Dollar Tree plans to accelerate store growth and renovations this year as it aims to bolster sales and profits. In department store retail, Nordstrom reported that a sizable share of its online orders was fulfilled by stores last quarter. And in banking, the pressure is increasing for credit unions (CUs) to provide touchless payment options that can let them transact in brick-and-mortar stores without making physical contact with card readers, cash or coins. All this, Today in Data.
Data:
64%: Share of FinTechs that are “very” or “extremely” likely to offer touchless payment options.
48%: Portion of CU members whose interest in touchless payments has increased since the pandemic began.
30%: Approximate share of Nordstrom’s online orders that were fulfilled by stores last quarter.
$2.13: Dollar Tree’s fourth-quarter diluted earnings per share.
1.25K: Number of existing locations Dollar Tree plans to renovate this year.
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