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How Millennials Are Propelling Halloween To New Retail Heights

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With 179 million Americans planning to celebrate, up from 171 million last year, sales are projected to surpass those of 2016, which itself set records. percent from 2016, and spending per household is expected to rise to $86.13 So, why are millennials so fascinated by a holiday that was once largely thought to be for children?

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BJ’s On The Block, Amex’s Millennial Problem And Another Big Breach

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And most of the nation got a good chuckle — except perhaps the investors who threw $125 million at the disruptive future of juice. The long-suffering team at American Express has a new headache to handle — losing the love of those millennial customers. In fairness, Juicero strongly recommends hand-squeezing the juice. Ready to jump in?

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Electronics And Apparel Drove 2016’s Respectable Back-To-School Shopping Push

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Driving sales this year has been good weather, which has kept foot traffic up (a challenge in 2014), though parents are increasingly looking only for value, especially millennial parents. Current projections have back-to-school 2016 bringing in $75.8 percent rise in 2013, according to data from First Data.

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Walmart Finds Buyer For ModCloth

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ModCloth offers exclusive indie and vintage-inspired women’s clothing, shoes, handbags and accessories for 18- to 35-year-old women, while Go Global Retail is a brand investment platform for strategic investors in the consumer sector. While Jet was supposed to reach urban dwellers and millennials, it has not driven traffic.

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Airbnb Competitor Domio Lands $100M; Aims To Double Market Share

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Domio , a startup that designs and rents apartment hotels, has raised $100 million in funding to expand both nationally and globally to 25 markets by 2020, according to reports on Tuesday (Dec. The company’s Series B round was led by GGV Capital. The funding round closed in late summer. It is currently in 12 markets.

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Survey: Half Of US Shoppers Prefer ‘Experience Gifts’ To Material Items

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A desire for experiences, homemade gifts and secondhand products has been on the rise since 2016. The Mintel survey indicated the lion’s share of respondents who identified themselves as millennials or Generation Z preferred experiences over gifts. Analysts started to notice the trend at the time.)

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Survey: Half Of US Shoppers Prefer ‘Experience Gifts’ To Material Items

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A desire for experiences, homemade gifts and secondhand products has been on the rise since 2016. The Mintel survey indicated the lion’s share of respondents who identified themselves as millennials or Generation Z preferred experiences over gifts. Analysts started to notice the trend at the time.)

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