PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

The report cites applications for employer identification numbers, saying they’ve passed 3.2 That number includes gig-economy workers and others who struck out on their own after layoffs — but even excluding those people, new filings for people who intend to employ others were up 12 percent through mid-September. million in 2019.

Concentration 87

Concentration Numbers Finance Retail 87

PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2017

At the ripe old age of 120, the Swiss Army knife holds a unique place in retail. Now, the idea of an Amazon Echo with a touchscreen is not exactly new — it was reported in November 2016 that mega e-retailer Amazon was working on such a device — whose code name is said to be the Amazon Knight. Many of whom are also named Karl.

Retail 49

Retail Profit and Loss Sales Manufacturing 49

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Some of the companies leading the omnicommerce charge recently concentrated their efforts on introducing innovative plans to expand both their consumer base and also bolster their payment offerings. Retail behemoth Walmart recently made a splash in the acquisition pool, acquiring online marketplace Jet.com for more than $3 billion.

Concentration 74

Concentration eCommerce Retail Securities 74

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

This growth is a double-edged sword for merchants, as they need to keep up with consumers’ shifting payment expectations online and in-store while protecting their data against increasing numbers of fraud attacks. Shifting Payment Behaviors And Fraud .

Retail 79

Retail Concentration Leverage Entertainment 79

PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2018

The Amazon Prime program at Whole Foods also works by linking a mobile number presented at checkout. Analysts report that Whole Foods sales have risen 34 percent month over month since the acquisition, and the number of new customers has increased 27 percent over that same period. As one of the 90 million U.S.

Retail 62

Retail Sales Accounting Concentration 62

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

This edition of the Subscription Commerce Conversion Index gauges subscribers’ experiences in accessing consumer retail products through subscription services and determines which categories are more successful in customer satisfaction. Retail Subscriptions Rank High in Spending. The average U.S. subscriber spends $464.81

Retail 42

Retail Concentration Education Marketing 42

PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2020

Walmart is selling two of its online brands in a continuing goal to concentrate on its website. 27) that the Arkansas-based retail giant is scrapping Shoes.com and Bare Necessities, the intimate apparel brand. Bloomberg reported Thursday (Aug. Also last year, Walmart shuttered its Jet.com eCommerce website and phased out the brand.

Concentration 57

Concentration Advertising eCommerce Manufacturing 57

PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2017

It has advantages for retailers, too. Data Enabler VoltDB helps retailers carry that load, with broad, deep, and most importantly, fast data reporting that enables them to adapt to fluctuating inventory needs on the fly. A recent trend in retail is the increased use of buy online and pickup in store (BOPIS).

Retail 44

Retail Concentration Advertising eCommerce 44

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

This edition of the Subscription Commerce Conversion Index gauges subscribers’ experiences in accessing consumer retail products through subscription services and determines which categories are more successful in customer satisfaction. Retail Subscriptions Rank High in Spending. The average U.S. subscriber spends $464.81

Retail 40

Retail Concentration Education Marketing 40

PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2019

To change the way consumers buy home cleaning products, eCommerce companies are allowing consumers to purchase eco-friendly concentrates through the refill business model. Reed’s company works with a firm that creates concentrates for a product that is suitable for use in the home. You don’t have to touch the concentrate.”

Concentration 59

Concentration Planning eCommerce Numbers 59

PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2020

It didn’t disappoint on that front, but the most significant numbers came from the warehouse club’s eCommerce sales. Costco has performed exceptionally well during normal periods, and the pandemic has shown that they can still drive strong results — especially compared with other retailers — during difficult times as well,” he said.

eCommerce 63

eCommerce Sales Concentration Retail 63

PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

The Department of Justice has been meeting with retailers and farmers about how the deal would be received, and how it would affect competition in the industry. “We DFA has a number of milk-bottling plants as well as consumer dairy brands. In November, the two entities announced they were looking into making a deal with each other.

Concentration 60

Concentration Securities Sales Retail 60

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

And that difference has translated to an accompanying belief in retail that the different millennial required a different commerce that can be observed in the proliferation of one-hour delivery options and on-demand services pitched to digitally focused urban millennials. What It Means For Retail .

Advertising 75

Advertising Concentration Retail Startups 75

PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2020

Wish’s filing follows a number of startups, including Snowflake, Palantir Technologies and Asana, seeking opportunities amid a crush of investors, Reuters reported. The filing comes on the heels of the popular mobile shopping app raising $300 million in a recent Series H funding round.

eCommerce 70

eCommerce Concentration Valuation Startups 70

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Translating our data into the official numbers derived from the Census Bureau, we would not be surprised if we end up seeing total holiday sales up as much as 4 percent,” Bank of America said in the report dated Wednesday (Dec. Early purchases were up 14 percent from last year, and shopping at traditional retailers was up 2 percent.

Sales 55

Sales Concentration Banking Retail 55

PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2019

As reported in this space and elsewhere, Ripple said in recent months that a number of financial firms have been signing on to its offerings for cross-border payments. Raj Makanjee, chief executive of FNB Retail, said, “We are rapidly expanding our digital payments ecosystem by providing customers with helpful digital payments solutions.

Concentration 62

Concentration Banking Leverage Retail 62

CFO Talks

AUGUST 24, 2022

This business was formed last year when Barloworld sold its entire motor retail division to the company for R950 million and acquired a 50% stake in the business. She was the CFO of Barloworld Retail before this transaction, and she joined NMI Durban South Motors following the transaction.

Auditing 98

Auditing CFO Accounting Concentration 98

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Increased Allpoint and bank-branded transactions across many of our retailers drove 3 percent growth in our North America business, excluding the impact from 7-Eleven,” said Cardtronics CEO Edward H. banking and financial services sector, also showed that the number of cash transactions fell by 15 percent to 13.1 Meanwhile, the U.K.

Concentration 62

Concentration Retail Banking Finance 62

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

From there, the latest highlights also feature a number of other interesting advisor technology announcements, including: Orion’s Redtail launches “Redtail Campaigns” in partnership with Snappy Kraken to facilitate CRM-based drip marketing emails. Which just further highlights how challenging it can be to break into the RIA custody business.

Compliance 130

Compliance Communication Planning Concentration 130

PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2018

He said the company’s pilot program, which initially sold meal kits in 17 Costco stores and has expanded to 80 locations within three months, has “further validated to us the power of Costco’s retail platform.” The number of orders also fell to 3.1 million from 4 million in the year-ago quarter, and 3.47

Retail 40

Retail eCommerce Concentration Startups 40

PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

Overall, the Bureau reported, when households spent their stimulus checks, the spending remained concentrated on food (for 80 percent of respondents) or rent and/or utilities (at almost 78 percent of those who spent the funds). The Commerce Department reported that in June, retail spending was up 7.5 Spending To Cover Expenses.

Economics 78

Economics Concentration Prioritization Retail 78

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Translating our data into the official numbers derived from the Census Bureau, we would not be surprised if we end up seeing total holiday sales up as much as 4 percent,” Bank of America said in the report dated Wednesday (Dec. Early purchases were up 14 percent from last year, and shopping at traditional retailers was up 2 percent.

Sales 52

Sales Concentration Banking Retail 52

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Accounting for everything, especially when it comes to credit — in other words, taking stock and measure of where lending activities have been concentrated, where risk is and where losses may loom — is as much art as science. That could be especially troublesome for retailers which also issue cards and are reporting under CECL’s rules.

Accounting 63

Accounting Banking Forecasting CFO 63

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

have a retail crisis — or a small business crisis? Which is why “fixing” retail must include giving SMB merchants the tools they need to compete in the very dynamic environment that now defines Retail U.S.A. Historically, that failure rate was eclipsed by the sheer number of new business starts each year. We have both.

Concentration 53

Concentration Retail Advertising Economics 53

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Enforced closure amid COVID-19, along with the migration to eCommerce , has pummeled a number of U.K. Debenhams stores are concentrated on main streets and are in the heart of shopping centers, which have been most impacted when it comes to traffic and frequency of visits during the pandemic.

Concentration 56

Concentration eCommerce Sales Numbers 56

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Accounting for everything, especially when it comes to credit — in other words, taking stock and measure of where lending activities have been concentrated, where risk is and where losses may loom — is as much art as science. That could be especially troublesome for retailers which also issue cards and are reporting under CECL’s rules.

Banking 56

Banking Forecasting CFO Concentration 56

PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2020

McKibbin, who are affiliated with Korea University and The Australian National University, said “just calculating the number of canceled tourist trips, declines in retail trade and similar factors is not enough to get the full impact of SARS” because of the linkages within and between economies and sectors. Initial Impact.

Economics 66

Economics Sales Concentration Retail 66

PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2020

Wish’s filing follows a number of startups, including Snowflake, Palantir Technologies and Asana, seeking opportunities amid a crush of investors, Reuters reported. The filing comes on the heels of the popular mobile shopping app raising $300 million in a recent Series H funding round.

eCommerce 56

eCommerce Concentration Valuation Startups 56

Global Finance

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s quick response to the banks’ failures stemmed additional contagion and has left businesses with an object lesson in concentration risk. Its Consumer & Community Banking business added a substantial amount of retail branches and advisers and leads the First Republic integration.

Banking 105

Banking Foreign Exchange Profit and Loss Finance 105

Future CFO

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Cash flow and liquidity problems: Are your fixed costs or interest payments creeping up, or do you have a high number or amount of customer overdue payments? Shorten your supply chains and avoid concentration in one geographic region. Poor interest coverage ratio: This shows operating profits may not be able to cover interest expenses.

Profit and Loss 52

Profit and Loss Concentration Benchmarking Invoicing 52

PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2020

The latest numbers underscore the fact that in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, in the wake of government mandates to shutter non-essential businesses, the jobless rolls are going to swell exponentially, and it is small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that will feel the brunt of the pain. Drilling Down into the Data.

Concentration 52

Concentration Transportation Numbers Sales 52

Future CFO

APRIL 27, 2020

The Asian Liquidity Stress Indicator (ALSI) climbed to its second weakest level, and the number of companies rated B3 and below continued to increase in the first quarter of 2020 following a surge of downgrades in Q1, said Moody's Investors Service. . The ALSI climbed to 38.7% in March from 32.9%

Concentration 40

Concentration Credit Risk Economics Numbers 40

Global Finance

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

AI’s positive impact will be concentrated, initially, “in a limited number of sectors.” Srivastava, an economist and chief policy adviser at Ernst & Young India.

Economics 105

Economics Construction Leverage Technology 105

Musings on Markets

AUGUST 19, 2024

As companies age, the numbers will become more important, as the stories you tell will be constrained by what you have been able to deliver in growth and margins. As companies age, the numbers will become more important, as the stories you tell will be constrained by what you have been able to deliver in growth and margins.

Corporate Finance 101

Corporate Finance Valuation Investments Finance 101

PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2017

“The greatest volume of easing has occurred in large and mid-sized banks,” the report found, “and the easing has occurred most often in pricing, guarantor requirements and loan convenants, as well as in retail loan sizes, collateral requirements and debt-to-income requirements.”. Cyber Threats.

Banking 46

Banking Compliance Currencies Concentration 46

PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2020

But by letting investors (that would be the retail type) throw in their money to fund larger, better-known (and ostensibly savvier) operators like Ackman and others, the idea is that mergers and acquisitions will generate returns. The focal point will be “mature” tech unicorns , which are firms valued at more than $1 billion.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Concentration Investments Marketing 52

PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

The numbers only begin to tell a tale — one where the ending seems far off, shrouded in mystery, and more than a bit foreboding. to create a de novo industrial bank in Utah — originating commercial loans to retailers who use the company for payments. Prioritizing those products could lead to a drop in sales for other merchants.

Concentration 52

Concentration Prioritization Economics Startups 52