Heavy engagement with the Sezzle platform and a surge in buy now, pay later (BNPL) demand during the holiday shopping season drove the company’s revenues and other metrics ahead of expectations, in results released after market close on Tuesday (Feb. 25). The fourth quarter saw...
Redbox, the DVD rental company best known for its physical kiosks, is dipping a toe in the streaming market with its new service Redbox Free Live TV, according to published reports Monday (Feb. 17). The service will be different from “live TV” style services as...
Everyday chores are a challenge for working parents who have to balance their lives between jobs and families. They spend time away from home for work — whether they are in the office or thousands of miles away on a business trip — only to...
Baby food, for the uninitiated, does not seem very exciting. Babies don’t have teeth, their digestive tracts are still works in progress and they aren’t known for their sophisticated palates. In most cases, baby food is mainly a lot of bland, pureed foods that provide sustenance...
November 29, 2019
Fitness is always ripe for disruption in this digital age, and recent events serve to illustrate how the race to win the hearts — and sweat and increased muscle mass and cardio capabilities — of consumes is a fierce one that will command attention in the coming decade. The news this week comes from SoulCycle, a […]
August 30, 2019
In San Francisco for business, Doug Schaedler was about to bite into a steak when his wife called from Tampa with a household emergency. The family’s air conditioner had conked...
June 17, 2019
The United States is currently weathering a healthcare worker shortage that is estimated to get quite a bit worse before it gets better. According to healthcare staffing consultancy Mercer, to...
February 27, 2019
There might be one word that consumers would use to describe the state of disbursements in early 2019: mediocre. Millennial consumers probably wouldn’t be so generous. The proof point is...
May 07, 2025
Fresh off Tuesday’s announcement that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) would not treat buy now, pay later (BNPL) companies like credit card networks, Sezzle’s first quarter 2025 results highlight a company in the midst of rapid transformation, with nonfinancial developments signaling a strategic pivot toward deeper consumer engagement and platform innovation. The Minneapolis-based BNPL […]
February 18, 2020
Redbox, the DVD rental company best known for its physical kiosks, is dipping a toe in the streaming market with its new service Redbox Free Live TV, according to published...
October 15, 2019
AMC Theaters, the largest movie theater chain in the U.S., is launching an on-demand video service, The New York Times reported on Tuesday (Oct. 15). The service will let customers...
October 07, 2019
Coinbase is reportedly in talks to acquire rentals startup Omni’s engineering team. Two sources told TechCrunch that Omni also laid off seven operations team members on Friday (October 4). The...
