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Upscale UK Retailers Look To Land In US Market

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and another one is ready to open, both of them seeking a new market as their home turf sees retail struggles. We’re excited to bring our vertically integrated model to the United States, the largest home improvement market in the world,” a Wren Kitchens spokesperson said. market in terms of marketing and real estate is substantial.

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Why bank branches—and human contact—are not going away any time soon

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Given that this trend is coinciding in with an ongoing shift by younger consumers towards more innovative channels—the likes of wearables, social media and instant messaging—it’s possible that the continued strong usage of branches is a transitory effect. But our study gives no indication of that. Stay tuned. [1-5]

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Apple Pay Faces Hemispheric Pressure

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Apple Again Trying Social Media Apps. While Snapchat is popular among Millennials, Facebook is steadfastly a Baby-Boomer favorite , so it looks like Apple is maximizing target market opportunity. In 2010, the same strategy was taken with the iPod Touch. The app will run on new iPhone and iPads.

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Grocery Tracker: Discount Games

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Whole Foods’ market cap was estimated at over $9.7 Costco stock was up as well for the week, hitting a high over $176 on Friday morning, with a market cap over $77 billion. and a market cap over €26 billion (over $27.6 Among age demographics, 66 percent of millennials interact with supermarkets on digital platforms.

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Can Sneaker Sales Save The Lagging Apparel Industry?

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Since 2010, footwear sales have grown at a higher rate than the rest of the apparel industry, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6 percent from 2010 to 2015, compared to just 4 percent CAGR for the rest of the apparel industry, according to Euromonitor. billion increase in U.S. sales by 2020, according to Euromonitor.

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Here’s What IBM Thinks Retail Will Look Like In 2020

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The rise of eCommerce , the push toward omnichannel shopping platforms, the increasing relevancy of social media on shopping habits and the development of the Internet of Things to plumb every last morsel of data on customers and what they spend money on are all rapidly and drastically altering the face of retail.

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Adventure Travel And Beyond — Summer Vacation’s New Norm

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That gain, according to the report, is largely driven by social media savvy Gen Z consumers, who tend to exert a larger than expected amount of sway in bookings. What Expedia’s study actually says is that those consumers born after 2010 “may be young, but their ideas and opinions and are already influencing family travel decisions.”.