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Boomers Vs. Millennials: Holiday Shopping … In September?

PYMNTS

It’s still technically summer for a few more days, but we already know how shoppers — Baby Boomers and millennials — are going to shop this holiday season. percent year on year, the slowest rate of growth since 2006. But how are Baby Boomers and millennials going to gift this year? So, what are millennials buying?

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What #Banking Trend Will Have the Greatest Impact on Your Bank?

Jeff For Banks

The Fed has paused for nearly a year now, and it was our experience in 2006-07 that bank cost of funds continued to increase as the market closed the delta between what someone could earn in a money market mutual fund and a bank account. Consumer Demographics and Changing Customer Demands Remember all the pre-pandemic talk about millennials?

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Retailers, Here Are This Year’s Most Important Halloween Trends

PYMNTS

First and foremost, Halloween is no longer a holiday traditionally for children, as millennials between the ages of 18 and 34 are the most likely to participate in the holiday. Millennials are also the top costume spenders, spending $42.39 And millennials’ desire to attend a Halloween party has increased 10.9

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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? Six years ago I asked in a blog post Will Plain Vanilla Kill Community Banking ? Maybe those millennial futurists don't remember this.

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How About Profits in the Branch of the Future?

Jeff For Banks

Malls are experiencing difficulty in the United States, as millennials opt for smaller, urban environments to shop. This is down from 4.17% for banks and 2.51% for thrifts in 2006. Since 2006, community banks have recognized the need for greater balances in branches to improve profitability. Not very inspiring.

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12 Industries Experts Say Millennials Are Killing — And Why They’re Wrong

CB Insights

Every few weeks, another story about the dreaded generation surfaces: millennials are killing casual dining; millennials are killing breakfast cereal; millennials are killing home ownership. Millennials aren’t shunning luxury goods; they’re just renting them instead of buying. Millennials are in debt.

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Killing The I-Bank: The Disruption Of Investment Banking

CB Insights

In 2006, investment banks were at the top of the finance world. Dream Exchange, which describes itself as the first minority-owned exchange in the world, intends to launch in 2021 and aims to create a more inclusive trading environment for smaller companies and empower minority communities. Over the next 2 years, everything fell apart.