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…
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…
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…
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…