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15-Minute Grocery Delivery Is Real – And In New York, It's Free
Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 11:20am | 1032Read More...Residents of select New York City neighborhoods may feel like they are dreaming, but 15-minute grocery delivery has arrived. JOKR, which has already launched in Mexico City, Lima, Peru, and Sao Paulo, makes its official debut Thursday in the New York boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens....
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ShipBob Adds Free 2-Day Shipping For Walmart Marketplace Sellers
Thursday, May 27, 2021 - 2:53pm | 885Read More...ShipBob is now an official shipping and fulfillment partner on the Walmart (NYSE: WMT) Marketplace, giving small and medium-sized businesses new options for fulfilling their e-commerce orders within two days. The cloud-based logistics platform is now able to fulfill orders for Marketplace sellers...
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Walmart Beats Handily On First-Quarter Earnings Per Share, Revenue
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 - 10:55am | 277Read More...Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) on Tuesday reported first-quarter fiscal 2022 revenue of $138.7 billion, a 2.7% increase from the 2020 first quarter, while operating income rose 32% to $6.9 billion in what the company called strong across-the-board performance. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $1....
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Tuesday's Market Minute: Big Box Continues To Shine
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 - 10:06am | 219Read More...Walmart (NYSE: WMT) posted first-quarter earnings which beat estimates, continuing the trend of strength in big-box retail. Comparable sales in the U.S. were up 6.2 percent ex-fuel, and e-commerce sales rose 37 percent. This continued growth in e-commerce is positive for Walmart’s rivalry...
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Retail Week On Earnings Row: Walmart, Target, Foot Locker Among Companies Reporting
Monday, May 17, 2021 - 10:38am | 2475Read More...So much for “spillover.” Last week’s late recovery didn’t extend into Monday’s early hours, with overnight trading showing red. Caution, seen pretty clearly a week ago, appears to remain a factor, with bonds getting a slight lift and the 10-year Treasury yield slipping...
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Walmart Q1 Earnings Might Be First Signs Of What Future Without COVID Rush Might Look Like
Monday, May 17, 2021 - 10:23am | 1962Read More...When Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) rang up record-breaking sales numbers but missed Wall Street’s expectations in the last quarter, it warned that the blockbuster results—for an essential retailer of its size—snagged during the pandemic would not be sustainable. As one of the...
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Here Is What You Can Expect At Major US Stores Following CDC's New Mask Guidance
Saturday, May 15, 2021 - 1:37pm | 563Read More...The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has relaxed mask-wearing rules for those fully vaccinated against COVID-19. According to the CDC, fully vaccinated people can resume activities without wearing a mask or physically distancing, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal...
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Online Grocery Startup Farmstead Cuts Delivery Deal With DoorDash
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 - 2:57pm | 1014Read More...Online grocery startup Farmstead has reached an agreement with DoorDash Inc (NYSE: DASH) to provide delivery services for its current markets as well as potential future markets. DoorDash will provide one-hour delivery of Farmstead orders in active markets, which cover 19 million households, as...
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As Amazon Tightens Shipping Requirements, Sellers Look For Answers
Monday, April 12, 2021 - 4:13pm | 1246Read More...Third-party sellers using Amazon.com, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AMZN) marketplace have become used to the rules the e-commerce giant has implemented. The company changed the rules of e-commerce delivery with its Prime offering several years ago, and now the benchmarks it created for Amazon customers with...
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Fintech Focus For April 9, 2021
Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 5:54pm | 2020Read More...Quote To Start The Day: We don't abandon our pursuits because we despair of ever perfecting them. Source: Epictetus One Big Thing In Fintech: To stay competitive, financial institutions must take a page from SaaS providers by embedding much needed financial services functionality into their...
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Key Earnings This Week Include Latest From Bellwethers Nike And FedEx
Monday, March 15, 2021 - 9:57am | 2715Read More...We begin the week near record highs, and major indices climbed the proverbial “wall of worries” to get here. From most of the things being reported, you’d think the market was getting absolutely annihilated, but the more people worry, the better it gets. The S&P 500 Index...
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Last Week's Notable Insider Buys: News Corp, Microsoft, Snowflake, Walmart And More
Saturday, March 13, 2021 - 12:45pm | 1030Read More...Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors, especially when markets are near all-time highs. A media mogul was among the insiders making purchases this week. Some insiders were buying shares as others were selling them. Conventional wisdom says that insiders and 10%...
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Fintech Focus For March 12, 2021
Thursday, March 11, 2021 - 10:18pm | 2259Read More...Quote To Start The Day: Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans. Source: John Lennon One Big Thing In Fintech: Financial technologies “cause turmoil when loosed” yet “perish once regulated”, a deputy governor of China’s central bank observed last...
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Fintech Focus For March 1, 2021
Sunday, February 28, 2021 - 9:52pm | 1998Read More...Quote To Start The Day: “Democracy is never a gift from heaven. It must be earned by many with strong will.” Source: Jimmy Sham One Big Thing In Fintech: The UK is leading the way in open banking due to regulatory requirements and a dedicated central program and platform, the Open...
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Walmart Announces $14B In Investments, Plans To Boost E-Commerce Business
Saturday, February 20, 2021 - 4:48pm | 260Read More...Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) has announced plans to invest $14 billion to become “the primary destination for customers." What Happened: The retail giant said in its fourth-quarter announcement that it was going to spend $14 billion on enhancements, including in automation, supply...













