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Sales are activities related to selling or the number of goods or services sold in a given time period.
(source: en.wikipedia.org)
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778RetailCostco Sees Sales Boost Amid Brick-and-Mortar Focus
Costco, the big-box membership retail store, has seen its sales continuously rise throughout the holiday season, according to a report by The...
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971RetailDiscounts, Lower Same-Store Sales Hit Hudson’s Bay Results
The latest results of the department store operator Hudson’s Bay Company showed the impact of discounts at its Saks Fifth Avenue operations,...
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1.1KRetailOct. Retail Sales Drop 0.6 Pct. In Euro Zone
With the negative impact from trade, the economy of the eurozone expanded at a modest rate in Q3, as retail sales dropped...
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3.4KInternationalStarbucks Expects To See Slowing Growth In China
Starbucks has, once again, warned that its China comparable sales could rise 1 percent during the fiscal year. “We have picked up...
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1.3KRetailCyber Monday Sales Expected To Reach $9.4B
Seeking to maintain the momentum of a record $11.6 billion in online sales on Black Friday and Thanksgiving, U.S. retailers started Cyber...
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2.2KNext-Gen Sales TaxThe Economic Case For Remote Sales Tax Uniformity
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) struggle to meet new remote sales tax laws that vary across 43 states — a consequence of...
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1.4KEarningsSluggish Sales Sink Macy’s Earnings
The mall has not been kind to Macy’s, or at least that was the takeaway from the retailer’s earnings report released earlier...
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1.3KRetailTarget’s Online Sales Jump 31 Pct. In The Quarter
Offering a “safe haven” of sorts after multiple retailers unsettled investors, Target Corp. increased its full-year outlook on profitability as well as strong sales....
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2.2KRetailQ3 Retail Earnings Show Mixed Bag Of Consumer Spending
Consumer spending shows mixed demand as the holiday shopping season gets underway, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Tuesday (Nov. 19)....
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1.9KRetailLoyalty Firm Punchh Raises $40M For Brick-and-Mortar Analytics
As eCommerce rises in popularity – currently accounting for about 11 percent of retail sales, which is an increase of about 14.8...
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4.2KAmazonNike To Pull Product Listings From Amazon
Nike announced that it is parting ways with Amazon and will no longer sell its products on the eCommerce marketplace, ending a...
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1.4KeCommerceAlibaba: First Hour Of Singles’ Day Rakes In $12B
China’s Alibaba rang up over $12 billion in sales in less than 90 minutes during its Singles Day shopping bonanza, Reuters reported...
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2.4KRetailWith Fewer Shopping Days, Retailers Ramp Up Sales, Delivery
Thanksgiving lands on Nov. 28, which is six days later than last year. That means retailers have a whole week less to...
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2.8KeCommerceEastern Europe Online Retail Sales Continue Double-Digit Growth
According to the Eastern Europe B2C E-Commerce and Online Payment Market 2019 report, online retail sales in Eastern European countries continue a...
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2.7KEarningsDunkin’ Doubles Down On Digital With Rewards, Ordering
With digital initiatives in multi-tender rewards and mobile guest checkout, Dunkin’ ended the third quarter with over 12 million loyalty members contributing approximately...
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2.0KEarningsMondelēz Touts Q3 eCommerce Growth, Strives For Smaller-Portion Options
With strong eCommerce growth and improvements on its return on digital investment, Mondelēz International, Inc. posted better-than-expected third-quarter results. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer...
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3.5KVISAVisa’s Kereere: eComm Firms Say X-Border Growth Critical — But Daunting
A new study from Visa finds 87 percent of eCommerce execs see cross-border growth as critical for their top lines — but,...
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3.3KEarningsChipotle Drives Digital To Q3 Wins
Get ready for more digital drive-throughs in the world of quick-service restaurants (QSRs). That was one of the main messages on Tuesday...
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2.3KRetailMcDonald’s Misses Q3 Earnings Estimates Amid Delivery Push
As the quick-service restaurant (QSR) company aims to bring in more diners, McDonald’s is reaching for price increases and deals. It used promotions,...
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1.5KInternationalAmid China’s Slowdown, Consumers Root For The Home Team (Of Retailers)
In retail and in eCommerce, to make inroads into a new market is challenging … especially if consumers root for the home...
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2.2KeCommerceIndia’s Festive Season Fails To Revive Slowing Economy
India’s biggest festive season, which runs from the start of October until the end of November, has failed to revive the economy...
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2.4KRetailBRC Reports 1.3 Pct Drop In September UK Sales
After the British Retail Consortium (BRC) indicated the weakest growth in eCommerce and high street spending since the survey began in the...
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2.3KDeliveryDeliveroo Expansion Triggers Big Revenue Growth, Losses
Food delivery company Deliveroo saw huge revenue growth in 2018, but its losses also grew as it expanded and poured money into...
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1.9KAppleJPMC Boosts Apple Price Target On Strong iPhone 11 Demand
The iPhone 11 rolled out just over a week ago, and Apple CEO Tim Cook told the German newspaper Bild that the...
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2.6KAmazonIndia’s Festive Season Starts Strong For Flipkart, Amazon
Both Amazon and Flipkart announced record sales on the opening day of their annual festive season sales in India. The sales launched...
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2.6KAppleFew Turnout For iPhone 11 Debut In China
Shanghai and Beijing Apple stores were relatively quiet when the new iPhone 11 hit shelves on Friday (Sept. 20), Reuters reported. Previous...
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1.8KRetailAnalyst Boosts iPhone 11 Shipment Forecast
With the help of Chinese consumers, increased demand for new iPhones is coming out ahead of the expectations of one analyst. Ming-Chi...
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1.9KRetailAuto Purchases Boost Retail Sales In August
While purchases of building supplies and new vehicles gave U.S. retail sales a large boost in August, many other stores noted declining...
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4.6KSubscriptionsPeloton’s IPO To Test Subscription Model’s Fitness
Peloton is coming to market with its IPO. A look at the S-1 filing reveals an embrace of the razor/razor blade model...
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4.3KRetailForever 21 Considers Bankruptcy As Mall Sales Decline
One source has revealed that Forever 21 might be filing for bankruptcy. The retailer has been looking into ways to restructure its...
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3.3KInternationalHuawei Expects US Restrictions To Slash Smartphone Revenue By $10B
Huawei said that revenue loss from U.S. trade restrictions will hit it for about $10 billion, which is $20 billion less than...
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2.4KSizzle/FizzleKohl’s Third-Time’s-No-Charm Fizzle
Third time’s no charm. Three quarterly reports, three straight declines in quarterly sales for Kohl’s. Beyond the vagaries and volatility in stock...
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3.2KRetailThe Big Winners (And Losers) Of Retail Earnings Season
As the results from the nation’s most prominent names in retail came rolling in for Q2, one could not help but think...
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1.9KEarningsNordstrom’s Mixed Earnings Enough To Bolster Investors
While Nordstrom’s overall earnings report couldn’t quite be classified as a home run, the better-than-expected results were enough to bolster investors and...
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2.9KRetailRestaurant Industry Sales Projected To Reach $863B In 2019
As more consumers spend a larger part of their budgets on dining, U.S. Census Bureau data noted that sales at establishments for...
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3.6KEarningsAlibaba’s Core Commerce Sales Gain 44 Pct.
Alibaba posted results that topped expectations as eCommerce sales continued to surge by double-digit percentages, and the company made strides in tapping...
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3.2KRetailBoA: Amazon’s Prime Day Boosted Retail Sales In July
A new report has revealed that Amazon’s Prime Day — along with promotions by other retailers — led to a boost in...
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2.7KRetailPrime Day 2019 Was Amazon’s All-Time Biggest Shopping Event
Amazon said this year’s Prime Day was its biggest shopping day ever, even bigger than any previous Black Friday and Cyber Monday...
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2.2KRetailRetailers See Big Rewards From Amazon Prime Day
Initial tallies of data from the 48-hour Amazon Prime Day show that other retailers have seen significant benefits, reporting online sales that...
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1.4KRetailReady, Set, Go: Here Comes 2019 Amazon Prime Day(s)
Only Amazon could alter the meaning of long-established units of time. We at PYMNTS occasionally employ benign exaggeration for journalistic purposes, but...
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1.4KMPOS TrackerHow mPOS Systems Help July Fourth Sales Boom Year After Year
mPOS providers deck out their offerings with features ranging from eCommerce integrations to mobile wallet payment acceptance. But what really matters to...
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2.5KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: Britain Wants Ban On Retail Crypto Sales; Blockchain Firm Uses Bot To Prevent Crypto Scams
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed a ban on retail cryptocurrency sales. The FCA explained that the products are a...
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1.6KRetailWalmart Expands Next-Day Delivery
Walmart is expanding its next-day delivery service before the start of back-to-school shopping season. The retailer is adding more than a dozen...
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3.3KInvestmentsShopify Stock Drops After Analyst Concerns Over Competition
Shopify’s shares fell 8.9 percent on Tuesday (June 25), its biggest drop of the year. The fall comes after its shares more...
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3.1KPayment MethodsCan Legal Pot Thrive With Closed-Loop Payments?
People can say what they will about the wisdom of legal retail sales of marijuana (we here at PYMNTS take no position),...
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6.5KPayments As A ServiceHow To Build A High-Performing Platform Payments Fraud Team
In recent years, no type of business has expanded globally at the pace and scale of digital platforms. If there is a...
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3.1KB2B PaymentsWESCO Partners With Plug And Play On B2B Accelerator
WESCO International has announced that WESCO Distribution has partnered with Silicon Valley-based startup Plug and Play to launch their newest accelerator, B2B Sales...
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1.4KSMBsSmall Business Optimism Rises To Historic Highs
New data showed that small business optimism rose 1.5 points to 105 in May, surpassing pre-shutdown levels. According to the National Federation...
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1.4KRetailRetail Sales Grew 0.5 Pct In May
With results that implied a pickup in consumer spending, retail sales in the U.S. rose in May and sales for the month...
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5.6KAmazonAmazon’s Share Of Total eComm Sales: Now 37 Percent?
New estimates from eMarketer say that Amazon’s share of the U.S. eCommerce market is far below previous projections. According to reports in The Information, eMarketer has lowered...
