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Indian Court Rejects Pleas By Amazon, Flipkart In Antitrust Probe
Indian Court Rejects Pleas By Amazon, Flipkart In Antitrust Probe
June 11, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

An Indian court dismissed appeals by Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart to end an antitrust investigation, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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McDonald’s Falls Victim To Data Breach Amid Growing Cyberattack Concern
McDonald’s Falls Victim To Data Breach Amid Growing Cyberattack Concern
June 11, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

The world’s largest quick-service restaurant (QSR) chain just had its cyber defenses breached. McDonald’s revealed Friday (June 11) that its databases have been hacked in...

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New COVID Outbreaks In Asia Threaten Global Supply Chain
New COVID Outbreaks In Asia Threaten Global Supply Chain
June 11, 2021  |  Coronavirus

New COVID-19 outbreaks in Asia have disrupted global supply chains and threaten to drag down the post-pandemic economic recovery, The Wall Street Journal reported on...

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1st Dibs IPO Reflects Increased Competition, Demand For All Things Vintage
1st Dibs IPO Reflects Increased Competition, Demand For All Things Vintage
June 11, 2021  |  Retail

It may have been overshadowed and outsized by monday.com’s initial public offering (IPO) but the trading debut of the vintage goods seller 1st Dibs has been...

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Bright Spots In Digital Retail
Bright Spots In Digital Retail
June 11, 2021  |  Today In Data

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Klarna has landed new venture funding. In earnings, GameStop posted better-than-expected quarterly results, and two new C-suite executives will soon begin work at the retailer. And in...

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AMZN vs WMT Weekly: The War On Drugs Heats Up Over Prices
AMZN vs WMT Weekly: The War On Drugs Heats Up Over Prices
June 11, 2021  |  Retail

Within hours of each other this week, the low-cost leader and the online giant were both making news for their growing efforts to lower prices...

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Signet Jewelers Revenues Nearly Double As Same-Store Sales Surge
Signet Jewelers Revenues Nearly Double As Same-Store Sales Surge
June 11, 2021  |  Retail

Signet Jewelers, which runs about 2,800 retail locations under names like Jared, Zales and Kay Jewelers, reported as part of its Q1 fiscal year 2022 results that...

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IPO/SPAC Listing Activity Picks Up As Marqeta Debuts
IPO/SPAC Listing Activity Picks Up As Marqeta Debuts
June 11, 2021  |  IPO

The pace of SPAC/IPO listings picked up a bit this past week, capped, one might say, by Marqeta’s debut on the NASDAQ exchange on Wednesday...

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SIGNA Sports United To Go Public By Merging With A SPAC
SIGNA Sports United To Go Public By Merging With A SPAC
June 11, 2021  |  Retail

SIGNA Sports United (SSU), the sports eCommerce retailer and technology company, has struck a deal to combine with publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Yucaipa...

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