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Whole Paycheck Tracker: How Prime Was Amazon Prime Day?

Whole Paycheck Tracker: How Prime Was Amazon Prime Day?
Whole Paycheck Tracker: How Prime Was Amazon Prime Day?
October 23, 2020  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

The ultimate quest for the whole U.S. paycheck just might have been the week of Oct. 13. It was the week of Prime Day (13-14),...

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GeoGuard: Positive Certainty During Uncertain Times
GeoGuard: Positive Certainty During Uncertain Times
October 23, 2020  |  Innovation

While it’s not easy to see a silver lining in a global pandemic, Geoguard Founder and CEO David Briggs says his firm was able to...

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The Gap Sets Out Digital-First Strategy
The Gap Sets Out Digital-First Strategy
October 23, 2020  |  Retail

The Nike retailing model has shown itself again as The Gap announced Thursday that it will close underperforming stores, focus on the digital-first economy and...

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New Approaches To D2C Sales And B2B Payments
New Approaches To D2C Sales And B2B Payments
October 23, 2020  |  Today In Data

More and more companies are looking to go it alone through direct-to-consumer (D2C) sales thanks to a surge in digitization brought about by the coronavirus. In one...

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Black Friday Loses Deep Discount Retail Strategies
Black Friday Loses Deep Discount Retail Strategies
October 23, 2020  |  Retail

Despite the fact that many retailers are creating their own versions of Black Friday, the traditional one that happens the day after Thanksgiving will still...

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Tractor Supply Company Net Sales Rise 31.4 Pct
Tractor Supply Company Net Sales Rise 31.4 Pct
October 23, 2020  |  Retail

Rural lifestyle retailer Tractor Supply Company reported net sales climbed 31.4 percent and comparable store sales rose 26.8 percent in Q3, according to an announcement....

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Increasing D2C Sales Keep Coca-Cola’s Earnings From Going Fully Flat
Increasing D2C Sales Keep Coca-Cola’s Earnings From Going Fully Flat
October 23, 2020  |  Earnings

With restaurant attendance down, movie theaters mostly closed and consumer enthusiasm for events outside their living rooms at a historic low point, Coca-Cola once again...

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UK Retail Sales Volumes Climbed 1.5 Pct In September
UK Retail Sales Volumes Climbed 1.5 Pct In September
October 23, 2020  |  Retail

The U.K.’s Office for National Statistics reported on Friday (Oct. 23) that retail sales volumes rose by 1.5 percent in September in contrast to August,...

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Flywire: Getting Back On The Offensive
Flywire: Getting Back On The Offensive
October 23, 2020  |  Innovation

Because the education part of Flywire’s business is seasonal, there was a lot of uncertainty and many potential scenarios to consider when the pandemic started...

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