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Pokémon’s New Retail Customer Acquisition Math

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The coming ascendence of augmented reality and virtual reality have long been article fodder for tech enthusiasts, gamers and retail watchers alike. The problem is that these applications work more naturally in some places than in others – and retail presents the clearest possible example of why. By The Numbers.

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10 Friday AM Reads

Barry Ritholtz

Wall Street Journal ) • From Math Camp to Handcuffs: FTX’s Downfall Was an Arc of Brotherhood and Betrayal : Gary Wang and Sam Bankman-Fried are offering dueling accounts of the FTX fiasco and of who’s ultimately to blame. They have each other’s phone numbers. The stock market’s winners and losers will be different too.

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Lego Builds Stellar First Half As ‘Kidults’ Stay Home

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The digital numbers for Lego.com doubled to more than 100 million in the first half of 2020. The company is on track to open around 120 new retail stores in 2020, 80 of those in China. During the first half, it opened 46 retail stores, 30 of those in China. During the first half, it opened 46 retail stores, 30 of those in China.

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Data Enablers: SigOpt’s Machine Learning Tools Help Businesses Optimize Operations

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From some guy’s garage in San Francisco, a group of math nerds has grown into one of the world’s finest-tuned machine learning operations. PYMNTS: Can you show me some data or proof points on how the company has helped retailers? PYMNTS: Can you give me some personnel growth numbers? PYMNTS: What has been the biggest hurdle?

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Why Retail Earnings Are Less And Less Tethered To The Overall Economy

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Retail earnings may have long been looked upon as a benchmark for measuring the growth of the economy but not anymore. The shift in calibration comes as signs of weakening sales in the earnings reports of numerous major retailers were counteracted by the U.S economy — retail.

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Deliverr Vying To Become ‘Uber’ Of Ground Shipping In eCommerce

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Krakaris saw a particular opportunity in serving marketplaces beyond Amazon through retailers like Walmart, eBay and Jet. Then, Krakaris does some math on the backend to find out where merchants should send their products. To use the platform, merchants connect their different sales channels and import their products.

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My New ETF: 100% of Upside + 0% of Downside

Barry Ritholtz

But just do the math: Would you prefer to give up 67 basis points (RWM’s dollar-weighted average fee is ~0.67%) or would you prefer to give up 30% of your gains PLUS pay an annual 0.79% fee for the TJUL ETF? The performance numbers reveal this is a terrible trade-off for the average retail investor. Chart after the jump ).

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