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NRF: Inventory Shrink Has $46.8M Impact On Retailers
Retail // February 01, 2019

In the modern age of retail, a National Retail Federation (NRF) study has found that inventory loss, due to crime or error, is having a $46.8 billion impact on the industry’s bottom line. The organization also noted that, on average, the shrink comes at a...

Chain Acquired By Lightyear; New Company To Be Called Interstellar
Partnerships / Acquisitions // September 10, 2018

Chain Inc., the San Francisco blockchain startup, has been bought by Lightyear Corp., a company that is developing on the Stellar blockchain. Reuters, citing Chain Chief Executive Adam Ludwin, told the news service that the new company, which will be called Interstellar, will move Chain’s customer...

Domino’s Sees A Same-Store Slowdown In Q3
Retail // October 13, 2017

Domino’s Pizza, a fast food pizza chain with a well-known propensity for digital innovations, saw a cooldown in same-store retail sales growth last quarter, according to a report from Reuters. The restaurant’s stocks dipped nearly 5 percent on Thursday (Oct. 12), following the release of...

Chain CEO On Why B2B Payments Needs Blockchain
Blockchain // June 30, 2017

The blockchain has a bit of an identity crisis. Everyone who is anyone in financial services knows what it is, and there is broad consensus at this point that it will play a very important role in financial services. Yet few can really articulate how...

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Chain CEO On Why B2B Payments Needs Blockchain

June 30, 2017
The blockchain has a bit of an identity crisis. Everyone who is anyone in financial services knows what it is, and there is broad consensus at this point that it will play a very important role in financial services. Yet few can really articulate how it all works or what exactly it will do — […]

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NRF: Inventory Shrink Has $46.8M Impact On Retailers

February 01, 2019
In the modern age of retail, a National Retail Federation (NRF) study has found that inventory loss, due to crime or error, is having a $46.8 billion impact on the industry’s bottom line. The organization also noted that, on average, the shrink comes at a cost of 1.33 percent of sales to retailers, Forbes reported. […]

Domino’s Sees A Same-Store Slowdown In Q3

October 13, 2017
Domino’s Pizza, a fast food pizza chain with a well-known propensity for digital innovations, saw a cooldown in same-store retail sales growth last quarter, according to a report from Reuters....

Kimbal Musk Debuts Fast Casual Restaurants

February 02, 2017
The desire to eat healthy regularly is often outweighed by the proximity to quick and inexpensive food options. Kimbal Musk, Elon’s brother, has a deep understanding of this desire, which is why...