CFO News

JUNE 12, 2023

Retail Inflation: The number has remained below the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) upper band target of 6 per cent for the third consecutive month.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 13, 2023

When it comes to cybersecurity budget, retail CFOs in Asia Pacific might have to reconsider the amount of resources allocated to this area. According to a recent study by Kaspersky , the retail industry experienced the greatest number of successful cyberattacks in the past 24 months in Asia Pacific.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

When it’s said and done there was only one story that mattered in the retail universe this year and it was the rise of the digital-first economy. The numbers speak for themselves. As seen in the opening flurry of numbers, consumers weren’t leaving home to shop. Malls And Department Stores Get Hit.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Slumping markets have investors pulling back from funding startups that make internet-connected devices for retailers, threatening to choke an innovation pipeline for emerging tools like smart shopping carts and inventory management robots. s retail insights division. Newsletter Sign-up. WSJ | CIO Journal. from 2021 to $188.2

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

Every year for the last 110 years , members of the retail trade group, known as the National Retail Federation (NRF), have assembled to discuss the slate of issues pertinent to its members. COVID-19, of course, didn’t cause physical retail’s steep decline — it just accelerated it. Retail is now about logistics and the last mile.

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VCFO

JUNE 2, 2023

Navigating a New Era of Retail – Three Financial and Operational Factors The market and operating environments of retail businesses have undergone dramatic transformations since the turn of the millennium; transformations that accelerated significantly more with the outset of the COVID pandemic.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

In retail technology, Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions ’ new Elera system aims to supplant in-store IT systems with a new cloud-enabled technology. 30 : Minimum number of “microservices” on Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions’ Elera system. 12M : Number of JazzCash’s active users in Pakistan.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2020

As March sales and earnings reports start to show up this week, new data indicate that eCommerce sales for essential and nonessential retail will show a dramatic spike. New data released this morning by ACI Worldwide show that most retail categories have seen a 74 percent rise in March compared to 2019 for eCommerce.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

The Hub Fed chief acknowledged the latest job numbers are a “significant improvement.” While the economy added 249,000 retail jobs, and leisure and hospitality jobs grew by 174,000, two of the nation’s hardest hits sectors, Rosengren said those sectors have a long way to go before they return to pre-pandemic levels. million, up 2.2

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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

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

But in other ways, it was business as usual, as the two biggest retailers in the world – Walmart and Amazon – posted stellar earnings numbers and competed in more muted ways for the U.S. percent of total consumer spending in Q2 (spanning all categories, including retail) and 9 percent of total retail spending.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Brick-and-mortar retailers felt the pain at exaggerated levels due to the pandemic, according to the bi-annual BDO Bankruptcy Update. That means the year is on pace to rival the 2010 numbers during the Great Recession. The number of Chapter 11 filings is up 26 percent from last year.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2020

Reinventing retail in the wake of COVID-19 may mean reinventing retail formats. It’s also likely that retailers will see more men in-store than women, and they should consider adjusting inventory to target these shoppers.”. Inventory adjustments will only be part of the post-COVID retail order.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2020

Prepare for a big week of retail data, all of it unprecedented in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting with the Commerce Department retail sales data on Wednesday, retailers will get a sense of how much consumers are spending and the retailers they are spending with. For retailers, there are no surprises from March.

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Accountancy Today

JULY 25, 2022

Data from The Gazette Official Public Record revealed construction, manufacturing and retail were the sectors that accounted for almost 40% of administrations in 2022. Greater London led the way with 22% of the filings, followed by the South East (17%) and North West (15%).

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

In payment methods, Circle K announced a cashierless checkout pilot as convenience stores advance retail innovations. 140M: Number of students and teachers using G Suite for Education to stay connected during the pandemic. 7.3K: Minimum number of Circle K stores in operation in the U.S. All this, Today in Data.

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Future CFO

MARCH 15, 2020

JK Capital started out in 2014 to provide short-term unsecured loans to small businesses primarily in the retail, service, and the food and beverage industries in the Philippines. The post CFO: master of talking to numbers appeared first on FutureCFO. The Asian Development Bank estimates about 99.6%

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PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2020

Retailers received just under 105,800 loans and 8.6 In terms of the loan size, the SBA reported that the bulk of approved loans, at 725,058, were $150,000 or less, representing more than 70 percent of all approved loans by number and 15 percent of the total allocated dollars. Accommodation and food services firms got 9.2

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2020

The quickly evolving telehealth category has a new business model, with diabetes prevention program (DPP) Fruit Street teaming with meal kit company Purple Carrot to add a retail spin to its health advisory service. 1K: Minimum number of registered dietitians that Fruit Street has ready to help people eat healthy and stay active.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Four consecutive months into positive consumer spending trends, one wonders if there might be — indeed must be — a lull, a pullback that might indicate a tougher road ahead for retailers headed into the all-important holiday spending season. In term of headline numbers, the U.S. percent over June). percent month over month.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

In retail technology, Yotpo is helping brands capture the digital shift by making a compressed marketing stack for online shopping. Data: 3,300: Number of employee participants in Macy’s Style Crew program. All this, Today in Data. 78%: Share of consumers who have changed how they pay for things to reduce contact.

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PYMNTS

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. percent hit.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Walgreens has followed in the footsteps of Walmart and Amazon to join the retailer-as-ad-agency trend , while BigCommerce recently launched Open Checkout to let developers, retailers and partners create tailored checkout experiences. 4.7K : Number of stores where the new Walmart Media Group places ads targeting customers.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

Or maybe they’re both as several types and sizes of retailers step up to sell non-medical face masks. The retail face mask efforts range from small to big companies. It has not published any numbers for May yet. They’re either the fashion accessory of the moment or a life-saving piece of safety equipment.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

In retail innovation, many American consumers still want a digital-first shopping experience even after a COVID-19 vaccine. And in digital onboarding, geocoding and address verification tools can help retailers collect the most accurate data from clients to ensure streamlined deliveries. 6.7M : Approximate number of U.S.

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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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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2020

The retail bankruptcy watch intensified Tuesday (April 21) as the department store sector was hit by reports of yet another major player looking at that option. Lord & Taylor, now joining Neiman Marcus, is considering a bankruptcy filing as the COVID-19 lockdown continues to decimate non-essential retail. billion in sales.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

The dramatic consumer shift to Digital 3.0 — predicted months ago by the PYMNTS COVID-19 tracker work — is accounting for almost half of the retail growth in the US. It found that eCommerce growth as of May 1 was up 68 percent, surpassing 40 percent of total retail sales. Overall Chinese retail sales of consumer goods dropped 2.8

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

And in retail, Amazon ’s earnings were off the charts by any metric, and they didn’t come from cost-cutting. 175K: Minimum number of new jobs Amazon says it has created since March. Vendors that once saw late buyer payments as unavoidable now risk going out of business if their clients don’t speed up the pace of payments.

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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

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

retailers during the holiday shopping season, the Financial Times (FT) reported. The shortages come from an unexpected surge of customer demand, which took retailers by surprise after they had cut orders for new merchandise in the spring as countrywide lockdowns were starting and the job market was bottoming out. in the spring.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Retailers across Europe, the Middle East and Africa will be able to post ads for free on Google’s Shopping tab starting in mid-October. The offer also extends to retailers who are already paying to place ads on Google’s Shopping tab , wrote Matt Brittin, president of Google’s operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

In brick-and-mortar, retailers are overestimating demand for buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) , but they are underestimating demand for delivery. 3 : Number of elements included in Google’s new ‘Product Discovery Solutions for Retail’ suite. Data: $276M : Amount that the Tastemaker SPAC received through its IPO on Jan.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

This in a week that has seen news reports that the world’s largest retailer has terminated its contract — and a 3-year-old automated shelf-stocking experiment — with San Francisco’s Bossa Nova Robotics , having found that existing “human” employees were able to do the same work just as well. Not Just Walmart.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

TJX reported earnings that showed a fast uptick for store opening traffic after having closed all of its retail locations globally in March, without an eCommerce shopping capability. And cosmetics is gaining online momentum as the pandemic drives cross-currents in the retail category. All this, Today in Data.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

The new year has not been kind to retail stores around the country, as the trend of accelerating store closings continues, according to a report by Yahoo! This will be the fourth year in a row that retailers will shutter 100 million square feet of space, which equals about 562 Walmart supercenters. Moore and GameStop.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2020

Physical brick-and-mortar retail was suffering long before the pandemic. Highlights include grocery, retail and contactless, he said. In addition, retailers are searching for more flexible fulfillment options spanning online pickup in store, pickup curbside, and a number of variants of that continuum of reaching end customers.

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