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The Millennial-Driven Evolution Of Jet.com

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To get more millennials on board, the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer is rolling out offerings designed to attract younger, well-to-do consumes in urban areas. That service option ups the ante for speed and flexibility through Jet.com, as the retailer previously had a relatively early 9 a.m. Tune in to find out.

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Grocery Roundup: Walmart, Tesco Meet The New Digital Consumers

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Walmart noted the introduction of smart boxes opens up the possibility of deliveries any day, any time, and although the retailer is not looking up to follow up on that with 24/7 service, Ward did say it has “a nice ring to it.”. The pilot program will launch in the spring in Bentonville, Arkansas. Tesco’s Big End To 2020.

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Nestlé Misses Out As Frozen Food Category Heats Up

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Nestlé’s three-year plan to get millennials back into frozen food was only half-cooked when consumers in their 20s and 30s started returning to the freezer aisle of the grocery store. The company has spent more than a year developing healthy bowl-style frozen meals, working with millennial focus groups to get the recipes right.

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Walmart Is Due For An Identity Check

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For at least two generations, Walmart has stood for more than just retail. The chain, born in Arkansas, has long served as a cultural, economic and even political signifier — telling others that one shopped at Walmart, or disliked its corporate policies, opened up a host of assumptions and judgements.

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The eCommerce Bachelor: Which City Will Get The Rose?

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only Arkansas, Hawaii, Montana, New Hampshire, Wyoming and the Dakotas did not apply. What is clear is that the region has a fast-growing tech sector with 48,000 IT workers, meaning it definitely meets at least one of Amazon’s standards, and an influx of millennials shows that it could be an attractive setting for new employees as well.

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Acquire or Be Acquired 2018: Breaks, Bulls and Business Models

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Allison bragged that Home BancShares has created more millionaires than any company in Arkansas [Note: we may need to fact check that with Walmart shareholders]. As Kirk Wycoff, Managing Partner from Patriot Financial Partners pointed out: 50% of a mid-size commercial bank’s deposits are retail. Commercial Real Estate.

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