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Retail Lobby: “We Lied About Organized Theft”

Barry Ritholtz

billion in retail inventory losses in 2021 was not “attributable to organized retail crime.” That line is just another in a long series of falsehoods put forth by the professional b *s at the National Retail Federation. This costs retailers anywhere between $15-20 billion annually in the US.

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Fuel retail turns profitable for OMCs

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Companies are estimated to have made a loss of Rs 1.2 But a profit of Rs 6.8 per litre on the sale of diesel in the current quarter so far. per litre on petrol has turned the blended margin on the two fuels positive, according to the brokerage.

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Discount Retailer Primark Predicts Substantial Loss

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Primark, the Irish fashion retailer, is expected to take a huge financial hit due to COVID-19, the Financial Times reported. Bezos noted that the added costs for the eCommerce giant will likely equal the amount of money Amazon would have expected to have earned profits in typical times.

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Poshmark Files For IPO After Posting Record Profits

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Secondhand eCommerce platform Poshmark filed for an initial public offering (IPO) after posting more than $30 million in profit across two consecutive quarters. “We We only recently became profitable and have experienced net losses. The Silicon Valley startup posted a net loss of $14.5 million last year.

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FinTech Unicorn Klarna Posts First Loss

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Klarna, a Swedish FinTech that allows customers to pay for items through installments, has posted its first annual loss after years of being profitable, according to a report by CNBC. . The company reported a loss of $113 million ( 1.1 This is the first time the company has had a loss since it was founded 15 years ago.

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DraftKings, Cinemark, Hershey and more

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in premarket trading despite reporting a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and revenue that topped Wall Street forecasts. after reporting better-than-expected quarterly revenue, even though its loss was larger than analysts had anticipated. Cinemark (CNK) – The movie theater operator’s stock rallied 6.5% Warner Bros.

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Computer Retailer – Accounting Methods

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But understanding your company’s profitability is critical to making the right decisions. Business – E-commerce computer retailer. Plus, internal statements showed wild swings in profitability, which meant that until year-end, the owners were never able to truly understand whether they were making money or not. Recommendations.