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Weddings, The Millennial Way? There’s A Marketplace For That

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The point is that when it comes to wedding planning — especially those put together by millennials, who are finally coming into their own as important consumers — there is always a better way to go about things. All this new revenue is going from the cities where most millennials live to the countryside,” he said. An Idea is Born.

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Retailers Prep For More Reopenings

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In Massachusetts, stores are reopening for the first time since mid-March, and in COVID-19’s epicenter of New York City, nearly 400,000 workers are readying to return to retail, manufacturing and construction jobs as the city’s first phase of reopening commences according to The New York Times. percent, down from its April 11 peak of 69.5

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[Vlog] COVID-19 Vaccinations: Addressing Fears and Barriers

Perficient

She’s worked for 45 years as a nurse at every single hospital, nursing home, penitentiary in Massachusetts. For your aging patients, who may or may not be tech savvy: are you offering all of your COVID-19 communications, including vaccination information, availability online as well as in print? She’s a nurse.

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Bankers and Strategic Bets. A Slow Embrace.

Jeff For Banks

How do we balance strategic direction, customer demand, and the futurist or wildly over-caffeinated millennial that tells us we have to implement every shiny new object or we'll die? Maybe those millennial futurists don't remember this. Online book stores. In 1998, they decided "why don't we sell everything online?"

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Why ?Dining Out? Is About To Become A Much More Literal Term

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Enthusiasm for re-entering a possibly contaminated world isn’t terribly high among millennials, bridge millennials and Gen Xers, many of whom have shifted to digital habits over the last eight weeks or so – and plan to keep it that way, instead of transitioning back to the real world. The pilot is] a lifesaver for us.”.

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Behind BJ’s Digital Double Down

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Headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, BJ’s Wholesale Club doesn’t always attract the same level of interest as its larger counterparts at Costco or Sam’s Club — mostly because those competitors are much larger. With around 210 locations nationwide, BJ’s is less than half their size. But BJ’s is forging ahead — quietly as always.

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8 Connected-Economy Firms Expected To Light Up The IPO Market In 2021

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Robinhood offers an easy-to-use app to trade stocks commission-free, making the company popular with millennials. Petco said the upgrades include a focus on curbside pickup, same-day delivery, online appointment booking for veterinary care and more. Rival online pet supply firm Chewy staged a successful IPO last year.

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