Subscribers appear to have taken the price hike in stride.Netflix (NFLX) quarterly reports are always full of surprises. The streaming stock has a history of moving wildly on earnings reports as its subscriber numbers tend to fluctuate significantly in ways that are difficult to predict. Netflix also aims to provide guidance that is accurate, sharing…
In 2020, Instacart added more than 200 new retailers and more than 15,000 new store locations to its marketplace. Instacart now delivers from more than 65,000 stores in North America. In 2021, the company, whose valuation reached $39 billion, made major changes to its top leadership. In August, former Facebook executive Fidji Simo became CEO…
National Burrito Day is Thursday and there are many ways to celebrate. Here is a list of some of the top burritos to buy on this special day.
Dick’s Sporting Goods continues to bet on private labels. This week, the retailer announced its first men’s athleisure line, called VRST. Along with rolling out to over 400 Dick’s stores, the brand will also be available on its own website, VRST.com, in the coming weeks; pieces will range between $30 and $120.
The company’s midrange lineup has become popular with consumers worldwide. We’ll find out what’s next for these phones on Wednesday. Samsung tends to use its splashy Unpacked events to show off the newest high-end gadgets in its Galaxy S, Galaxy Note and Galaxy Z families of phones. But it’s the company’s midrange A Series, which…
When we ponder the implications of anything that is both big and financial, we should also ask ourselves which is the greater problem. They can both be troublesome. So, if you want to reform our screwed-up financial system and you want to stop the rising corporate concentration in this country, then there are many challenges…
Both chains reported double-digit same-store sales growth last year, but delivery aggregators’ growing market share could complicate strategies when pizza sales return to normal levels. The competitive advantages pizza chains like Domino’s and Papa John’s had in 2020 are coming to an end. The pandemic propelled many restaurants to pivot to online ordering and delivery,…
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…
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…
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…