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Retail Lobby: “We Lied About Organized Theft”

Barry Ritholtz

billion in retail inventory losses in 2021 was not “attributable to organized retail crime.” That line is just another in a long series of falsehoods put forth by the professional b *s at the National Retail Federation. This costs retailers anywhere between $15-20 billion annually in the US.

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Starbucks, Twilio, Carvana, DoorDash and more

CFO News Room

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Starbucks — The Seattle-based coffee company jumped nearly 9% after reporting quarterly profit and revenue that topped expectations. Twilio — Twilio’s stock plunged nearly 36%, a day after the company issued a weaker-than-expected sales forecast. Net sales rose 3.35

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Inventory Management Guide for 2024

The Finance Weekly

On the flip side, having too much stock can tie up your resources and lead to losses from items going bad or becoming outdated. These SKUs usually combine letters and numbers to convey crucial product details swiftly. Knowing how fast products sell is important, and inventory systems with forecasting tools really help with ordering.

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Can Fashion Help JC Penney Beat Its Losses?

PYMNTS

As of the end of Q2, the numbers aren’t quite what the long-suffering retail chain was hoping to see. Same-store sales and earnings both clocked in under analyst estimates, and net losses grew to $62 million, or 20 cents per share, from the $56 million, or 18 cents per share, reported in the same time frame last year.

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Stitch Fix: Big Growth And A Surprise Turn To Profitability

PYMNTS

Not bad for a firm from which the Street was expecting losses, instead of gains. By the numbers, the service reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $7 million, or 7 cents a share vs. the expected loss of 3 cents per share. Revenue clocked in at $408.9 million vs. $394.9 million predicted — up 29 percent year on year.

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Q3 Ad-Buying Rebound Bodes Well For Holiday Sales

PYMNTS

Are media buyers burning through budgets at the last minute just to preserve them for a better shot next year, or will the ad rebound collectively help recoup 2020 losses with holiday sales? did strong Q3 numbers, with PYMNTS reporting that “Alphabet said search and other advertising revenues rose 6 percent year over year to $26.3

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Walmart Shares Up Across The Board On Big Earnings Beats

PYMNTS

The planet’s largest retailer by sales crushed their way through Q2, with bigger than expected gains in revenue, earnings, same-store sales and eCommerce sales than analysts were predicting before the numbers hit the wires. percent to $128 billion, ahead of analyst forecasts of $125.9 All-in revenue jumped up 3.8