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By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Wednesday, October 6, 2021, the stock of Affirm Holdings, Inc. (AFRM), a digital and mobile commerce platform financial technology (fintech) company in the “buy now, pay later” payments arena, rose by +20.0% for the trading day. The catalyst here was a partnership announced between Affirm Holdings and Target Corporation (TGT), …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha On the trading day of Thursday, May 20, 2021, the stock of Kohl’s Corporation (KSS) had a -10.2% loss. Kohl’s Corporation, a prominent American department store retail chain, beat its 1Q2021 consensus estimates in terms of key metrics such as revenues, sales, and earnings. However, the stock price still saw a …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha During this week, both J.Crew and Neiman Marcus announced their respective bankruptcy filings. The retail industry has been on fragile ground for many years now, and the coronavirus pandemic has pushed both of these companies into bankruptcy. Due to the public health issues around the coronavirus, brick-and-mortar retailers have had to …

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