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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Chinese upstart eCommerce site Pinduoduo (PDD) is raising more than $1 billion to help compete with Chinese giants like Alibaba and JD.com, according to reports. The company puts a twist on the traditional eCommerce playbook by offering a social aspect – shoppers who team up with friends or family can get discounts by making group orders.

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JULY 5, 2019

But, as Walmart and Amazon seem to like to do things in tandem, Walmart is also paying for some success — in this case success in rapidly building out its eCommerce operations. The Big Blip of the Week: The High Cost of Success In eCommerce. Walmart eCommerce brings in sales of about $21 billion. About a billion of them.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Paytm is perhaps the largest and best-known domestic name in mobile payments in India, but it continues to struggle on the path to profitability. As of its last earnings report, Paytm’s parent firm One97 reported a veritable explosion in losses over the last year, largely driven by the increasing cost of doing business.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

As the year winds down – and holiday shopping picks up – clarity is emerging about which retail investments might pay off in the new decade, and which merchants might be in trouble. Even so, some of the most recent earnings from the retail sector indicate that some investments in emerging areas of commerce are paying off.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 5, 2020

Indian unicorn startup InMobi reported a net loss of ?54 Earlier, InMobi reported a 2017 net profit of ?11.87 and China where it operates — but it didn’t show any profit after that initial maiden profit. Other Indian unicorns include eCommerce platform Udaan and mobile messaging app Hike. 440.53, up from ?351.3

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

Tencent Holdings is buying over 1 billion shares of Hong Kong-listed eCommerce platform Youzan. billion shares to five subscribers, including Tencent’s Poyang Lake Investment, at $0.53 So far, Hangzhou-based Youzan has yet to turn a profit. In fact, it posted a loss of $839.4 percent stake in Youzan.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

In addition, millennials are more likely to report fraud losses on scams that promise to fix debt-related problems or that promise money through jobs, investments or business opportunities. The average loss was $600. However, millennials have reported losing nearly $450 million to fraud in just the past two years.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2019

First quarter profits of $3.6 The home to most of Q1’s growth was eCommerce, with revenue of $35.81 billion and an international operating loss of $90 million. Overall, eCommerce came out at $2.2 Overall, eCommerce came out at $2.2 billion and an international operating loss of $605 million. billion and $3.6

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

That pick-up, however, will be offset largely by an operating loss range of $1.5 The best investment we can make is in the safety and well-being of our hundreds of thousands of employees. billion to an operating income of $1.5 billion based on its expectation of spending $4 billion on coronavirus-related costs.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2022

These people have income-producing assets spinning off profits or dividends, and they use those funds to pay for their bills and lifestyle. Dividend stocks are also issued by the most profitable companies, so they are seen as less risky. Your investment is placed into commercial and residential real estate developments.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Rakuten , the Japanese eCommerce conglomerate, has sold billions of dollars’ worth in shares, including the entirety of its stake in Pinterest. Rakuten’s sales come on the heels of its operating loss of 40 billion yen, or $360 million, last quarter.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

The pet retail chain is also moving towards profitability after net losses the past two years. It has also narrowed its losses by 77 percent to $20.3 Petco has invested $300 million over the past three years to renovate, launch an eCommerce site and implement a full-service veterinary hospital network.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2019

United Parcel Service (UPS) is reporting that its Next Day Air and Ground services have been in such high demand that it boosted the company’s quarterly profits, according to a report by CNBC. Abney said that many competitors saw a loss in their own second-day air business because of UPS’s Next Day Air. per share. percent to $18.05

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

The company also reported a $23 million profit for the second quarter — its first black ink in history. For instance, the company’s S-1 filing showed that net losses attributable to common shareholders rose to $176 million through 2020’s first nine months – way up from just $12 million during the same period last year.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The eCommerce merchant is forecasted to test its on-demand food effort in Bengaluru, livemint reported. Zomato has been engaged in a battle with Swiggy that has caused “heady revenue growth,” per the report, but has also brought about strong losses during the prior three years. percent business stake. billion earlier in January.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2020

Online retail giant Wayfair saw its sales surge in the first quarter of 2020, even while its net loss grew. The increase in sales figures and online shoppers is in line with the overall eCommerce industry’s growth. The company’s net loss, however, grew to $285.9 million, compared with a net loss of $200.4

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2016

In India, ShopClues, the eCommerce play that plies its trade in what are known as tier-two and tier-three cities, has said that it looks to be EBITDA-profitable within the next year (EBITDA is sometimes used as a rough proxy for cash flow). That would stand in stark contrast to the losses incurred by eCommerce peers such as Flipkart.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The first big news over the wires was official confirmation that the eCommerce giant will open an Amazon branded grocery store next year in California. Loss of the Week: Nike Says So Long to Amazon . The move ends a two-year eCommerce partnership between the two brands. Worry of the Week: Buttressing the Full eCommerce Offering.

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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? billion, while profits jumped 29 percent to $7.84 billion in revenue and profits of $5.53 Google parent Alphabet Inc.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Internet Retailer reported that, despite the company’s busy year, UPS profits actually missed analysts’ expectations, causing its stock to fall on Tuesday (Jan. 31) more than 6 percent — its biggest loss in two years. While eCommerce has led to more business for package delivery companies like UPS, it also has its share of challenges.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

As Pinterest wagered on eCommerce, the social media platform’s revenue surpassed the $1 billion threshold last year. Investments have powered the company’s growth in users and revenue, but have also contributed to losses. billion loss or $3.24 billion loss or $3.24 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

investments. He was instrumental in the fund’s investments in Getaround, GM Cruise and Nuro. . Fisher was on the WeWork board when Son signed off on SoftBank’s $10 billion investment in WeWork. Regardless, SoftBank backed the fund with roughly $5 billion so it could begin making investments, said a knowledgeable source. .

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Last fall, it agreed to hand over ModCloth to brand investment firm Go Global Retail, while some reports have suggested that Bonobos is still not profitable for the retailer.”. It could also be a move to stem its loss of market share in the category to Amazon over the past few years. billion in the apparel category and $48.3

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2020

The premise of the prospect theory is that humans are hard-wired to avoid the loss of what they know they have, and therefore make tradeoffs to protect themselves from that risk. This theory posits that people, generally, are willing to accept a more modest upside gain to avoid what they perceive to be a significant downside loss.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

eCommerce mattress merchant Casper Sleep Inc. Public market investors have historically expected firms to make a profit within around 18 months of an offering. Public market investors have historically expected firms to make a profit within around 18 months of an offering. The eCommerce mattress merchant said it lost $92.1

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

Interestingly, news is coming out of India that, as stated by Walmart Chief Financial Officer Brett Biggs, eCommerce firm Flipkart , majority owned by Walmart , may launch an IPO at an undetermined date. Biggs said the company’s losses will “be pretty similar” to losses seen last year.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

GameStop said on an earnings call that it’s going to close somewhere between 180 and 200 stores in an effort to expand its profitability, which has been dwindling in the digital age as customers buy fewer physical copies of games, according to a report by CNBC. 10) after the company reported the losses.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

Uber Eats, facing losses and stiffening competition from both Grubhub and DoorDash, is changing its leadership and reorienting its efforts around profitability. The first was the news that the retailer is bringing together its store and eCommerce product-buying teams. trillion (with a “T”) last Tuesday. “We

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2019

He noted that the Apple offerings (cash back through the Daily Cash offering, added back onto the card, with no fees) may serve as a “wakeup call” in the drive to establish digital engagement amid eCommerce growth. The ambition to engage and offer digital cards is one thing, but the reality is quite another.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2018

After much speculation – and a fair amount of “will they, won’t they” – it looks like the deal is done: Walmart will be the majority owner of Indian eCommerce up-and-comer Flipkart, with a 77 percent stake. It’s typical of a business like this that, as you scale up, you will have losses. What the Deal Will Mean. is known for. “As

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

Fitch names rue21 as a retailer at a “high risk of default” because of its bond debt, declining foot traffic, competition from eCommerce and other retailers and “a lack of a compelling product line.”. 11 that profits were up by 69 percent in the latest quarter. Sears Holdings showed a net loss of $866 million on sales of $11.06

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JULY 19, 2019

The retailer had talks with investment bankers as well as lawyers who specialize in helping troubled companies with debt restructuring as well as other financial workouts per unnamed sources, Reuters reported. billion available via a revolving credit line, but investors are still selling the retailer’s stock due to financial losses.

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MARCH 17, 2020

company is closing 531 stores, which will result in the loss of 3,000 jobs. The company’s CEO, Alex Baldock, said that the about 300 large locations are “doing well, with footfall steady, and that is why we are placing a big bet on these stores and investing millions of pounds in them.”. The stores will close on April 3.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Uber is aiming to deliver a profit by the end of this year by extending its platform model into other businesses, such as freight and food delivery. In a recent survey, only 45 percent of PropTech investors said they would make new investments in the field this year, as opposed to 64 percent last year. PYMNTS has updates.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2018

The planet’s largest retailer by sales crushed their way through Q2, with bigger than expected gains in revenue, earnings, same-store sales and eCommerce sales than analysts were predicting before the numbers hit the wires. Also a highlight was eCommerce, with Walmart reporting 40 percent growth during the second quarter.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2017

Eight straight quarters of profits seem to have finally shaken off its reputation for being the world’s most successful company that failed to post a profit after 18 years in business. And we’re continuing to ramp up the investments in pursuit of those opportunities. billion and $37.75 Worth Watching.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2018

The bankers at Goldman Sachs have been moonlighting as venture capitalists, investing in many startups that eventually became household names and overseeing a portfolio worth several hundred million dollars. Sources said that recent investments include Ripple Foods , which makes milk from peas, and credit card startup Marqeta.

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