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Online Car Platforms Busy Retooling in the Connected Economy as Growth Slows
Online Car Platforms Busy Retooling in the Connected Economy as Growth Slows
August 15, 2022  |  Commerce Connected

The stocks of online car companies have been volatile, to say the least. Double-digit swings (up and down) have been the norm over the past...

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CE100 Index Gains 5.5% as Vroom Soars 55%, Platforms Gain Steam on Earnings
CE100 Index Gains 5.5% as Vroom Soars 55%, Platforms Gain Steam on Earnings
August 08, 2022  |  Connected Economy

PYMNTS’ Connected Economy™ 100 Index (CE100 Index™) marched upward by 5.5% this past week, continuing a streak that now has extended to three straight weeks....

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CE100 Index Surges 5% as BNPL Stocks Deliver Strong Gains
CE100 Index Surges 5% as BNPL Stocks Deliver Strong Gains
July 11, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Up, up and …. Well, not quite away. But up. And so, even with a 5% gain in the past week, the PYMNTS ConnectedEconomy 100...

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Late Bounce in CE100’s Battered Food and Car Sectors Offers Hope
Late Bounce in CE100’s Battered Food and Car Sectors Offers Hope
May 16, 2022  |  Connected Economy

For the CE100™ — given just how volatile the week was — well, it could have been a lot worse. That’s a sentiment we could...

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Today in Retail: Vroom Names New CEO; Simon Property Group CEO Dismisses Kohl’s Buyout Rumors
Today in Retail: Vroom Names New CEO; Simon Property Group CEO Dismisses Kohl’s Buyout Rumors
May 10, 2022  |  Retail

Today in retail, Peloton is facing the daunting prospect of a turnaround along with a transition to an app-based model, while inflation has consumers rethinking...

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Rubber Meets Road as Online Car Firms Tweak Businesses Amid Macro Headwinds
Rubber Meets Road as Online Car Firms Tweak Businesses Amid Macro Headwinds
May 10, 2022  |  Earnings

Dig into the broad themes of the connected economy, and there are some truisms. How we buy — indeed even how we choose what to...

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Auto eTailer Vroom Names New CEO As eCommerce Sales Spike
Auto eTailer Vroom Names New CEO As eCommerce Sales Spike
May 10, 2022  |  Earnings

Online used car buying and selling platform Vroom has named Thomas Shortt as its new CEO as part of a business realignment plan that’s focused...

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Online Auto Platforms May Run out of Road Before Supply, Demand, Pricing Find Footing
Online Auto Platforms May Run out of Road Before Supply, Demand, Pricing Find Footing
April 22, 2022  |  Economy

For a while, the story surrounding the auto industry — particularly the online platforms — seemed simple. Lots of demand. Little supply. Skyrocketing prices, too,...

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Transport Stocks Get a Lift as Peak Summer Travel Season Approaches, but CE100™ Continues to Slide
Transport Stocks Get a Lift as Peak Summer Travel Season Approaches, but CE100™ Continues to...
April 18, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Getting away from it all is top of mind for many consumers as the school year comes to a close, and as the summer approaches....

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