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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Ever since the stay-at-home mandates began rolling out across the country, we’ve seen numerous companies withdraw guidance and discontinue providing business outlooks. Without this guidance, consensus estimate ranges have grown wider than ever before, reflecting a greater degree of uncertainty. In these times, both investors and corporate operators who use insights from alternative data will…
Verizon is selling the most 5G phones of any US carrier by far, according to analysis firm M Science. Verizon subscribers are picking up the most 5G phones by far of any carrier in the US, according to new data from M Science, although AT&T and T-Mobile report far broader 5G coverage. Sales of 5G…
The online car dealer gained on momentum from the recovery and positive analyst commentary.What happenedShares of Carvana (CVNA) were climbing last month as a series of bullish analyst reports, positive third-party data, and momentum from the recovery pushed the online used car dealer higher. According to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, the stock finished…