Michael V. Marrale, CEO of M Science, joined Leslie Picker of CNBC’s Squawk on The Street to discuss pandemic-driven shifts in how and where people spend their money, how the rise of cashless payments brings additional clarity to consumer behavior trends, and the growing benefits in the world of alternative data for hedge funds, investors…
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Equipment rental participants have been keenly watching rental rate trends headed into the winter. Trends in our data suggest rental rates have held up better than feared QTD with rental rate data holding strong through the 15th of the month. Like nearly every industry in our economy, 2020 has dealt a meaningful blow to the…
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While 2020 has been a tough year all around, there are some signs that we are turning a corner – at least in industrial and construction equipment rentals. For one, rental equipment volumes have continued to rebound sequentially through early fall, as construction activity has benefited from economic reopening. While key players such as United…
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The U.S. restaurant industry saw its fourth straight month of sales acceleration in August, with sales up 3.7%, as major grocery chains saw their sales drop 7% from July, according to new data from M Science, a data analytics firm.The grocery brands that saw the greatest sales deceleration in August relative to the industry average…
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THE FUTURE DEPENDS on connectivity. From artificial intelligence and self-driving cars, to telemedicine and mixed reality, to as yet undreamed technologies, all the things we hope will make our lives easier, safer, and healthier require high-speed, always-on internet connections. To keep up with the demand, the mobile industry introduced 5G—so named because it’s the fifth…
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Peloton Interactive (PTON) announces the formation of the Peloton Health and Wellness Advisory Council.The company says it will work closely with the council to look at how it can positively impact the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of its community of global members.The council includes five renowned doctors, researchers and other medical professionals from the…
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Amazon Growth. Grocery home deliveries are accelerating. Amazon has three grocery formats that are rushing food to homes – they are Amazon PrimeAMZN -1.8%, Amazon FreshAMZN -1.8%, and on-line Amazon’s Whole FoodsWFM 0.0%. A most recent report by M science finds that the fastest growth in year over year performance was by Amazon Fresh which…
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According to figures from M Science, Verizon has sold a total of roughly 2.2 million 5G phones since first introducing the service in the middle of last year. Verizon accounts for roughly 54% of the 4.1 million 5G phones sold in the US market so far, according to new data from M Science. The company,…
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Affordable 5G phones have started hitting the market, but buyers will find that their performance doesn’t feel very different from 4G yet. AT&T pulls into the lead in the Race to 5G, now that we’ve fulfilled two out of the three major requirements for a 5G nation. The third one, alas, seems like it’s still…
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The Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Z Fold 2 will arrive as consumers guard their wallets amid the coronavirus-fueled recession. Samsung’s mobile business has a new test this year: Getting buyers to fork over $1,000 during a pandemic. Today, the company hosted its first virtual Unpacked event, broadcasting live from South Korea. It unveiled five…
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