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

Accenture

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.

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Apple Pay Faces Hemispheric Pressure

PYMNTS

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. Apple is building momentum for its new iPhone and iPad releases.

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Grocery Tracker: Discount Games

PYMNTS

Launched in 2010, consumers use Shopkick’s mobile commerce and location-based app to collect points, browse deals and promotions and earn rewards. Supermarket Shopper Digital Update,” indicates, among other things, that, while engagement with digital channels is growing among grocery shoppers, that growth has yet to extend to social media.

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

PYMNTS

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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Can Sneaker Sales Save The Lagging Apparel Industry?

PYMNTS

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 for advertising their brand.”.

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Upscale UK Retailers Look To Land In US Market

PYMNTS

Weston said part of Primark’s success has come from social media, according to reports. It now has has 20 million followers across social platforms up from 13 million last year. 2019 had the slowest rate of spending growth since 2010, largely driven by Brexit uncertainty. Florida, Chicago and Philadelphia are set.

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Adventure Travel And Beyond — Summer Vacation’s New Norm

PYMNTS

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.”.