PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Even online merchants who offer customers extended warranties at the time of sale traditionally see about a 4 percent or 5 percent conversion rate. Such numbers have impressed PayPal and other investors, who joined a $40 million Series B funding round that Extend announced on Thursday (Oct. Extend (@HelloExtend) October 5, 2020.

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PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2020

The experts were expecting a weak retail sales report when the numbers hit the wires earlier today (May 15) – but even in an environment of diminished expectations, the number reported by the Census Bureau was a disappointment. Year on year, retail sales fell 21.5 GDP, took a 16.4 percent decline logged in March.

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CFO Thought Leader

APRIL 1, 2023

The hosts also discuss the role of finance in enabling sales, the challenges faced by sales teams, and the importance of financial discipline and visibility in a company’s financials, regardless of market conditions. One, yeah, definitely finance helping with sales and sales data, in sales compensation.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2019

Simply showing what the lowly, mundane, terribly average phone number can do in terms of securing transactions, onboarding and other tasks vital to the daily lives of digital consumers. Enter the phone number – which, as Meier told Webster, is possessed by more than 95 percent of people in the U.S. Verification Trends.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The Baltimore-based chain also announced the sale of its MyFitnessPal workout platform to private-equity firm Francisco Partners. Patrik Frisk, president and CEO of Under Armour, told The Baltimore Sun that the company is focused on returning to profitability and is planning to invest in eCommerce and company-owned retail outlets. .

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2020

The SEC said in a motion for summary judgment that Kik did not offer a “cognizable defense” for the reason behind not registering its kin token sale. It contended that it had not had an unregistered securities sale as of the beginning of 2018 when the SEC first acted. I hope to be able to fund a number of them.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2020

The company almost doubled its revenue and profit numbers while spending more than $9 billion on capital improvement projects. Among those numbers: Operating cash flow increased 42 percent to $51.2 Net sales increased 40 percent to $88.9 Online grocery sales tripled. billion compared with $36.0 billion for Q2 2019.

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CFO Thought Leader

APRIL 10, 2023

That is important because the added value comes from internal steering, which are the main KPIs, we check off course profitability, on p&l level return on sales on balance sheet level return on investment. But I’m convinced that will be also an investment for for the future.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

CFOs plan budget changes and sales functions are likely to get more resources in 2023, said Gartner recently. According to a Gartner survey of nearly 300 CFOs in November 2022, 73% of CFOs indicated that they planned increases for the sales function while nearly half of them said the increase would e 10% or more.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2020

automobile sales may fall by 22 percent to just over 13 million vehicles sold in all of 2020, the process of buying a car continues to undergo its own digital reinvention. . Wherever 2020 sales numbers end up, the way those sales are generated will be different. . With estimates that U.S. An Entirely New Market”.

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 26, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the Department of Labor released the final version of its Retirement Security Rule (a.k.a.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2020

FinTech Kabbage could be seeking a sale, and in doing so, could look to garner up to $1 billion, according to sources quoted by Barron’s. The business did well during the pandemic, out-performing some larger lenders, and the sale could have bids within the month, the sources said.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2019

The headline numbers are these: The latest jobs report shows that 75,000 jobs were created in the United States last month. But it is that headline number that is in focus, sending stocks soaring, at least as of this writing, up about 80 basis points. A slew of economists, as noted by Bloomberg , expected a gain of 175,000 jobs.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2020

That stems from year-over-year sales growth of 11.4 The sales of plant-based foods climbed around five times faster than overall retail food sales in the U.S., percent last year, according to numbers from PBFA and The Good Food Institute. That year, plant-based food sales increased 11 percent, hitting $4.5

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2020

All but 5 percent of McDonald’s restaurants are open, but that has done little to improve sales. The fast food leader reported comparable sales have “improved sequentially” from late March through May. But global comparable stores sales slipped last month by 20.9 The decline in comparable sales in the U.S. was not as bad.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2020

Walmart’s results show it’s a food fight out there, with Amazon re-accelerating holiday sales growth,” Evercore Analyst Greg Melich said on Feb. But how does it look by the numbers? Taken as a total, sales on Amazon constitute 2.3 percent of total consumer retail sales as of 2019 and nearly half (49.4 percent) of all U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

The nation’s residential real estate sector took a giant step forward in July as year-over-year sales increased by nearly 9 percent, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Existing home sales swelled to 5.86 Every region of the country saw home prices rise, while three of the four had sales hikes. percent hike.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

7) that digital sales nearly doubled during the company’s fiscal third quarter even as overall sales fell 5 percent and the company lost more than $75 million. “We The company reported that comparable digital sales for Q3, which ended Nov. We know omnichannel is the future of retail and we are making the right investments.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

But like Walmart, which reported strong numbers on Tuesday, Target also paid a high price for its spiking growth. Operating expenses increased sharply and sales of higher-margin items like apparel declined. Comparable sales also saw a big bounce, up 10.8 Same-store sales at physical locations only grew 0.9

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

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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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2020

reported that its net sales fell in the third quarter to $705.3 The Texas-based beauty supplier reported on Thursday (July 30) that its losses were partially offset by a surge in online sales and the opening of its shops from mid-April through the end of June. As a result of COVID-19, same-store sales dropped by 26.6

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the SEC has issued a risk alert outlining Reg BI-related deficiencies discovered during recent examinations of broker-dealers, from dual-registered advisors not clearly communicating whether they were acting as a commission-based (..)

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

As the numbers hit the wires, sluggish sales figures and stumbling same-store sales growth hit Macy’s figures with a one-two punch, and sent its stock price spiraling as regular trading opened on the markets this morning. billion in net sales. That marked the first same-store sales decline Macy’s has seen in two years.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2020

3), it did highlight that its online sales shot up 108 percent. He pointed to total company sales, which hit $29.7 The company added that it has made “continued investments to support and safeguard associates, customers and communities, nearly $1.3 In the third quarter, excluding fuel and dispositions, sales grew 11.3

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Power research shows that the number of customers doing their credit applications online has kicked into high gear. While financing, extended warranties and other items added onto a car’s sale are a major revenue source for dealers, the biggest problem they’ve faced this year has been a tight vehicle supply – especially for trucks.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2020

Counterfeiting is a thriving business, and marketplaces that specialize in reselling luxury items have heavily invested in authentication procedures. Data: 4,697: Number of fellowship programs approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education last year. All this, Today in Data.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Recent years have shown there’s usually a surge in purchases and shopper traffic on what is being called “Super Saturday,” and sales on that day have been shown to be similar to Black Friday, which is traditionally the start of the holiday shopping season. billion in sales. Black Friday saw around $31.5

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

In the wake of the departure of former CEO Art Peck amid sluggish sales, Gap Inc. reported that fiscal year 2019 comparable sales were down 4 percent versus flat last year. The company has also increased its marketing investments with new partnerships and campaigns. The Banana Republic And Athleta .

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Creative CFP

AUGUST 11, 2020

Whether this investment comes in the form of equity or as a loan to be repaid, the investor will usually want to see specific information about your business. This is a combination of business and financial data about your company that helps the investor decide whether or not to invest. What can sales growth tell you?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2020

Macy’s , Kohl’s , JCPenney, Five Below, L Brands and Bed, Bath & Beyond all made weaker-than-expected holiday sales in the final quarter of 2019 – and their stock prices have been hit hard for the failure. The holiday quarter numbers are consistent with recent results. percent and 1.3

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

As the number of retail bankruptcies start to pile up from companies whose final destruction was caused by the coronavirus pandemic, we are about to see a massive round of close-out, going-out-of-business, liquidation sales,” says Forbes. Even before the effects of the COVID crisis, those companies have struggled to meet their numbers.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

For example, JD.ID, an Indonesian eCommerce subsidiary of JD.com, saw a 1,300 percent growth in year-on-year sales volume during its latest promotional campaign. Meanwhile, the number of products sold jumped by 150 percent.”. 12 shopping events are a big time for sales. The blog post said JD.ID In both Indonesia and China, Dec.12

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

By the numbers, in Q3 the company sold 64,414 units, an increase of 39 percent. In its four years of existence, Carvana has improved its gross profit margin by almost 12 percent and has grown unit sales by 10x. “In Revenue totaled $1.544 billion, an increase of 41 percent; total gross profit was $261 million, an increase of 90 percent.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

has said that it was chosen to be ByteDance’s “trusted technology provider” that will take over TikTok's American operations, and Alibaba is considering an investment in Grab. Alibaba Eyes $3B Investment In Ride-Hailing Giant Grab. SoftBank Considers Going Private After Asset Sales, Report Says. Technology Provider’.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Large investment and equity firm Carlyle Group has taken a majority stake in an artificial intelligence (AI) hiring firm called HireVue, according to a report by Bloomberg. The move comes as an increasing number of private equity firms are making moves and deals in the rapidly growing sector. The value of the deal was not disclosed.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

Cybersecurity returned to the top of the B2B startup investment list as three companies in the enterprise security realm landed nearly half of the $246 million in B2B venture capital this week. But Software-as-a-Service emerged as a hot spot, too, with the largest investment round of the week going to a B2B eCommerce SaaS provider.

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