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Outside The Box (And Inside The Storage Container) Solutions To Sky-High Rent

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Older adults tend to own, while younger adults skew much more heavily toward renting – particularly millennials, for whom homeownership is lower than other generations at the same point in their lives. 2,420 in Boston and $2,300 in Seattle for a no-frills one-bedroom, probably a walk-up. Co-living companies in the U.S.

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What Serving The Internet’s ‘Underserved’ Means For Payments

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communities. That matters because as time goes by and existing cities become prohibitively expensive — think San Francisco, New York City and Los Angeles, with Chicago, Boston and other areas not far behind — many younger, well-educated consumers are making moves to exurban or even rural areas, or smaller cities. Expensive Cities.

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Getting Mobile Ready

Independent Banker

A consensus says that the future banking customer relationships—particularly for millennial consumers—will orbit to one degree or another around mobile technology. Tying community bank relationships with mobile banking is like peanut butter and jelly—it adds lots of stickiness and feeds the relationship.”. —Ed

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Are Retailers Ready For Amazon?s Prime Time?

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Then I went to Whole Foods on the North Shore of Boston Saturday morning to do some grocery shopping. I’ve been a Whole Foods shopper since I moved to Boston 17 years ago for the same reasons that each of you may be too: organic meat, seafood, produce and foods, great bread and cheese and a fun vibe. Prime Time at the Grocery Store.

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12 Industries Experts Say Millennials Are Killing — And Why They’re Wrong

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Every few weeks, another story about the dreaded generation surfaces: millennials are killing casual dining; millennials are killing breakfast cereal; millennials are killing home ownership. Download our Food & Beverage Trends report for a data-driven look at the future of food. Millennials are in debt.

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The Stats of Summer

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Spring is about renewal, the holiday season is about family and friends, and later winter (in Boston, anyway) is filled with the gnawing anxiety that it might never ever get above 40 degrees Fahrenheit again. This year, 89 percent of millennials are planning to take a vacation. Every season has a certain defining characteristic.

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Mobile Payments: What’s In It For Me?

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The Bank of Korea reported that in the second quarter of 2016, mobile payments rose by over 53 percent compared to the first quarter, and the daily average of mobile payments increased by 7.2 Digital Currency – Millennials Just Aren’t That Into You. Meanwhile, consumers in Asia have no such qualms, while the U.S.

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