CFO News Room

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Economists forecast the unemployment rate was steady at 3.7%, and average wage growth slowed to 0.3% Economists expect the Fed’s tighter money policy will ultimately result in negative monthly payroll numbers, but not yet. Retail should do okay, but I think there’s a big question of how retail performs after the holidays.”

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

But most of the changes that have come to retail as of the holiday 2020 shopping season aren’t temporary — and aren’t going to go backward. Retailers being able to share inventory across channels or build a single view of the customer across channels to better serve them was already on the rise pre-pandemic.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

The dreaded returns season has hit retail with a predictable but painful thud. In fact, forward-thinking retailers are looking at the return process as a chance to create a positive customer experience. In a worst-case scenario forecast, according to commercial real estate firm CBRE, the take will be much lower at about $70.5

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DECEMBER 18, 2019

Retail analysts expect this year’s Super Saturday to surpass all other days in 2019. The president at retail consultancy Customer Growth Partners, Craig Johnson, said he expects that day to see spending of around $34 billion this year. .

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Analysts polled by Refinitiv were forecasting earnings of 23 cents per share on revenue of $4.49 Carvana — The online used car retailer stock dropped more than 8% after the company reported disappointing third-quarter results on the top and bottom lines, according to consensus estimates from Refinitiv.

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CFO Plans

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Unlock Strategic Financial Planning Tips to turn seasonal challenges into opportunities for growth and innovation in the hospitality and retail sectors. In the vibrant and dynamic worlds of hospitality and retail, businesses often find themselves on a thrilling rollercoaster of seasonal revenue fluctuations.

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JUNE 9, 2020

Coresight Research , a global research company, said the record number of closures is expected to exceed the more than 9,300 locations shuttered in 2019, CNBC reported. The latest numbers from the New York-based research group exceeds its earlier forecast of 15,000 retail closings this year.

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JUNE 24, 2020

While web users have harnessed eCommerce in numbers that haven’t been seen before amid the COVID-19 heath crisis, eMarketer forecasts the worldwide retail online shopping sales will slow down to a 16.5 The firm forecasts an overall $3.914 trillion in online shopping sales in 2020 per an announcement. percent in 2019.

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OCTOBER 17, 2016

Mobile is one of the fastest-growing retail sectors at the moment and still projects to grow for years to come, but the technology is still not where most retailers want it. population, but that number is expected to grow to 72.2 percent of all retail sales for the year. But that number is expected to double to 5.4

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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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Fpanda Club

MARCH 1, 2021

How to Build a Business Case for Dynamic Financial Planning and Forecasting (Infographic), Sep 2014 6. 70% of companies measure the efficiency of the FP&A , 63% of them do it based on forecast accuracy and 59% - based on budget accuracy. People FP&A team in general is not numerous with a median number of staff equaling to 5.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Twilio — Twilio’s stock plunged nearly 36%, a day after the company issued a weaker-than-expected sales forecast. Analysts polled by Refinitiv were forecasting earnings of 23 cents per share on revenue of $4.49 PayPal — PayPal slid 5% after lowering its annual revenue growth forecast. Net sales rose 3.35 Warner Bros.

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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 Talks

JUNE 3, 2025

He instructs his managers to spend no more than 10 percent of their time on accounting and the rest interpreting what the numbers mean. To counter this, Innocent and his team use agile forecasting frameworks, scenario modelling, and real-time analytics. SAQA receives only 60 percent of its funding from government grants.

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CFO Talks

MARCH 4, 2025

Thats why businesses need rolling forecasts instead of rigid budgets. Instead of setting a financial plan in stone for 12 months and hoping for the best, rolling forecasts allow businesses to update their budgets every few months based on real-time data. Predictive analytics Past sales patterns can help forecast future demand.

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

With the growth of eCommerce sales, the number of products consumers are sending back to retailers is on the rise. A study by commercial real estate services company CBRE, in conjunction with Optoro, found that shoppers are forecasted to return $41.6 billion in products purchased online this November and December.

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

The retailer will start the promotions through the web on November 4 and new promotions will follow in retail locations on Nov. 11 and a sales event in retail locations will occur on Nov. 25 and have new promotions in retail locations on Nov. 25 and have new promotions in retail locations on Nov. Of the overall $9.91

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 21, 2023

While Netflix missed earnings expectations, it added more subscribers than analysts were forecasting. Nordstrom — Shares of the retailer fell 7% in premarket trading after Nordstrom announced that its holiday sales fell 3.5% In a statement, CEO Erik Nordstrom described the retail environment as “highly promotional.”

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Global Finance

MARCH 3, 2025

New fund structures are generating a lot of interest with retail investors. The number of funds being floated, largely by the biggest financial sponsors like Blackstone, KKR, and Apollo, is growing rapidly. Some focus on specific sectors of the market while others are more diversified.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2020

retail sales rose 0.3 billion, missing forecasts but still up for the sixth consecutive month, according to the monthly U.S. Despite the pandemic’s negative effect on the economy, 2020 retail sales in October were 5.7 A Bloomberg survey forecasted a 0.5 September retail numbers were up 1.6 Numbers were up 8.2

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Bramasol

JANUARY 28, 2025

AI-enabled predictive analytics to forecast financial trends and inventory requirements. Industry-specific AI models for sectors like retail, manufacturing, telco, and healthcare. These figures clearly show a growing number of new customers are embracing S/4HANA through these transformation methods.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

China saw retail sales increase last month for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak, another sign of the country’s wider recovery. The latest numbers were a surprise as economists had predicted retail sales would be flat. The latest numbers were a surprise as economists had predicted retail sales would be flat.

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Centage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

During turbulent times, your business can forecast and do scenario planning for the future with our forecasting and scenario planning tools at Centage. What Is Financial Forecasting? It is important to keep a forecast up to date as forecasting further out increases the chance of inaccuracies.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Growth in employment continued in leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, retail trade, and transportation and warehousing. The forecast unemployment rate was 3.9%, essentially equal to the actual. The number of unemployed persons, at 6.5 Number of Potential Job Seekers Unchanged. in December 2021.

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MARCH 18, 2020

retail sales declined last month in the biggest drop in a year. The median projection in a survey had forecasted an increase of 0.2 And retail sales , with the exclusion of fuel and automobiles, fell 0.2 percent from the month before in comparison with forecasts for an increase. percent following a decrease of 0.2

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JUNE 10, 2020

As retailers reopen and take stock of new post-pandemic consumer dynamics, the role of industry trade groups is changing. Groups like the National Retail Federation (NRF) focused more on economic forecasts and supply chain issues as other advocacy groups that have taken the fight for more stimulus dollars to Washington, D.C.

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OCTOBER 12, 2016

And that, according to new data released by the National Retail Federation , is precisely the point, as Halloween is a less “traditional” holiday than most and therefore more open to different interpretations for how to celebrate it. When it comes to Halloween, the times they certainly are a-changing. billion on U.S. for the average adult.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

In a time of increasing change for retailers and consumers, the current global climate has begun accelerating the future of retail trends at a much quicker pace than previously envisioned. Mao said forecasts predict that digital gift card volume in the U.S. Capturing the New Customer. She said about 61 percent of U.S.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

Despite the fact that many retailers are creating their own versions of Black Friday, the traditional one that happens the day after Thanksgiving will still occur as a retail event. That’s the take from Edited , a retail tracking platform that advises brands on pricing and merchandising strategies. So, we’re in a transition.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

The Commerce Department released July’s retail sales last week, showing an increase in seasonally adjusted retail spending – up 1.2 Analysts reported that physical retail sales, seasonally adjusted, were up 2.7 Analysts reported that physical retail sales, seasonally adjusted, were up 2.7 percent growth in June.

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MARCH 11, 2020

Storefronts that provide services have exceeded the number of those offering clothes and other merchandise. Per a JLL report, the number of service-based retailers rose 20.5 million spaces, while retailers offering goods declined 4.5 Service retailers now comprise 52.6 percent of retail space in America.

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JANUARY 10, 2019

Stocks are up modestly to start the year, but based on Thursday’s trading action, the retail sector is escaping investors’ favor (to put it mildly), as company after company is bringing dismal news to light. The numbers show that online sales and brick-and-mortar locations were up just over 1 percent in November and December.

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MARCH 30, 2020

retail picture is bleak in this time of COVID-19. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said on Thursday (March 26) that its monthly survey of retailers showed the weakest outlook since April 2009. The CBI says retail sales volumes will fall sharply to April, with retailers more pessimistic than at any time since April 2009.

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DECEMBER 3, 2019

Retailers in the U.K. enjoyed a strong Black Friday despite forecasts that the holiday would leave shopping malls empty. Springboard, a retail data company, noted that footfall was 3.3 Shopping centers preformed the best, with visitor numbers up 6.5 percent, The Guardian reported. And even high street saw a rise in sales.

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MAY 14, 2020

could be the first major delivery company to limit the number of items retailers can ship to protect its network from being overwhelmed during COVID-19, The Wall Street Journal reported. For now, the impacted retailers say they are coping. FedEx Corp. A company spokesman declined to say whether they were imposing limits. .

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JUNE 19, 2019

The connected vehicle ecosystem is taking shape, and that brings new opportunities to retail. Some of the latest developments from the retail side of the ecosystem come from the world of QSRs. percent) of commuters had ordered food and picked it up at a drive-through in the past week, while a slightly lower number (33.4

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MAY 13, 2019

In the unattended retail space, vending operators are also becoming more aware of the shifting behaviors of their shoppers and the need for swift and digital payment options. That smaller size opens up whole new markets, and gains access to spaces that have never had a retail experience [as] a part of it.”.

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