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Are Millennials Really Killing Canned Tuna, Too?

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The millennial path of destruction allegedly continues, with those young consumers now taking blame for the decline in the popularity of canned tuna — a product that joins a casualty list that already includes diamonds and restaurants such as Applebee’s. Before we get to that, let’s review the newest charges leveled against millennials.

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What Did You Expect? Delivering Experiences that Meet Customer Expectations (Part 1 of 3)

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This idea underscores the natural forces at work as brands battle to keep pace with customer expectations and stay relevant. And that was back in 2014. Millennials — digital natives with arguably the greatest generational spending power — “have the lowest opinion of most industries’ digital services,” according to the same report.

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Frugal Consumers Buying More Off-Brand, Off-Price Products

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This newfound cost consciousness is reshaping the retail industry in everything from spurring the rise of fast fashion at the expense of mall “anchor stores,” to the increasing popularity of off-brands or store brands in the supermarket, to the shift in the apparel business, to off-price retail outlets over full-priced department stores.

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Afterpay CEO: How ‘Contact Us’ And The Kardashians Ignited Afterpay In The US

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An endorsement from the Kardashian media empire is a big deal for any up-and-coming brand. However, for a brand like Afterpay, which launched in the U.S. The company had come a long way from its launch in 2014, when it had about 10 retailers signed on to offer Afterpay as a payment option during checkout.

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Walmart+ And Amazon Prime Face Off As Consumers Decide Who Gets Their Business

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consumer seems happy to test the waters — and none more so than the coveted bridge millennials. According to PYMNTS survey data, nearly three times as many bridge millennials are Amazon Prime members as Walmart+ members. But three in 10 bridge millennials already report having both, just a month in. Those are the 47 million U.S.

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SugarMoo And Delivering Dessert On Demand In Dubai

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And Phillips, on the eve of founding his dessert delivery on-demand business SugarMoo in 2014, had two problems to solve. This was a pretty big leap since online food delivery business in Dubai was worth $750 million per year at the time. The first was cupcakes, which were everywhere five years ago.

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Gap Plans To Shutter Weddington Way Shops

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But the brand could only guarantee that it would fill orders through the site until June. “We The news comes about four years after Weddington Way closed on another $9 million in funding, in August of 2014. Crew decided to close its wedding-dress business, Gap Inc. The investment round brought the company’s total funding to $11.5