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NEW DATA: Millennials Drove 2019’s Black Friday Spend

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that day to be among the first to grab those infamous “doorbuster” deals — proudly proclaiming the accounts of their retail adventures at the holiday family gatherings to come — until the smartphone came along. to get in line, consumers go online — popping open apps and letting their fingers and thumbs do the shopping. percent in 2018.

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CORT On Using Mobile, Visual Purchasing To Solve B2B Event Payments Friction

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Corporate buyers can pay more rapidly online with credit cards, benefitting sellers, and enjoy easy access to detailed, searchable information to guide their purchasing decisions. Some online sellers eschew online marketplaces in favor of more tailored digital sales experiences, turning to eCommerce system providers for help.

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Deep Dive: Travel, Hospitality Get A Millennial Makeover

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Millennials have long been sought-after travel and hospitality customers, partly because they are perfectly placed to seek such experiences. This unique status creates both opportunities and challenges for firms in the space, as millennials search for the experiences they crave. Furthermore, millennials are set to spend $1.4

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Retailers Give Fresh Focus to Single Consumers

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Forget millennials, that consumer segment that is blamed for the downfall of most everything while also being the target of many innovative efforts. Single consumers are a force of nature as well when it comes to retail. At least that’s the case when talking about toilet paper – specifically, the Charmin Forever Roll. Big Growth.

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From Retail To Restaurants, Holiday Gift Card Sales Are Hot

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Driven by the pandemic’s push that has sparked a massive surge in online traffic and purchasing, the rise in gift card giving, validated by PYMNTS research, suggests that Americans are clearly embracing their new digital lifestyles especially when it comes to giving presents. Bridge millennials and Gen Xers led the way, with a 35.7

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Black Friday Heads Toward Shades Of Gray

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By the time retailers get to Black Friday , they will have worked through almost two months of sales events – both proprietary and otherwise – from competitors ranging from Amazon to Target to Walmart. percent shopped online during Black Friday last year, which was double the 2018 number. And then there are the millennials.

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Omnichannel No Longer An Option For Retail

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Consumers shopping in droves via eCommerce channels is hardly a piece of breaking news — for the better part of a decade, that has been obvious to anyone watching the retail space. They are, Fiserv Senior Vice President of Retail Solutions John Nicola told Karen Webster in a recent conversation — and in great numbers.

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