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Trust And Speed Light A New Path To Omnichannel Retail

PYMNTS

Indeed, as the recently completed National Retail Federation (NRF) retail show in New York City demonstrated, commerce keeps moving to what Webster called in the webinar a “customer-centric approach.” By comparison, 32 percent of Gen Z, 35 percent of millennials and 22 percent of Gen X consumers buy online from the same store.

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Despite Papyrus’ Closing, Stationery Retail Is Not All Doom-And-Gloom

PYMNTS

That’s understandable, given how viciously email, texting and other forms of digital and mobile communication have displaced actual writing — which, of course, would seem to reduce the need for actual stationery products. Millennials to the Rescue. The move has much more to do with the decline of handwriting, of course.

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What The Trendsetters Say About How We Will Pay Next Decade

PYMNTS

Retailers scour social media to find influencers and designer bellwethers to turn trends into sales. In the payments ecosystem, we need look no further than the bridge millennial for how the connected purchasing experience will evolve over the next decade. How We Will Pay 2019 is an annual national study of more than 5,000 U.S.

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Live Christmas Tree Industry Uses Digital To Beat Back Artificial Rivals

PYMNTS

To learn more about why, PYMNTS this past week caught up with Doug Hundley, a spokesperson for the National Christmas Tree Association. million of them sold last year, and an average price of $107 (artificial trees, of course, can last more than one holiday season; indeed, some are promoted as being able to give 30 years or more of use).

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Cottagecore, Wine Windows And Turning To The Past For Present Comfort

PYMNTS

The bread of social media, like the people who were posting photos of it, always looked its best when presented to the world. The national obsession with baking bread quickly turned into a national debate on the best bread to make and the best way to make it. Dry yeast or fresh cultures? Hand-kneading or stand-mixing?

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Good News from Gen Next

Independent Banker

Out of Mom and Dad’s basement, millennials are primed to become your next best customers. Bauhs is on the tail end of the “millennial” generation, which is commonly defined as those born between 1980 and 2000. This is really the moment for community banks to show that they’re a fit for millennials. By Ed Avis.

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10 Top Banking Podcasts You Should be Listening to

Abrigo

In many cases, the podcasts or hosts have sizable social media followings, and all release a new episode at least once per month so you can stay up to date with the latest trends in the finance world. Of course, there are numerous other excellent banking podcasts available that are worth a listen.

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