Amazon recently wrote to President Joe Biden to offer help in fighting COVID-19, while Walmart has unveiled a new collaboration with Western Union to bolster money transfers, bill payments and money orders. In corporate structure, Planet Fitness has grown its board to bring on new members from outside the fitness sector. And in dining, quick-service restaurants are integrating modern offerings into loyalty and ordering. All this, Today in Data.
Data:
800K: Minimum number of Amazon employees in the United States.
200: Number of countries and territories in which Western Union operates globally.
100M: Number of Americans that President Joe Biden aims to have vaccinated for COVID-19 in his first 100 days in office.
39%: Share of consumers who cite loyalty programs as important to encouraging more purchases.
$23.7M: Approximate net loss attributable to Planet Fitness for the nine months that ended Sept. 30.
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