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has entered into a definitive deal to sell Cost Plus World Market to Kingswood Capital Management, while Authentic Brands is reportedly in discussions with Arcadia Group and Debenhams. has entered into a definitive arrangement to sell Cost Plus World Market to Kingswood Capital Management. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

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JUNE 6, 2019

Snap , the maker of the disappearing messaging app Snapchat, is rolling out new tools to enable select accounts to operate a store within Snapchat. DigiDay , citing a Snap spokesperson, reported that Snapchat users will be able to access the Shopify-powered stores by visiting the account page of a brand.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Amazon has poached former Uber manager Alex Vickers and Justin Ginsburgh , known for starting New York's Citi Bike bikeshare service, to helm its eBike delivery team, CNBC reported. Last-mile delivery refers to the process of picking up an item from a delivery station and taking it to its final destination, CNBC reported.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

Brinker International reported Wednesday (Oct. Plus casual is obviously a more challenged segment that's facing greater headwinds, but the Maggiano's team is doing a great job managing their cost structure and flow through,” CEO, President and Non-Independent Director Wyman T. The company reported $82.8 The company reported $82.8

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MAY 28, 2019

To reportedly build a licensing empire with the Sports Illustrated name, Authentic Brands Group LLC has agreed to buy the storied magazine from Meredith Corp. The move comes over a year after it was put on the block and Meredith will still manage its website and publish its print magazine, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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MARCH 6, 2019

Amid shifting consumer buying habits and reported missteps internally, Diesel USA Inc. The jeans maker and retailer is looking to have court approval for its reorganization plan by mid-April, The Wall Street Journal reported. return the [company] to its prerecession profitability, ensure its ability to continue operating in the U.S.,

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JANUARY 12, 2021

reported digital sales growth of 225 percent and identical sales growth of 12.3 According to management, the decline in interest expense was mainly due to “lower average outstanding borrowings and lower average interest rates.”. As for its overall results, Albertsons Companies reported 66 cents in adjusted net income per share on $15.4

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FEBRUARY 23, 2020

There was such a demand for the classes that Emmanuel Babalola, Binance’s Nigerian business manager, said it’ll hold further classes. Reginald Fowler, “an alleged operator behind payment processor Crypto Capital , was charged with wire fraud” on Friday (Feb.

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DECEMBER 20, 2019

With more than $89 million raised, B2B FinTechs this week impressed venture capitalists (VCs) with a range of services, including small business accounting, financing, spend management and payroll. Sleek offers a B2B service that enables startups and young businesses to incorporate and operate, targeting firms in Singapore and Hong Kong.

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MARCH 9, 2018

operations, currently in bankruptcy, according to recent Bloomberg reports. The plans come as the company has yet — and the emphasis may be on “yet” — to find a buyer for those operations or finalize its debt restructuring plans. As has been widely reported, the U.S. Toys R Us managed to garner a $3.1

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

z International reported on Monday (Nov. Organic net revenue expanded in all four of the global company’s regions, according to management. Modelez — whose many popular brands range from Oreo and Chips Ahoy cookies to Halls cough drops and Trident gum — said good sales volume and pricing fueled its expansion.

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MAY 31, 2019

A cybersecurity research team at vpnMentor has discovered that The Pyramid Hotel Group, which manages Marriott and other hotel brands, underwent a data leak exposing vulnerabilities that could potentially be used by criminals, the company said in a report. The company said it contacted the hotel group about the breach.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

Amazon’s relationships with big brands on their platform is looking quite a bit less healthy than it once was, while Walmart has seen grocery services lose some ground in terms of consumer appreciation, according to a recently released ranking. Big News of the Week: Another Big Brand Break-Up. Another one bites the dust. online spend.

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JANUARY 30, 2020

On the other hand, an employee exploiting weaknesses in a paper-based T&E reporting system by submitting fake receipts is a crime, and represents another vexing scenario for accounting. They’ve had it with the futility of managing an increasingly complex mélange of paper and digital invoices, disbursements, payments and reconciliations.

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APRIL 13, 2022

BankBazaar Turns Profitable With New Co-Brand Strategy; Exits FY22 With Rs.156 National, April 07, 2022: BankBazaar.com , India’s largest fintech co-branded credit card issuer and online platform for free credit score, reported that it is profitable in March 2022. Success of Co-brand Model. in FY21 to -25% in FY22.

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JANUARY 10, 2020

FlixMobility , a German transport app, on Thursday reported a 37% increase in passenger travel in 2019. In just seven years, we have managed to become the largest bus provider in the world, with more than 400,000 daily connections,” said CEO Andre Schwammlein, who co-founded FlixMobility along with Jochen Engert and Daniel Krauss.

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

See Report: Digital Transformation Is Key To Boosting Customer Satisfaction. Except for Macy’s and Nordstroms, all other brands did better (or less bad) on the internet channel versus the store channel. For many of these brands, balancing store versus online inventory must have been a big challenge.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

Businesses of all sizes are slowly phasing manual expense tools out of spend management strategies. The latest Workforce Spend Playbook analyzes how expense management tools are shifting to provide quicker and more convenient services to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in all markets. The L atest Workforce Spend News.

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AUGUST 9, 2018

McCrary noted that consumers are looking for ways to manage price volatility. That study, the Paying At the Pump Report , paints a clear picture of what consumers really care about when it comes to mobile apps and buying gas, and what rarely crosses their minds at all. Roughly 50 percent of U.S.

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JANUARY 9, 2020

and L Brands Inc. Victoria ’ s Secret ’ s parent company) registered lower sales in November and December, The Wall Street Journal reported. the warehouse club operator, noted that comparable sales increased 9 percent in the five weeks concluding on Jan. In November, reports surfaced that Target Corp. Kohl’s Corp.

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JUNE 8, 2018

After news surfaced in May that Golden Gate Capital was considering a merger of Eddie Bauer and Pacific Sunwear of California , the private equity firm has created a new operating company comprised of the two retailers. Both brands have made great progress in the past 24 months and have generated strong performance.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Brands , moves that serve as a good reflection of overall trends in the quick service restaurant (QSR) space. Yum operates the Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC chains, and the company’s fourth-quarter results, released Thursday (Feb. Overall, the company reported a Q4 year-over-year revenue decrease of about 1.2 The goal for Yum?

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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

To dive into the toy market for the holidays, Kroger is teaming up with the hedge fund owners of formerly Toys R Us exclusive brands from Geoffrey’s Toy Box. The grocer plans to sell a selection of 35 products in almost 600 brick-and-mortar locations during the holiday season, Chain Store Age reported.

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AUGUST 1, 2019

After a better-than-expected earnings report and an upbeat round of guidance for the rest of the year, shares of Shopify were trading up when markets opened on Wall Street today (Aug. Adjusted earnings per share came in at 14 cents, up from 2 cents a year ago – well in excess of the 3 cents analysts were seeking.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

It marked the first drop in ICO funding in more than a year, according to Bloomberg reports, citing a correlation between ICO funding declines and drops in cryptocurrency values. He is also CEO of his new venture Genesis , a company formed to provide consulting and asset management services in the context of cryptocurrencies.

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APRIL 26, 2019

Direct-to-consumer wedding brands are opening stores in real life — and personalizing the customer experience within them through digital technology. At the same time, the brand seeks to create personalization through every one of its touchpoints. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News. percent and 1.0 percent, respectively.

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JULY 31, 2020

But drill down a bit into individual company reports, and evidence of the great digital shift continues across a variety of verticals. Brands reported that its digital sales mix now accounts for 30 percent of sales, a 15-point year-by-year improvement, to $3.5 QSRs’ Quickening Digital Pivot. Aggregators, Too. Separately, Yum!

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

To bring higher-end products to its website, Walmart had courted brands like water-filtration company Katadyn for months. As part of its efforts, the retailer gave some brands the opportunity to determine how outside sellers on the its website price and display their products. These brands are objecting because of pricing.

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APRIL 23, 2019

Too often, however, the reconciliation becomes an afterthought in the spend management process, and can be even more difficult for a company’s accounting department to address if paper receipts get lost. Those headaches could become a thing of the past, as new solutions integrate spend management solutions directly into company operations.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Executives at MCI Capital , the biggest publicly traded private equity firm in Poland, are optimistic that a recent record-breaking initial public offering (IPO) in the eCommerce space bodes well for the industry, Bloomberg reported. The company's website stated that it was founded in 1999 and is 76 percent owned by management.

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MAY 29, 2018

While the price of the deal remains undisclosed, earlier reports indicate it will be around £1.5 JAB has been on a bit of a buying spree of late when it comes to coffee brands. Pret A Manger has been in operation since opening its first London store in 1986. billion ($2 billion) including debt, noted CNBC.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

FedEx reported on Friday (Dec. domestic residential package services, in addition to pricing initiatives throughout all transportation segments, fueled increased operating results. For Q2 fiscal 2021, FedEx reported $4.83 billion in adjusted revenue reported for Q2 fiscal 2020. in diluted earnings per share (EPS) on $20.6

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AUGUST 14, 2020

lenders due to a clerical error and wants its money back, Bloomberg News reported. Citi executives asked for the money back, saying it was paid inadvertently due to an operational error, sources said. Citigroup reported a 68 percent jump in fixed-income trading revenues for Q2, which beat analyst estimates for earnings and revenue.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The banking group has started reaching out to possible bidders, but still hasn’t made a definitive decision as to whether it will actually sell the unit, which specializes in store-branded credit cards, according to a Bloomberg report. A recent Nilson report estimated Wells Fargo’s share of private-label card spending at 5.75

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

These firms are finding that managing both systems in the cloud offers the flexibility and security needed to streamline invoicing and cut costs, while keeping operations running as smoothly and accurately as possible. Businesses want fast, convenient and cost-effective financial management systems.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

The degrees include health science, health and wellness and healthcare management/administration, offered through Southern New Hampshire University, Purdue University Global, Wilmington University and Bellevue University. Inspire’s long-term approach, culture of innovation and commitment to helping brands grow set it apart from the rest.”.

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AUGUST 28, 2017

UPI’s partnership with one of the most popular ridesharing services in India and worldwide is a major step toward building its nascent brand. Meanwhile, Samsung is reportedly considering offering its mobile payment solution, Samsung Pay, through competing smartphone brands.

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