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Mobile Ordering, The New Window To Winning Over Millennial Consumers

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It seems that most every industry these days is vying for millennial dollars and devotion. For an industry where millennials are projected to spend nearly $800 billion in 2017 (that’s 7 percent more on monthly food budgets than average Americans), restaurants are hankering to pull out all the stops to get millennials to order — in or out.

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Enticing Millennials With Experiences Using ?Neighborhood Goods?

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The old model of opening a retail store with merchandise as a main focus of the space may not appeal to today’s consumers – millennials in particular. In general, he said, many brands find the Dallas-Fort Worth area to be among their top cities, and markets such as Plano are less costly to open in than those larger cities.

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Welcome To The New C-Store Innovation Game

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Located in Dallas, the 7-Eleven lab store is designed so that customers can test and purchase the newest innovations from the retailer. The news comes as 7-Eleven has recently rolled out scan-and-go options for customers in 14 stores in Dallas, per reports in November , and is looking to equip all of its U.S. Payments Role.

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Circuit City Still Eyeing Comeback, But Wants To Take Its Time To Get Things Right

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There was plenty of excitement in the retail sector after TWICE broke the news in January that an outside investor had acquired the iconic Circuit City brand, with plans to revive the business and open anywhere from 5,000 to 10,000 new locations over the next five years. And then, nothing. Our vendors are very excited about the project.

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How The Gap Hopes To Capture Consumers With A More Open Take On Loyalty

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Loyalty rewards for shoppers are not new to the Gap , or its associated brands, Banana Republic, Athleta and Old Navy. For those who carry either the branded Gap card, or the Gap Mastercard (or anyone who has ever been part of a retail rewards program), the offerings are fairly familiar. We have a successful Gap, Inc.

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Coachella’s Contextual Commerce: The Good, The Bad And The Flower Crown Ugly

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But setting up shop on the edge of the festival and hawking blatantly branded products is a little too gauche for Coachella attendees who want to preserve the festival’s sanctity (whether it ever existed or not), which leads more than a few companies to turn to social media and the tricks of contextual commerce. Is it though?

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2018 Recap: The Year That Retailers Evolved With Their Mobile Apps

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In the fall, Walmart ’s Sam’s Club launched a new brick-and-mortar location in Dallas with cutting-edge retail technology. But, brand name aside, Dunkin’, like Starbucks, guided customers toward mobile order-ahead technology this year. As it stands, 73 percent of Bridge Millennials use mobile apps to pay for gas.

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