When Joni Mitchell wrote, “I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now …” she had no idea how popular the cloud would become 50 years later. In simple terms, cloud computing is storing and accessing data and programs over the internet instead of a computer’s hard drive. It’s...
With a need for social distancing in the coronavirus era, businesses are seeking ways to restrict traffic through appointment-based systems for physical retail. GlobalData Managing Director and Retail Analyst Neil Saunders said in an NRF blog post that the situation provides an opportunity to experiment with new ways of selling. Saunders cited...
With heightened competition in the off-price space, TJX Cos. reported comp sales and total revenue that came out below the estimates of analysts. The discount department store retailer’s net sales were $9.78 billion, which were below estimates of $9.90 billion, Chain Store Age reported. Same-store...
With its aggressive use of social media as well as its popular sweat-proof clothing, Under Armour has fought an uphill battle to stand out in a space that has been dominated by Adidas AG and Nike Inc. for many years. Now, as it suffered with...
March 29, 2021
COVID-19 has dramatically increased reliance on real-time and digital payments, leading to a 41 percent surge in real-time payment transactions from 2019 to 2020. That’s according to a new report from ACI Worldwide and GlobalData, which found that more than 70.3 billion real-time payments were processed last year. The report is the second installment of […]
June 18, 2020
When Joni Mitchell wrote, “I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now …” she had no idea how popular the cloud would become 50 years later. In simple terms, cloud computing is storing...
June 08, 2020
With a need for social distancing in the coronavirus era, businesses are seeking ways to restrict traffic through appointment-based systems for physical retail. GlobalData Managing Director and Retail Analyst Neil Saunders said in an NRF blog...
August 22, 2019
With heightened competition in the off-price space, TJX Cos. reported comp sales and total revenue that came out below the estimates of analysts. The discount department store retailer’s net sales...
