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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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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. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC). . million in 2018 and a net loss of 48.7

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Foot Locker, JD.com, Gap and others

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The apparel and footwear retailer also raised its full-year forecast and reported an unexpected rise in comparable store sales. in premarket trading after an unexpected return to profitability and better-than-expected sales. Williams-Sonoma reported better-than-expected sales and profit for its latest quarter. in the premarket.

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Zscaler, Marvell, DoorDash and more

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Zscaler – The cloud security company’s shares dipped 11% following its quarterly earnings report, despite Zscaler posting strong results. Asana – Shares of the work management platform operator plunged about 11% after the company reported a loss for the most recent quarter, though it was narrower than expected. Source: Nasdaq.

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Is Robinhood Safe? – Good Financial Cents®

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But questions remain about how secure and reliable it is when compared to traditional brokerages. These protections help safeguard investors’ funds and securities in the event of a brokerage firm’s failure or other financial losses. SIPC stands for the Securities Investor Protection Corporation. Is Robinhood Safe to Use?

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10 Thursday AM Reads

Barry Ritholtz

New York Times ) • Spotify Is Screwed : Spotify is the world’s biggest music streamer but rarely turns a profit and just cut 17 percent of its workforce. retailers retracted its claim that “organized retail crime” accounted for nearly half of all inventory losses in 2021 after finding that incorrect data was used for its analysis.

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Home Depot Connects Opioid Addiction To Thievery Uptick

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The thefts — which retailers call shrink — will result in lower operating profit margins in 2020, Home Depot executives told analysts and investors during a meeting. This is happening everywhere in retail,” Craig Menear, chief executive officer said. “We Home Depot’s claim is among the first times a big U.S. stores, said. “We