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SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Maybe millennials really are a self-centered bunch? New data suggests that they are buying more gift cards than ever before but then turning around and spending those cards on themselves. adults in June of this year to examine the shift in gift card consumers to prepaid and rechargeable cards issued directly from retailers.

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AUGUST 25, 2019

The fashionistas posting on Facebook have the attention of Kohl’s , which is looking to create a curated clothing line based on the brands people are wearing most, the Motley Fool reported Sunday (Aug. Kohl’s is teaming up with the social media giant to uncover emerging brands that millennial shoppers consider cool.

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DECEMBER 24, 2019

All that’s left now, more or less, is the rush of returns that will all but overwhelm some retailers. However, after almost 50 years, it began to fade in the 1980s, disrupted by the emergence of store-branded credit cards. So, what kinds of products will people be getting this year? Top Sellers. That’s not all.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The retail ecosystem has been turned upside down over the past six months as changes big and small rippled through the segment worldwide in response to the pandemic. We see millennial and Gen Z customers absolutely shopping, and the brands that deeply understand them are growing at faster rates than they have ever grown before,” Molnar said.

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DECEMBER 6, 2019

Consumers — especially millennials and Generation Z — are looking for new commerce experiences during the 2019 holiday season. However, they are also hesitant to pay for those new experiences with credit cards or other traditional financing options. Around The Buy Now, Pay Later Worl d.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Dramatic shifts are underway in the retail sector as it adjusts to consumers’ increasingly digital preferences. These retailers are accustomed to engaging with their customers in brick-and-mortar stores and building long-lasting relationships that lead to brand loyalty. billion this year — almost double last year’s total.

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

Afterpay has announced its in-store buy now, pay later (BNPL) service is being offered by major retailers at locations across the country. Shoppers can use Afterpay to buy items in select retail stores using their Afterpay card, a virtual, contactless card stored in their digital wallet,” the firm said in a Tuesday (Oct.

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JUNE 2, 2020

The past several months have been largely defined in the retail world by merchants and brands making quick digital pivots to stay afloat in an environment that’s gone from “digital sometimes” to “digital mostly.”. When selling online became the only game in town, retailers across the board got very seriously digital overnight.

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

End-to-end gift card platform Qwikcilver has launched its Woohoo virtual gift card store on the Google Pay Spot Platform to enable users in India to buy and send virtual gift cards in real time, the United News of India reported on Monday (Dec. The more upscale the restaurant, the greater the decline.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

and has attracted more than 3,000 retailers to its partnerships. Sykes believes the attraction of online companies and uber-retailers it simple at one level. What brand doesn’t want to sit next to Beyonce or Kim at a fashion show? What brand doesn’t want to sit next to Beyonce or Kim at a fashion show? “I

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JANUARY 22, 2020

For retailers, nothing really ever comes easy — and things aren’t getting any easier, at least when it involves gaining and retaining customers. The webinar featured Karen Webster from PYMNTS and Amy Parsons, senior vice president of global acceptance at Discover Financial Services and its payments brand, Discover Global Network.

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JULY 13, 2016

Move over millennials , there’s a new kid in town that is about to become nearer and dearer to retailers’ hearts: Gen Z. About three-quarters of Gen Zers also like to shop in stores that provide an “engaging in-store experience,” so think brands like Forever 21 or Urban Outfitters.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

Debatably the most impactful payments innovation of recent years — and that’s saying something — BNPL is having a massive impact on retail, as evidenced by the proliferation of brands and the steady flow of venture capital to players that are defining the space. Bridge Millennials Crossing Over To BNPL. Like their love of BNPL.

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MARCH 4, 2020

That’s one of the conclusions drawn from a new report on customer loyalty from Merkle, and it holds some clues for retailers looking to improve the recency and frequency of customer visits and purchases. “To Consumers are wary of excessive data collection and prefer that brands use information specific to the program.

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DECEMBER 6, 2016

Shortly after rolling out this summer in Canada, Drop, the mobile app that gives users rewards and access to loyalty programs, has more than 70,000 millennials as customers. Using a credit card earns the customers double points. “We think millennials — some call them lazy — but they want seamless experiences.”

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

With the busy holiday season upon us, we are proud to offer a truly multi-channel payment solution that has proven to bring new customers and increased sales to our retail partners,” Afterpay Global Chief Revenue Officer Melissa Davis said in the announcement. CEO Nick Molnar said in a past PYMNTS panel. And there's a huge opportunity.

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JULY 3, 2019

million from investors including Partech, Axeleo Capital, Lafayette Plug and Play and others to further develop its loyalty program integrated into credit or debit cards. Founded in 2018, Joko’s loyalty program already works with dozens of major retailers including McDonald’s, Uber, Starbucks, Zara and more.

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APRIL 24, 2017

The long-suffering team at American Express has a new headache to handle — losing the love of those millennial customers. and yes, this looks like card data breach. For a time, it seemed as though the brand might be going public, but plans have apparently changed in light of the changing state of brick-and-mortar retail in the U.S.

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OCTOBER 5, 2018

The reason private label works so well in stores, Bread CEO and Co-founder Josh Abramowitz told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, is because they are so well-integrated with the physical retail environments for which they were created. This isn’t the case for retailers born in the online world, Abramowitz contends.

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JULY 15, 2020

Consumers were already changing their retail preferences before anyone had heard of COVID-19, let alone had their life utterly upended by it. This vastly accelerated retail realignment presents challenges — and opportunities — for retailers of all kinds, particularly those dealing in luxury goods, Molnar said.

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JANUARY 16, 2020

Convenience is key in the retail sector, especially in eCommerce, where merchants with frustrating or complicated online shopping processes can easily lose customers. Avoiding such an exodus means retailers must be flexible when developing the tools consumers use to make purchases. How Millennials Are Driving BNPL Growth.

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JUNE 22, 2020

“Post-2009, millennials demonstrated a clear aversion to financial risk, especially for lifestyle purchases, resulting in a tangible shift away from credit cards. Consumers are reaching for their debit cards and avoiding expensive credit card interest and fees,” Molnar said. Retail Response Requested.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The expansion will now cover retail brands including H&M , O.N.S. Klarna’s 2020 Holiday Retail Report found that most U.S. In addition, 30 percent of shoppers, including 39 percent of Generation Z and millennials surveyed, would find a BNPL installment pay option a boost this year, according to the report.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

But before we shut the door on 2019, it bears taking a moment to note how much the world of retail has changed in the last year, a fitting capstone on a decade that has seen retail as the American consumer commonly knew it taken to the ground and rebuilt nearly from the foundations. Lesson 1: Think Big . “We

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2019

We have a deep dive into Colorado’s digital driver’s license effort and news on Alphabet’s new CEO, as well as data on millennial Black Friday spending. Millennials Were Black Friday’s Big Spenders in 2019. Millennials were the big Black Friday spenders , shelling out an average of $509.50 Top News . operations.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

Retail is a dog-eat-dog world, operating at times on the thinnest of margins. Rewards can help lure customers to a brand and keep them there. credit cards, 1.3 debit cards and 1.3 store affinity cards. credit cards, 1.3 debit cards and 1.3 store affinity cards.

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APRIL 23, 2019

This might be a ploy to retain T-Mobile customers, but it’s also intended to appeal to consumers without any real affinity for a more traditional financial services provider, including the highly coveted millennial, as well as the unbanked and underbanked. These same brands also ranked highly on hypothetical interest in banking with them.

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JUNE 7, 2019

That, in turn, reportedly provides another opportunity for the emerging and growing legal cannabis retail sector. Legal cannabis retail has yet to find its firm footing — too many ongoing payment challenges to say that — but beer companies are taking notice of the possibilities, at least according to a report Thursday (June 6) from NBC News.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

They may spend hours browsing retailers’ online or mobile websites, only to abandon the items placed in their carts — the digital equivalent to window shopping. Cost is a major concern for consumers, especially for millennials and members of Gen Z, who tend to view spending differently than older generations.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The no-interest, no-fee nature of these solutions intrigues consumers — especially the millennial and Generation Z demographics — searching for alternative payment methods that can grant them further flexibility and convenience while shopping. Around The Buy Now, Pay Later World. How BNPL Solutions Could Slow Cart Abandonment.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

So started Affirm’s Co-Founder and CEO Max Levchin ’s remarks at his firm’s first-ever AFFIRMation conference for its retail partners in San Francisco yesterday. Sixty percent of Americans fear credit cards,” Levchin noted. For people who live on the coasts, a credit card is an API access to money. “Finance is pretty broken.”.

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JUNE 25, 2018

As a long-time Whole Foods customer, I know, like and trust the Whole Foods brand and the quality of the products they carry in-store. On top of Prime Deals, brands will be able to offer me deals to select their brands over others with special coupons and offers too, just like they do today online at Amazon Pantry.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Capital One Halts BNPL Transactions On Its Credit Cards. Capital One Financial Corp is putting a stop to buy now, pay later (BNPL) transactions on its credit cards, calling the dealings “ risky ,” for both consumers and banks. Report: Millennials, Buy Now Pay Later And The Shifting Dynamics Of Online Credit.

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JULY 23, 2020

Approximately 15,000 brands already offer or plan to offer BNPL provider Afterpay ’s solution, for example. Younger consumers’ attitudes toward personal finance, payments and debt offer insights into the retail sector’s post-pandemic future. How BNPL Is Helping BlackCool Boost Brand Awareness And Expand Reach .

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DECEMBER 20, 2019

In the 1930s, in the era of the Great Depression, when consumers had little extra cash, retailers nationwide came up with an innovation to make it easier for people to shop without having to pony up cash right away. but after almost 50 years, it began to fade out in the 80s, disrupted by the emergence of store-branded credit cards.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

“ Membership has its privileges ” was the nine-year ad campaign launched by American Express in 1987 to persuade consumers that it was worth it to pay an annual fee for one of its charge card products. As the slogan implied, being an American Express card member was the only way to unlock those benefits. Those are the 47 million U.S.

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

Gift cards may seem a logical answer. But not brand. What happens if you buy a card from a store that’s not exactly right for that person? Stuck is stuck, with a tight smile of thanks, and perhaps that card is left in a drawer. Stuck is stuck, with a tight smile of thanks, and perhaps that card is left in a drawer.

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