General Rental Rate Trends Improve in Mid November
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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Two Encouraging Alternative Data Trends in the Equipment Rental Industry
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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Grocery Sales dip as restaurant sales pick up
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 WIRED Guide to 5G
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 prints new high as company looks to be global wellness leader
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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Why Amazon’s Domination Of Home Food Shopping Will Not Last
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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