PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The record number saw it surpass its native Australia — where sales totaled $900 million — for the first time, signifying that the U.S. Consumers not only searched for discounts but also sought out emerging payment methods such as installment payment plans in stores and online. One study found that 41 percent of U.S.

Planning 110

Planning Sales Budgeting Finance 110

PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2020

To solve the healthcare payments puzzle — look to eCommerce. Ketchel noted that the industry has migrated to “an out of pocket plan design,” where high deductible plans are the most prominent offerings in the country. tied to those plans, where deductibles start at $3,000 — and can be significantly higher.

Healthcare 80

Healthcare eCommerce Planning Sales 80

PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

introduced a new social eCommerce app. His company, however, flipped the strategy on its head as it made an eCommerce website initially with complimentary returns as well as two-day shipping. It sounds like a boring eCommerce company,’” he said, according to Bloomberg. The news comes as Instagram plans its own shopping features.

eCommerce 56

eCommerce Startups Retail Planning 56

PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2020

Supply Chains and Black Swans: Planning for a Global Crisis. Payoneer’s preliminary sales volume numbers for March indicate growth, but as stock markets tumble and uncertainty and disruption increase, this situation could quickly change. The following is an excerpt from Black Swan , contributed by Payoneer CEO Scott Galit.

Planning 92

Planning Sales eCommerce Marketing 92

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

While it did not announce the number of employees that will be affected by the move, the company has positioned today’s announcement as part of its “Next Great Chapter” plan outlined two years ago. The announcement , coupled with a financial savings commitment, adds urgency to the plan rather than adding detail to its execution.

eCommerce 75

eCommerce Planning Technology Retail 75

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

The numbers speak for themselves. PYMNTS research on consumer shopping habits showed that 24 percent of all consumers say they have taken at least one of their routine shopping activities online and do not plan to revert to shopping in stores for this activity, even after the pandemic is over. D2C Explodes.

Retail 118

Retail eCommerce Numbers Transportation 118

PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2020

The newly stripped-down eBay held its first earnings call on Tuesday (July 28) since announcing plans to sell its classified-ad business to Adevinta for $9.2 By the numbers, the pandemic-driven digital shift has been good for the company, as revenue for the quarter was $2.9 billion, up 18 percent over 2019.

Planning 90

Planning Numbers Technology Sales 90

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In an effort to boost revenue after disappointing Q4 earnings, Office Depot is turning its attention to business-to-business (B2B) and eCommerce, according to reports. Investment is lower retail operations, but eCommerce technology, distribution network and other customer services are all growing.

B2B 60

B2B eCommerce Healthcare Investments 60

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

As car buyers and sellers across the country increasingly turn to eCommerce solutions, CarStory will strengthen and extend the reach of our digital retailing platform, and together we will accelerate the transformation of the massive used auto industry,” Vroom CEO Paul Hennessy said in announcing the $120 million cash-and-stock deal. “As

Sales 97

Sales Planning Problem Solving Data Analysis 97

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The giant eCommerce website can now connect a stored credit card with a palm print. But there are plans to expand it across Seattle, New York, Chicago and San Francisco, the company said. If it’s a hit with users, Amazon plans to bring it to other retailers as well as performance venues and the nation’s offices.

eCommerce 139

eCommerce Retail Planning Technology 139

PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

A Walmart spokesperson, according to WSJ, said the option to keep the refunded item is usually for items the company doesn't plan to resell. The number of eCommerce packages returned soared 70 percent compared to 2019, and because of the pandemic, many customers didn't want to take the items to physical stores, WSJ reported.

eCommerce 112

eCommerce Retail Sales Numbers 112

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Such numbers have impressed PayPal and other investors, who joined a $40 million Series B funding round that Extend announced on Thursday (Oct. extend #customersfirst #revenue #extendedwarranty #ecommerce pic.twitter.com/p7NmYJaX2Q. Extend (@HelloExtend) October 5, 2020.

Investments 133

Investments Manufacturing Data Analysis Sales 133

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

There is plenty of opportunity as B2B eCommerce is expected to reach $1.1 This month’s Deep Dive examines the key fraud forms threatening B2B eCommerce as well as the strategies being implemented to overcome them. eCommerce forces vendors to trust strangers they may never meet. The Sizable Online Fraud Threat.

B2B 61

B2B eCommerce B2C Securities 61

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Each has a slightly different take on new retail and ecommerce shopping and payments experiences. million so far this year, compared with 2.7 million at the same point in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Planning 90

Planning Startups Budgeting B2B 90

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

In eCommerce, the Singles’ Day shopping event in China, which was four days long this year, is coming out ahead of expectations. 100 : Minimum number of locations at which “Ulta Beauty at Target” will debut. 64% : Portion of B2B firms that plan to increase their eCommerce investments.

B2B 84

B2B Retail eCommerce Numbers 84

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2020

In late October , Cincinnati-based Kroger said its “Restock Kroger” plan would generate consistent shareholder returns. One year ago , McMullen said the Restock Kroger program was focusing on a number of different areas. In the great turn toward eCommerce, McMullen said the company’s stores hold a competitive advantage.

eCommerce 60

eCommerce Sales CFO Numbers 60

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

is reportedly aiming to grow into eCommerce, games and other segments as well as rolling out new apps. A number of its products are aiming to go into sectors that have heavyweights already, with the inclusion of Spotify Technology SA and Ant Financial Services Group’s Alipay as well as Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s s WeChat Pay.

eCommerce 56

eCommerce Advertising Numbers Planning 56

PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2020

Even with a rise in COVID-19 cases in a number of states, Costco intends to open five new stores prior to September’s close, in addition to two delivery facilities. The retailer’s eCommerce sales spiked 64.5 “The cost to delay [openings] can often be far higher than just opening the stores and proceeding,” Akbari noted.

Planning 69

Planning Construction CFO Retail 69

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

billion, while Ozon is now considering plans for a $750 million IPO. Russian eCommerce retailer Ozon is upping the ante and bolstering its intended initial public offering (IPO) by half. The company is now reportedly mulling plans for a $750 million IPO in the U.S. JD.com Touts $25.7B to raise funds for growth back home.

eCommerce 92

eCommerce Retail Sales Planning 92

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

These shoppers have since taken the digital shopping habits they adopted in the wake of the pandemic and used them to bring their Black Friday game plan to the next level. percent of holiday shoppers bought or plan to buy their holiday purchases online in 2020, representing a 12.7 Our research shows that 74.1 It is also 27.1

eCommerce 128

eCommerce Planning Retail Securities 128

PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2020

As consolidated same-store sales dropped nearly 30 percent fueled by temporary store closures due to the coronavirus, Dick’s Sporting Goods reported that eCommerce sales jumped 110 percent in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the first quarter of last year.

eCommerce 52

eCommerce Sales Forecasting Retail 52

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

5 that, “The number of consumers who report missing the physical store shopping experience have dropped by 20 percent since April. PYMNTS found that close to 77 percent of those shopping less in physical stores plan to do so at least "somewhat less often" than before, per the report. Keep One Eye Open With eCommerce.

Healthcare 116

Healthcare eCommerce Numbers Economics 116

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

We know this holiday season will be unlike any other, and retailers have planned ahead by investing billions of dollars to ensure the health and safety of their employees and customers,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said, according to the release. Since last year eCommerce sales are up 36.7 percent, the release says. “We

Sales 100

Sales Retail eCommerce Numbers 100

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Chinese eCommerce platform Pinduoduo plans to raise up to $5.6 The company plans to offer up to 25.3 But a China-based analyst told the Financial Times that while the Chinese were frequent shoppers of agricultural goods, which would help boost Pinduoduo’s user numbers, the business was low-margin.

Profit and Loss 90

Profit and Loss Manufacturing eCommerce Investments 90

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The key number to watch will be the percentage of eCommerce increase and the percentage of sales made up by eCommerce. “We This means brands should plan for a future that does not rely on department stores or malls to help generate traffic or drive growth. Then the pandemic happened.

eCommerce 78

eCommerce Retail Sales Planning 78

PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

The former CFO of Zalando SE, one of Europe’s most successful eCommerce retailers, Kemper was instrumental in leading the company’s IPO in 2014 on the Frankfurt stock exchange. The mobile digital-only bank now has over 5 million customers, more than twice the number of users than it had in early 2019. Its most recent valuation was $3.5

CFO 101

CFO Valuation Startups eCommerce 101

PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

The year 2020 meant big changes for retailers that had primarily defined themselves by physical interaction as brick-and-mortar merchants were forced to adapt to an eCommerce-focused world as their best option for holding on to their now homebound customer base. The Classics Still Count . Mobile shoppers spent 134.8

eCommerce 104

eCommerce Problem Solving Retail Leverage 104

PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2020

CEO Gueitiro Genso said in the report that the number of open accounts had multiplied by six as thousands of stores have been closed in Brazil since March. A new COVID-19 Business Recovery Report from PYMNTS in collaboration with American Express has seen the shift into digital for everything from fitness needs to travel plans.

eCommerce 56

eCommerce Planning Numbers Accounting 56

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2020

1 that its “eCommerce sales almost doubled during the third quarter, and that the company plans to invest in the channel in a big way to strengthen online and direct-to-consumer sales.”. eCommerce is a saving grace for soft drinks, as it has been for virtually every other class of merchandise during and after pandemic lockdowns.

Sales 113

Sales eCommerce Marketing Numbers 113

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Direct-to-consumer (D2C) selling has taken wing with the ascendance of eCommerce to retail’s throne. The current shift’s durability will depend on brands’ abilities to deliver product availability, offer seamless eCommerce experiences and leverage digital tools to forge long-term personalized relationships with customers.”.

eCommerce 84

eCommerce Retail Leverage Planning 84

PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

The same can probably not be said for Kroger ’s plans to go live this fall with an eCommerce marketplace of third-party sellers through a partnership with Mirakl, which specializes in B2C and B2B eMarketplaces. ” If there was a surprise in the numbers, it came from Alexa. Was Prime Day India Really a Test Case?

eCommerce 85

eCommerce B2C Leverage Entertainment 85

The Finance Weekly

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

As the number and quality of software tools increases, companies are constantly looking to find better ways to cut down on manual work and increase efficiency. Finance is responsible for a large number of critical operations in a business. Finance is responsible for a large number of critical operations in a business.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 98

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Finance Accounts Payable Invoicing 98

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Nike announced that it is parting ways with Amazon and will no longer sell its products on the eCommerce marketplace, ending a pilot program that began in 2017, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Tuesday (Nov. Nike said it is planning to continue using Amazon’s cloud and web services.

Concentration 81

Concentration eCommerce Retail Sales 81

PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2020

15,000: Minimum count of merchants or brands that are offering or plan to offer BNPL. 9M: Number of customers Afterpay has attracted since its U.S. Data: . 85%: Proportion of retail sales that stores accounted for as of 2019. 56%: Share of Australian BNPL consumers who are between the ages of 14 and 34.

Retail 52

Retail eCommerce Economics Sales 52

PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2020

Once the show goes live, Popshop would provide a dashboard with the number of viewers, sales conversions and other KPIs. The app is available on iOS via invitation, with plans to add Android later in the year. We’re seeing much higher conversions with livestreaming commerce on mobile compared to traditional eCommerce.”.

Retail 85

Retail eCommerce Entertainment Advertising 85

PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

Visa and the Dutch FinTech TerraPay said they plan to develop and deliver “payment solutions to drive financial inclusion and cashless transactions for domestic payments and global remittances.”. Global m/eCommerce continues to evolve and is expected to reach $4,574 billion by 2023,” according to Allied Market Research.

B2B 97

B2B eCommerce Securities Numbers 97

PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

users within a 10-week span, for example, marking a 30 percent to 40 percent increase in the number of clients added weekly compared to January and February totals. consumers have experienced stress about purchasing expensive items, yet 85 percent are interested in interest-free BNPL plans at their preferred retailers. million U.S.

eCommerce 58

eCommerce Retail Economics Sales 58