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Why Pride Vendors Are Forgoing Cash For mPOS

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Providing Customer Trust in San Diego. San Diego boasts approximately 40,000 attendees at its pride festival and more than 250,000 at its parade. The company sells hand-poured lollipops in various shapes and flavors — like rose cardamom, chili mango and mojito — and often goes by its Lick It Lollipops candy brand name.

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Faster Cash Back, Happier Customers?

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Several major banks and FIs — including Bank of America, Discover and Wells Fargo, among others — offer cash back rewards on their credit card products to entice customers and encourage brand loyalty. For millennials, these cards simply don’t induce the same debt-based anxieties as credit cards. Winning the millennial market.

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Rideshare Fare Aggregation Apps Highlight Local Rideshares, Surge Pricing

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Rideshare platforms typically reach consumers through their own mobile apps — be it Uber , Lyft or a smaller player, like Bounce in San Diego. Whipster seeks to serve a variety of riders, including millennials who’re looking for a new way to get around cities. They don’t want cars. They don’t want the hassle of owning a car.”.

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Retail Pulse: Walmart To Boost Supply Chain In China; JD Sports Rides Athleisure Popularity

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JD has over 2,400 locations that offer brands such as Nike, Puma and Adidas. Even so, shares in the retailer have skyrocketed 77 percent this year as the firm rides the millennial preference for athleisure items. The feature is on offer in Phoenix, Dallas, Austin and San Diego. and other markets.

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They Grow Up So Fast: Gen Z Starts Taking Consumer Power

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That principle seems to hold true with millennials , as they lose some of the consumer spotlight to their successors in Gen Z. Brands, retailers and payment providers are already preparing for the arrival of Gen Z as adult consumers. The retail chain recently launched three house brands geared toward its teen and young adult customers.

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The 2015 GonzoBanker Awards

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Department Whose Brand Isn’t Improving Award. Credit Union: Gulps may have occurred when $3 billion Desert Schools Federal Credit Union signed with recent new technology entrant Corelation , but this San Diego-based core provider and Phoenix area credit union made it happen. Financial Brand Forum. Millennials.

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Tapping Into The Group Travel Market With Apart-Hotels

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The result was Domio, a site that allows travelers to use apartments in cities such as Austin, New Orleans, Nashville and San Diego. At the same time, in terms of markets, “millennials are more mobile,” according to Roberts. More specifically, he said that millennials are more outwardly mobile.

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