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DoorDash Adds Five Retailers to On-Demand Delivery Marketplace 
Retail // January 11, 2024

On-demand delivery platform DoorDash has added five new retail partners to its marketplace.  Camping World, Golf Galaxy, JD Sports, Finish Line and The Vitamin Shoppe now offer consumers access to their products through the marketplace, DoorDash said in a Thursday (Jan. 11) press release.  With over 100,000 non-restaurant stores across its Marketplace and Drive...

JD Sports Scores 20% Sales Growth Due to Younger Buyers
Retail // January 11, 2023

British sportswear retailer JD Sports had a merry Christmas, thanks to its younger customers. A trading update Wednesday (Jan. 11) showed the company’s businesses saw a more than 20% growth in revenue in the last six weeks of 2022. Speaking to reporters, CEO Régis Schultz...

EMEA Daily: Fraugster, Worldline Deliver Chargeback Protection; UAE-Based FI Mashreq Launches Non-Banking Services Platform
emea // August 02, 2022

In today’s top news from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), South African retailer Massmart struggles to stay afloat, and financial institution Mashreq unveils a business service platform for small- to medium-sized businesses. Walmart-Owned Massmart Can’t Overcome Pandemic, Inflation, Other Hurdles With Walmart set...

UK’s JD Sports Names New CEO Amid Eventful Week
Personnel // August 02, 2022

Retailer JD Sports has named its first permanent CEO since 2014, tapping Régis Schultz as the new company leader effective next month, according to a Tuesday (Aug. 2) press release. Schultz’s selection came after what the sportswear company said in the release was “an extensive...

Interviews & Exclusives
November Is No Turkey as FinTech IPO Roars Ahead 25% for the Month

November 29, 2024
The end of November is here — due to the holiday-shortened trading week — and for the FinTech IPO Index, the month was stellar. The index was up 25.5% through the month, and now stands ahead by 40.1% as measured year to date. And to get a sense of the turbocharged momentum of the month, […]

Quick Reads
DoorDash Adds Five Retailers to On-Demand Delivery Marketplace 

January 11, 2024
On-demand delivery platform DoorDash has added five new retail partners to its marketplace.  Camping World, Golf Galaxy, JD Sports, Finish Line and The Vitamin Shoppe now offer consumers access to their products through the marketplace, DoorDash said in a Thursday (Jan. 11) press release.  With over 100,000 non-restaurant stores across its Marketplace and Drive platforms in North America, DoorDash now offers nearly 2 million […]

JD Sports Scores 20% Sales Growth Due to Younger Buyers

January 11, 2023
British sportswear retailer JD Sports had a merry Christmas, thanks to its younger customers. A trading update Wednesday (Jan. 11) showed the company’s businesses saw a more than 20% growth...

UK’s JD Sports Names New CEO Amid Eventful Week

August 02, 2022
Retailer JD Sports has named its first permanent CEO since 2014, tapping Régis Schultz as the new company leader effective next month, according to a Tuesday (Aug. 2) press release....

CMA: JD Sports, Footasylum Held Improper Meetings

February 14, 2022
The U.K.’s competition watchdog has fined sportswear retailer JD Sports and sneaker seller Footasylum $6 million (4.6 million pounds) for sharing commercially sensitive information. As The Financial Times reported Monday...