Delivery firms are offering more flexibility to retain partners. Will it work?
Major aggregators are rolling out white labels, subscription programs and new data tools to keep partner restaurants and delivery customers as more diners order from operators directly. Over the past two years, third-party delivery aggregators made a feast of the pandemic environment that threatened so many restaurant operators with famine.
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Shopify tipped by M Science to beat Q4 revenue expectations
M Science updates on current trends with Shopify (SHOP+0.8%) amid the holiday shopping season.Overall, the data tracking firm says moderating subscriber growth is being offset by increased gross merchandise volume.M Science analyst Parker Snook and team set a Q4 revenue estimate for SHOP ahead of consensus, driven by upside in merchant solutions and GMV.The firm’s…
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How A Sleepy Southern Chain Became One Of The Pandemic’s Top Performing Stocks
The secretive clan behind the Dillard’s department store chain has a reputation for avoiding reporters, refusing to hold earnings calls and dodging investor queries about their results. So low-profile and seemingly unambitious with respect to their peers, they are sometimes called “the Dullards.” But there is nothing dull about the family fortune, which is suddenly…
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Stitch Fix Needs a ‘Make It Work’ Moment
Stitch Fix is about as polarizing to investors right now as low rise jeans are to consumers. The online styling company reported solid earnings Tuesday for the period ended Oct. 30, with revenue and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization coming in above Wall Street’s estimates. But active clients of just 4.18 million…
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Lululemon’s reduced markdowns should lead to earnings meet or beat – Baird
Lululemon (LULU+3.6%) is tapped by Baird to meet or exceed FQ3 earnings as the firm tracked sales and markdown trends at the athleisure retailer. Further, data research company M Science estimates that FQ3 revenue grew at 32% Y/Y vs consensus of 28% growth.“We are reassured that LULU can deliver FQ3 results at least in line…
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Chart talk: Cruise line stocks look for smooth sailing to restore balance sheet damage
The cruise line sector has taken a battering over the last four weeks after the emergence of the Omicron COVID variant pushed back the timeline once again on when operators can sail at 100% capacity.M Science updates on trends on the cruise line sector. Analyst Michael Erstad and team note that Q4 cumulative bookings through…
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