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TGI Fridays, Fast Casual Food To Cater To Millennial Expectations

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Whole Foods and other retailers capitalizing on the at-home health food craze were able to get out in front of millennial eating trends — or, at least, start riding at the crest of the wave. In the morning, TGI Fridays hopes young millennials will come in to work at reservable tables. ” Hang out they’ll have to.

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Thoughts from American Banker Retail Banking Conference 2015

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This last week the American Banker Retail Banking Conference 2015 was going on in Austin, TX. The conference was well attended, with broad representation from all institution sizes and markets. A regional bank poll of millennials found that not one could name a community institution in their area.

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Kohl’s Redoubles Omnichannel Efforts Amid Rise In Digital Sales

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Kohl’s Corporation CEO Michelle Gass said in a fourth-quarter earnings conference call with analysts that investments in technologies such as its mobile app, and buy online, pick up in store (BOPUS), among other initiatives, are “resonating” with the company’s shoppers while bolstering traffic and sales. Rewards and Millennials.

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Cereal Makers Aim To Move From Sweet Tooth To Healthy Profit

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To add value and give products a health halo, cereal brands incorporate ancient grains, superfoods, probiotics, or seeds and nuts.”. Mintel found that 51 percent of consumers aged 18 to 24 agreed that ‘eating my favorite brands reminds me of childhood.’ The past few weeks have seen all of these trends – and more – manifest themselves.

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Loyalty Rules: Personalization Drives Retail Connection

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To truly stand out from the crowd, brands must go beyond the transaction and create enhanced experiences and engagement opportunities across the entire customer journey,” the report states. “On Consumers are wary of excessive data collection and prefer that brands use information specific to the program.

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The Big Banks’ Coming Venmo Killer

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Can the biggest banks in the United States catch up to the millennial-beloved Venmo with their own P2P payments app? But while well-known within payments and commerce, clearXchange was never marketed as a corporate brand, and only became part of Early Warning earlier this year as part of a change in its ownership structure.

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How J.Crew Is Dipping Into Amazon’s Waters

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Big brands have a complicated relationship with Amazon : The eCommerce retailer serves both as a potential competitor and as a retail partner that could open up new sales channels. Among others, J.Crew has joined the likes of Nike and Party City to become the latest brand to offer its products through the eCommerce site.

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