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SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Here at PYMNTS our resident expert in thinking outside of the lines as laid out by conventional wisdom is Karen Webster — and summer 2018 has been a particularly good time for drawing long and unexpected lines way outside the box, and into a rapidly changing future. AKA thinking outside of the box.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

These “ghost kitchens” are delivery-only, with owners spending less on property and directing funds into technological investments, lower menu prices and other concerns. based QSRs draw millennials consumers, with half of this age group reporting that they place more deliveries now than they did two years ago.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

In the payments ecosystem, we need look no further than the bridge millennial for how the connected purchasing experience will evolve over the next decade. Bridge millennials own slightly more devices than the average consumer in our study: six devices compared to the roughly five that most consumers own. This group of 60 million U.S.

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MAY 28, 2019

Indonesian ride-hailing and online payment company GO-JEK , for instance, is expanding its financial technology services through partnerships with peer-to-peer (P2P) lending firms Dana Cita, Aktivaku and Findaya. billion – of funds were lost to card fraud in 2018, up from $1.4 Just under $3 billion – or $2.7 billion in 2017.

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JANUARY 10, 2018

When Gap bought Athleta in 2008 for $150 million, the move didn’t cause much of a stir — beyond being considered a hedge play by the retailer against the exploding popularity of Canadian athleisure brand lululemon , which debuted its initial public offering (IPO) in 2007. We’re not like, ‘Oh, it’s all about millennials.’

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JANUARY 15, 2016

Articles via Mobile Marketing Watch, The Financial Brand, Enterprise Innovation. In 2018, 50 Percent of Consumers Will Use Smartphones or Wearables for Mobile Pay, Says Gartner: A recent study from Gartner, Inc. shows that in the next two years, wearable technology and smartphone apps will be the go-to payment method.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2019

Founded in 2018, Joko’s loyalty program already works with dozens of major retailers including McDonald’s, Uber, Starbucks, Zara and more. Today, as an investor, we are convinced that the Joko solution will have a major impact in the medium term for retailers in the recruitment and entertainment of millennials.”.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2018

We engage people with a brand that they usually wouldn’t,” Zellmer said. “We’re We’re conquesting a target group, and engaging them with a brand, who do not want to commit to a three-year lease. are forecasted to decline more in 2018, noted the report. In March, auto sales in the U.S. are likely to come in up 0.4

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2019

Most estimates for 2018 are around $900 million. These are particularly popular among Gen Zers, the up-and-coming generation that is starting to nudge millennials out of the headlines. Consumers are buying Tilly’s products online, as digital growth was up 22 percent in 2018.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The fourth quarter of 2018 was kind to Venmo and Zelle , the two big peer-to-peer (P2P) services that are battling for consumer loyalty and market supremacy — a fight that pits PayPal , the owner of Venmo, against the banks that operate Zelle. 31, 2018, with a year-end goal of 300 million.) P2P Numbers.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

That company recently made its own play to have more of a digital and mobile role in the restaurant world, buying Preoday , a firm that focuses online ordering technology, increasingly important — even table stakes — to every operation from global fast-food chains to local fish-and-chip lunch counters. Deeper Trends.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

According to the 2018 Global Brand Counterfeiting Report , luxury fashion brands are a favored target. This is revenue drain on brands and has the potential to damage their public image, as well. Millennials and Gen Z are driving the growth of the secondhand market and eCommerce, generally. Social Media.

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OCTOBER 5, 2018

The brand largely focuses on (and sells to) younger shoppers — particularly millennials and Gen Z. The site in total offers 500 brands for consumers to choose from, of which only 19 are its own label (a little over 4 percent). the site added over 1,000 new styles each week in 2017, from emerging, established and owned brands.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Take the consumer segment known as Bridge Millennials — 29 million strong, they are between the ages of 30 and 40, and have grown up using connected devices and represent the first generation of connected consumers with spending power. Instagram users can also now shop in videos from the brands they follow. Window Shopping.

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MAY 25, 2018

Following the quarterly check-in with parent firm L Brands , which also owns Bath & Body Works and the youth-oriented PINK lingerie brand, the reviews have not been kind. L Brands slashed its earnings estimates by 8 percent. For fiscal 2018, L Brands now expects earnings per share to fall within a range of $2.70

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JUNE 11, 2019

And while Tesla has been a connected vehicle leader, other players in the industry such as Ford, Daimler and Volvo are launching offerings equipped with technology. From automakers to retailers and online platforms, companies around the world are tapping into connected commerce technology in automobiles and mobile devices.

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AUGUST 28, 2018

Technology is making it easier for the workforce to put in the daily eight (or 10, or 12) hours from their own homes, but another change is taking place: Using commercial space left behind by retailers, or in eateries or hotels, as communal areas of work. The store is designed to appeal especially to millennial consumers.

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JULY 25, 2019

Consumers may still champion cash as their preferred method of payment, but its use declined 3 percent as measured between 2015 and 2018. That’s especially true among younger users such as millennials. Other options, such as credit cards and payment apps like Venmo , are increasingly gaining traction.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2018

Then the holiday season came, but consumers did not, and as 2018 arrived, Toys R Us announced plans to shutter an additional 200 stores. Just in time for the Ides of March, the 50-year-old brand announced it was shutting or selling all of its stores in the U.S., Boomers vs. Millennials vs. Scammers .

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AUGUST 6, 2018

Grubhub made news a couple weeks ago when it simultaneously delivered a very strong Q2 2018 earnings report and announced the acquisition of LevelUp. Remember, before Grubhub bought LevelUp, Chase put a few tens of millions into them as the technology partner that would ignite Chase Pay acceptance at QSRs. In February of 2018, Yum!

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

CPG corporates like PepsiCo, Coca Cola, Kellogg’s, and Campbell, for example, have invested in and acquired a number of brands focused on healthy snacking , while personal care incumbents like P&G and Unilever have backed natural and organic beauty brands. Meet Maya, our hypothetical wellness-focused millennial consumer.

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APRIL 1, 2019

Dedicated online luxury platforms are battling to become the entry point to China for luxury brands. Unlike Amazon in the US, Chinese e-commerce giants are aggressively courting luxury brands. As acquiring luxury goods becomes more convenient, brands will need to find new ways to create a sense of exclusivity. Luxury Streetwear.

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AUGUST 20, 2018

It seems like a criminal understatement to say that that business has changed (and keeps changing) as a result of digital technology — in hindsight, “reinvention” might end up being more accurate. As we discover new, unsigned artists, we develop them into brands,” Steinberg told Webster, describing izo’s work as akin to an “incubator.”.

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AUGUST 17, 2018

It seems like a criminal understatement to say that business has changed, and keeps changing, as a result of digital technology — with hindsight, “reinvention” might end up being more accurate — but even so, those developments are having a significant impact on the financial foundations of the industry. Complex Business.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2018

In an ecosystem in which success is defined by scale and time to market, it’s no longer good enough to have a great product, a well-known brand or a compelling technology. It’s why I wrote at the start of 2018 that the year’s power brokers will be those who can use their scale, reach and momentum to drive innovation forward.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Those oft-derided younger consumers known as millennials — already the culture’s preferred scapegoats for pretty much everything except the bombing of Pearl Harbor — were coming into their own and earning more income. At the same time, retailers and brands were experimenting with their own meal kit products. The timing seemed perfect.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2019

A big part of the trend is driven by younger consumers — that is, the interest on the part of millennials in using recycled clothing, and caution on the part of the luxury brands in terms of what they can do online. Indeed, Farfetch, a rival to The RealReal, went public in September of 2018 at the high end of its IPO price range.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

While the media often portrays millennials as preoccupied with the rising prices of festival tickets and avocado toast, their real financial concerns are a bit more practical. But millennials face significant headwinds in making those financial dreams a reality. get the REPORT on next generation investors. From big banks to big tech.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Those oft-derided younger consumers known as millennials – already the culture’s preferred scapegoats for pretty much everything except the bombing of Pearl Harbor – were coming into their own and earning more income. At the same time, retailers and brands were experimenting with their own meal kit products. The timing seemed perfect.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Search data helps brands understand shopper preferences. Beauty brands partner with Google Assistant and Home. Messenger taps brands for beauty bots. Instagram powers digital beauty brands. Google’s search data helps brands understand beauty shopper preferences. YouTube powers beauty influencers.

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JANUARY 11, 2019

The lucrative “ bridge millennial ” consumer segment — relatively high-earning and highly educated, and approaching their peak earning years — are particularly fond of this technology, with 31 percent reporting ownership of a voice-activated device and 55 percent of those owners using them to make a purchase. Google Goes Big.

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JANUARY 5, 2018

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. Increase in-store efficiency. POTENTIAL ACQUISITION TARGETS.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Robinhood offers an easy-to-use app to trade stocks commission-free, making the company popular with millennials. It’s the first health-insurance-focused InsurTech to move toward an IPO as newcomers try to disrupt the massive medical coverage industry by using technology. Bitcoin hit an all-time intraday high of 28,288.84 on March 13.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

If they can get it under control quickly, it will even then have an impact on GDP and the hundreds of brands that are in the Wuhan region. The rising millennial generation, she noted, will likely decide what the real future of banking is going to look like. That may not sound like a lot, but that is almost double from 2018.

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JANUARY 14, 2019

consumers , which we conducted in the fall of 2018, makes this point stunningly clear in two categories where physical stores should have an advantage: clothes and beauty products. Amazon started with zero customers, zero brand awareness and a very ugly website with a clunky user experience, by today’s standards. But consider this.

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MARCH 23, 2018

Millennials across America singing “I’m a Toys R Us kid” in as solemn a fashion as possible this week are a testament to that. And fueling it all was the rise of television, where brands such as Mattel could market their toys directly to children — stoking the fires of demand. Toys R Us went public in 1978. Slow Decline Sets in.

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

“This means that the share of consumers making purchases … via voice assistant is up 42 percent since 2018 and up 10 percent since 2019,” according to How We Will Pay. The heaviest users of voice commerce are the bridge millennials, the older of that generational group, with more disposable income and high levels of technological fluency.

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