banks,” the report stated.

Banking 46

Banking Compliance Currencies Concentration 46

PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2020

Just like retail, this is the state of the restaurant industry as we kick off 2020: caught in the throes of a digital reinvention as the role of the physical footprint is being rethought, and as tech plays as much of a starring role in its top- and bottom-line success as the products it produces and delivers.

Leverage 61

Leverage Retail Sales Marketing 61

PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

The network approach of Visa and Mastercard, which leverages in-place rails to speed up corporate commerce, likely will get some consideration in the earnings calls. In terms of industry spend, retail spending made up 36 percent of Q3’s total (up 3 percent year on year). Visa will report on Thursday (Jan. The average estimate of $1.28

B2B 92

B2B CFO Reconciliations Entertainment 92

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

On Thursday morning, news broke that the nation’s largest retailer is suing its longtime credit card issuer, alleging breach of contract. This lawsuit is nothing more than an attempt by Walmart to exert leverage and avoid the contractually defined process for valuing the loan portfolio,” the Synchrony spokesperson said.

Profit and Loss 46

Profit and Loss Manufacturing Retail Economics 46

PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

He said the shift to eCommerce made by necessity in the pandemic’s early days is now likely to become a permanent shift in the sense that consumers will expect to be able to leverage online channels. consumers, faced with economic uncertainty, used previous stimulus money to pay down debts and pad their savings instead of spending it.

Finance 60

Finance eCommerce Construction Banking 60

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Given the historical roots of the biggest Indian family groups, the Adani Group has been a recent entrant, not making the top ten list (in terms of either operating metrics like revenues or market-based numbers like market capitalization or enterprise value) as recently as ten years ago, and barely making the top ten list five or six years ago.

Marketing 130

Marketing Investments Auditing Restructuring 130

PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2017

We are also expanding into retail partnerships as a “last mile” service. By promoting and offering in-store access to the Truxx service, retailers drive sales by conveniently solving a problem for customers for no additional cost. TruxxRetail is for pickups at a partner retail location. TruxxMe is driver-only.

Startups 46

Startups Retail Leverage Numbers 46

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.

Forecasting 43

Forecasting Retail Sales eCommerce 43