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Blue Apron Turns 7 As Meal Kit Industry Grows Up

PYMNTS

Back to 2012. According to Blue Apron’s own website and other reports , the story begins way back in the halcyon days of 2012. In 2012, 20 of Salzberg’s friends beta-tested the product,” the article stated. At the same time, retailers and brands were experimenting with their own meal kit products.

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Blue Apron Marks Seventh Birthday Amid Meal Kit Industry Changes

PYMNTS

Back to 2012. According to Blue Apron’s own website and other reports , the story begins way back in the halcyon days of 2012. In 2012, 20 of Salzberg’s friends beta-tested the product,” the article stated. At the same time, retailers and brands were experimenting with their own meal kit products.

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A Step Ahead

Independent Banker

social media presence. With the average individual spending 100 minutes on social media each day, it’s entirely possible for community banks to share some of that screen time. If you’re an online bank or are simply looking for younger, more millennial-type customers, Twitter and Instagram are strong platforms to use.

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Walmart’s Been On A Buying Spree. Which Company Could It Acquire Next?

CB Insights

Driven by Lore, Walmart acquired e-commerce platform Shoebuy in January 2017, followed by outdoor apparel retailer Moosejaw in February, womenswear site Modcloth in March, direct-to-consumer premium menswear brand Bonobos in June, and last-mile delivery startup Parcel in September. Crew’s Madewell brand. E-commerce.

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The 2015 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

No one has been more successful at using social media to generate awareness and a positive image for their bank than Jill (@JillCastilla, @CitizensEdmond). Jill’s use of Twitter is a model for any bank CEO looking to engage on social media. Department Whose Brand Isn’t Improving Award. Financial Brand Forum.

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12 Industries That Will Thrive Thanks To Millennials

CB Insights

Popular media coverage of millennials often fixates on the industries the generation is allegedly killing and their supposed fiscal irresponsibility. Some industries benefiting from millennials’ increased spending power, such as travel, reflect well-worn Gen Y tropes like the general preference for “experiences” over things.

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The Case For Contextual Commerce

PYMNTS

By 2012, only 64 percent of consumers reported watching primetime television “live” — down from 83 percent just four years earlier. Millennials loved it even more: Only 57 percent reported watching primetime TV live that year, opting instead to watch prerecorded and/or streaming video or to play video games. Observers : the 41.8

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