Opportunities And Hurdles In The Evolution Of Retail 

eCommerce Returns

Outstanding Foods is developing non-meat equivalents of bacon seasoning, pork rinds and other piggy products for the direct-to-consumer (D2C) and retail markets. In subscriptions, Amazon Prime and Walmart+ saw declines in U.S. paid subscribers in late December. And in eCommerce, discounts can help reduce returns following a season that provided a much-needed windfall for some merchants. All this, Today in Data.

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    Data:

    68%: Estimated share of Americans who had an Amazon Prime membership as of Dec. 29.

    51%: Share of holiday shoppers who would be willing to keep items they would otherwise return if offered a 30% discount.

    29.97M: Estimated number of Walmart+ paid subscriptions as of Dec. 29.

    $25: Price per share at which Beyond Meat went public – at the top of its expected range.

    $10M: Amount that Outstanding Foods recently raised in Series A funding.