Walmart registered mixed results for its last financial quarter, while the retailer said it was going to bolster and accelerate investment in important digital areas. In brick-and-mortar retail, Batteries Plus plans to grow its physical presence with a number of new stores this year. And in banking, credit union members are less interested in seeing innovation in areas like mobile wallets than in areas like loyalty and reward and anti-fraud solutions. All this, Today in Data.
Data:
$350K: Minimum net worth investors need to buy a Batteries Plus franchise.
86%: Share of credit unions that report investing in mobile wallets.
50: Number of stores that Batteries Plus plans to open this year.
22%: Portion of credit union members who would consider switching financial institutions over innovation.
$1.39: Amount of Walmart’s adjusted earnings per share for the fourth quarter.
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