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Under Armour’s D2C Business Sees Shift From Web to Stores
Under Armour’s D2C Business Sees Shift From Web to Stores
February 11, 2022  |  Retail

Athletic footwear and apparel maker Under Armour said Friday (Feb 11) that its direct-to-consumer (D2C) revenues rose 10% in the fourth quarter, as consumers went...

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Selfridges’ New Thai Owner Central Retail Announces Additional $3B Retail Spending Plan
Selfridges’ New Thai Owner Central Retail Announces Additional $3B Retail Spending Plan
February 11, 2022  |  Retail

Thailand department store operator Central Retail, the retail subsidiary of Central Group, announced it will spend $3 billion on store network expansion and refurbishment as...

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Affirm Results Shine Light on Merchant Take Rate Tradeoffs
Affirm Results Shine Light on Merchant Take Rate Tradeoffs
February 11, 2022  |  Earnings

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LendingClub Names Balaji Thiagarajan as CTO
LendingClub Names Balaji Thiagarajan as CTO
February 11, 2022  |  Personnel

Digital marketplace bank LendingClub has named Google and Microsoft vet Balaji Thiagarajan as the company’s new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Get the Full Story Complete...

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Callaway Is Now ‘Tech-Enabled Golf, Lifestyle Apparel and Entertainment Company’
Callaway Is Now ‘Tech-Enabled Golf, Lifestyle Apparel and Entertainment Company’
February 11, 2022  |  Retail

Callaway Golf Company President and CEO Chip Brewer called 2021 a “pivotal year” for his company, marked not only by the acquisition of Topgolf in...

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AMZN vs WMT Weekly: Waiting on Earnings, Betting on Health
AMZN vs WMT Weekly: Waiting on Earnings, Betting on Health
February 11, 2022  |  Retail

By this time next week, Walmart’s critical Q4 results will be in the books and fresh strategic plans will presumably be underway as to how...

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Central Banks May Take Additional Time to Explore CBDCs
Central Banks May Take Additional Time to Explore CBDCs
February 11, 2022  |  CBDC

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a paper on February 9, “Behind the Scenes of Central Bank Digital Currency,” analyzing the experiences of six central...

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EU Media Regulators Seek Rules to End Misinformation on Spotify
EU Media Regulators Seek Rules to End Misinformation on Spotify
February 11, 2022  |  Regulation

Media regulators in the European Union (EU) are considering rules designed to end misinformation on Spotify, according to a report in Politico Thursday (Feb. 10)....

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Antitrust Remedies in Digital Search Hinge on User Behavior 
Antitrust Remedies in Digital Search Hinge on User Behavior 
February 11, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

In “Competition, Defaults, and Antitrust Remedies in Digital Search,” Francesco Decarolis and Muxin Li of Bocconi University explain how to enhance competition in digital markets...

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