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Millionaires, Millennials And The Great Avocado Debate

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Are millennials eating too many avocados on toast for their own good? The crux of the debate is this: are first- time home sales down because, given the choice of a two car garage and a yard in the suburbs, millennials have, en masse, decided they’d rather enjoy a more richly-delicious brunch experience, week in and week out?

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Retail Pulse: DSW Expands In-Store Experiences; L Brands Plans Store Closures

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Brick-and-mortar fashion retailers are developing in-store experiences to encourage customer loyalty. markets, aiming to generate repeat visits as part of its experiential retail efforts. With the expanded partnership, the companies will bring the offering to brick-and-mortar stores in Washington, D.C.;

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Returns Come Back To Haunt eCommerce Amid Pandemic

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With the retail industry sliding into Mother’s Day in just a week, the return issue is bound to raise its head. Some stats around the issue show just how substantial it is for retailers. And if a retailer charges too much (or charges at all) 57 percent of millennials will bail on future business. Now add a pandemic.

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Signatures Sizzle (Because They Fizzle) And Retail Defaults Alarm

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It was a record-breaking first quarter for retailers in the U.S. According to a report issued by Moody’s earlier this week, the retail sector managed to notch a record number of defaults during Q1 2013, with nine retailers defaulting on their debt. corporate borrowers has increased to 3.9 percent, compared with 3.4

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Retail Pulse: IKEA To Open ‘Planning Studio’ In NYC; Pizza Hut Will Acquire QuikOrder

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Big retailers are opening smaller-format stores in major U.S. Already, the retailer has opened a Planning Studio across the pond in London in October. In the announcement, IKEA Retail U.S. cities, and IKEA is no exception: It is intending to bring a “Planning Studio” to Manhattan this coming spring.

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Recreating The Hotel As A Social Hive 

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However as is often the case with old things made new by retail needs, the microhotel deserves a second glance. I really think the genesis of that is coming from millennials. And millennials are a very interesting group to watch. And candidly, they’re right,” Jim Abdo told The Washington Post.

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Goodyear And Changing Tires On Demand

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The new concept, according to reports, is called Roll by Goodyear, and it’s a very different concept for retail than what has been typical of the 132-year-old tire company’s MO thus far. In our (traditional tire) stores we skew slightly older and slightly male, and we are missing millennials and women,” Thomas said. “In