In what has become a month-long fade in software stocks, there was again more red than green on our screen. Those that benefited greatly during the pandemic continued to be judged more harshly than those facing easier comparisons going forward.
Read MoreZuora (ZUO) hosted a virtual Investor Day in which management presented its strategy for helping enterprises win in the subscription economy, a market opportunity estimated at $5 billion today and projected to grow at 25%-30% annually.
Read MoreSalesforce’s (CRM) 2020 Holiday Shopping Report revealed that online spending by consumers increased 50% Y/Y to $1.1 trillion worldwide and rose 43% Y/Y to $236 billion in the U.S. Domestically, initiatives to pull forward holiday spend fueled an 82% Y/Y increase in Pre-Cyber Week sales.
Read MoreWe have included several news items from last week to this week’s recap as there were some notable developments during the shortened holiday week. The most pertinent to us was the publication of the United States Postal Services’ monthly trial balance data prior to Thanksgiving, which revealed a 39% Y/Y increase in PC Postage revenue in October.
Read MoreResults from the initial slate of off-calendar reporting companies were generally well received and largely reflected the varying degrees of resiliency and recovery highlighted by those following the traditional reporting cycle.
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