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Why Resale Is Forever

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Resale company Winmark is a franchisor that owns concepts including Plato's Closet, Play It Again Sports, and Once Upon a Child. Mary Long: I'm Mary Long and that's Brett Heffes CEO of Winmark, a franchiser of resale concepts, including Plato's Closet, Play It Again Sports, and Once Upon a Child.

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Resal Raises $9M in Funding

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Resal, a Jeddah, Saudi Arabia-based provider of an e-gifting platform, raised $9M in funding. Backers included Derayah Ventures Fund, Al-Wafrah AlThanya Investment Company, Venture Souq FinTech Fund, ADDiriyah Asset Management, Nomad Holdings, Bugshan Investment Group, and several family offices, along with other angel investors.

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DXC Technology (DXC) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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Although this is not great news, I would like to point out that a major piece of the revenue shortfall was resale revenue, which is low margin, and we have conscientiously reduced over the last few years to limit our dependency on this type of revenue. So, in the short term, the underrun and resale revenue impacts bottom-line profit.

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Costco's Gold Bars Keep Selling Out. Should You Buy?

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If you don't want to worry about storage, insurance, and the hassle of resale, consider instead buying stocks in a gold-mining company. You might also invest in a gold ETF or mutual fund. Ultimately, unless you're Gollum guarding your precious gold in The Lord of the Rings , holding physical gold as an investment can lose its shine.

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Billionaire Investor Bill Ackman Has 100% of His $11 Billion Portfolio in Just 8 Stocks

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He manages Pershing Square Capital Management, the hedge fund he founded, which has nearly $11 billion in assets under management. What sets Ackman apart from his hedge fund colleagues is that Pershing Square owns large stakes in just eight to 12 companies and generally holds them for years. billion in profit.

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Here Are the Best and Worst Reasons to Buy a Home

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More: Check out our picks for the best mortgage lenders You'll also want to make sure you have several months worth of living expenses saved up in an emergency fund so you can keep paying your mortgage for a while even in the event of a job loss or job interruption due to illness or family issues.

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Fairlyne Raises $3M in Seed Funding

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Fairlyne, a Paris, France-based Resale-as-a-Service platform for the travel industry, raised $3m in seed funding. The round was led by Speedinvest with participation from Evolem, Kima Ventures, FJ Labs and several business angel investors.

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