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Do The Math: COVID Shows How Easily The Healthcare System Is Overwhelmed

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Rigorous Math Vs. Calendar Gazing. So the math to match supply and demand has to be very, very rigorous. Each asset had its supply-demand math done perfectly. “Coming out of this, I would imagine that health systems will become much more analytical and rigorous about how they think through capacity,” he predicted.

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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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US Consumers Expect To Return $115 Billion In Unwanted Gifts

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A surge in eCommerce returns driven by COVID-19-related policy changes is hurting retailers but helping logistics companies, the Financial Times reports. On each side of the equation, the math is simple. If retailers can't restock the item, they lose whatever they paid for it.

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New Math: Walmart+ Doesn’t Equal Amazon Prime

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Amplify ETFs CEO Christian Magoon, who runs the Amplify Online Retail ETF (IBUY), expects to see current Walmart customers sign up, rather than current Prime users making the switch or adding another membership program. So, maybe Walmart+ hasn’t hatched its service as an Amazon-killer. Maybe it’s an Amazon competitive placeholder.

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Beyond Unattended Retail, There’s Unattended Payments

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There is no longer much tolerance, or enthusiasm, on the part of consumers for digging into one’s pocket to find money or a payment card, or doing the mental math (well, OK, a smartphone has a calculator) to figure out how much to tip a driver. Nowadays, one’s card is on file with the ride-hailing service. The Partnership Model.

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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. January retail surge: finding the signal in the noise Source: BofA Sign up for our reads-only mailing list here.

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Holding Onto Your Marketing Budget in a Downturn

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Make sure you have the right math and language to explain results driven by direct and indirect marketing spend. As much as possible, CMOs must help their C-suite colleagues understand the math of marketing activities holistically and results throughout the full funnel. Build a tight relationship with your CEO and CFO.

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