PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Retail chain Destination Maternity reportedly filed for bankruptcy on Monday (Oct. According to CNBC , the retailer is “buckling under the weight of an onerous debt load and struggling to compete with better capitalized competition.” Another one seems ready to bite the dust. The company owns 458 stores in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The cosmetics company was reportedly among the final bidders for Drunk Elephant, a millennial and Gen Z skincare brand, but lost out to Shiseido Co. In separate cosmetics news, Kylie Jenner’s Kylie Cosmetics is on pace for roughly $200 million in sales this year as part of a wave of lines capitalizing celebrity founders and social media.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Model and social media celebrity Chrissy Teigen is, in many ways, the perfect brand partner for Target, as evidenced by her recent review of her new kitchen and cookware lines. They are increasingly seeing the upper-end of their prime demographic, a group PYMNTS titled bridge millennials.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

The brand’s popularity has not come from marketing – Herbivore spends very little on that – and instead has come from the word of mouth generated by their sizable and enthusiastic social media following. But Herbivore went from a hobby soap business to having nearly half a million enthusiasts following them on social media.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 1, 2016

Robinhood: On Target Launched in December 2014, Robinhood is a zero-fee stock trading app that quickly gained popularity among financially ambitious millennials. Robinhood was paid the enormous compliment of having “cracked the millennial code” by none other than Jay Sidhu, CEO of Customers Bank and founder of BankMobile.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2016

This sentiment carries as consumer confidence is at a nine-year high , translating to higher spending, which retailers certainly appreciate: Cyber Monday clicked past $3.45 Capital One just release the results of its first Credit Confidence Study of 2,300 people who are new to establishing credit, building or rebuilding their scores.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

In addition, the firm said that it is launching the second phase of its advertising campaign known as “Money is Changing,” and where the campaign will train a spotlight on millennial women, with focus on steps they have taken to tackle and overcome money-related challenges. For example, Simon said, the Jan. India and Mexico.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2019

The idea behind drop is to build a system that actually works for consumers and create a rewards-based marketing channel for brands and retailers that actually makes sense and achieves what it is supposed to. Millennial consumers have demonstrated in any number of ways that they are value conscious and open to rewards programs.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

According to a recent study by Citibank , 31 percent of consumers use their mobile banking app more than any other — placing mobile banking behind only social media and weather for most frequented mobile destinations. The Unique Relationship. “But

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

The experts were reportedly paid an average of $13,000 annually to engage in “nutrition influencer outreach” on social media or with colleagues. They were also prohibited from offering media services for products “competitive or negative to cereal.”. So, what’s the big deal? Dishonesty might just be the name of the game here.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The brand has been well-known among Generation Z and millennial consumers for several years – particularly those into the clubbing and music festival scene. And they are looking to expand – fresh off a $40 million infusion of funds, care of a Series B round from Sequoia Capital.

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FICO

DECEMBER 5, 2022

At the same time, mobile banking, payment and money transfer apps are exploding in popularity, as 89% of respondents to a recent Insider Intelligence study use mobile banking, including 97% of Millennials. Here are the top 5 surprises from that survey, along with tips for FIs on how to address or capitalize on them.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 5, 2018

Driven by Lore, Walmart acquired e-commerce platform Shoebuy in January 2017, followed by outdoor apparel retailer Moosejaw in February, womenswear site Modcloth in March, direct-to-consumer premium menswear brand Bonobos in June, and last-mile delivery startup Parcel in September. New Frontiers in Retail Tech. WALMART’S GOALS.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Census Bureau still wants us to believe that 90 percent of retail sales still happen in the physical store. Alexa and Amazon have the majority share of that market and the wind at its back, as it strives to make Alexa that helpful, indispensable assistant across many financial, retail and payments experiences.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

The wellness trends is affecting everything from the way gyms operate to how retailers design clothing to how smart cities are designed. Notably, millennials are more lifestyle-focused, placing a greater value on health and wellness over material goods than ever before. Meet Maya, our hypothetical wellness-focused millennial consumer.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2017

As a retail segment, fashion and apparel design have always walked the line between a creative endeavor and meeting the demands of a global, consumer-facing industry. Brands distribute surveys to existing customers via email or a brand’s social media presence.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Amazon’s next big move could be in beauty retail. Retail partnerships to add value for SMB clients. They have capitalized on the success of YouTube influencers through partnerships and paid video ads. Amazon’s next makeover: online beauty retail. Beauty brands partner with Google Assistant and Home.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Popular media coverage of millennials often fixates on the industries the generation is allegedly killing and their supposed fiscal irresponsibility. Some industries benefiting from millennials’ increased spending power, such as travel, reflect well-worn Gen Y tropes like the general preference for “experiences” over things.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Barington Capital pressured Avon CEO to step down. Activist investor Barington Capital drove out Avon CEO Sheri McCoy in 2017, and in Mar’2018 Avon agreed to add Barington Capital’s CEO to its board of directors. Retailers move downstream. Investing in vertical integration. Brands move upstream.

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CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

Instead, new millennial-inspired and tech-infused dining trends have been emerging across the US and internationally. Many of yesterday’s casual dining brands are dying, but not because millennials “don’t eat out.” In the past decade, restaurant and bar purchases have grown at twice the rate of general retail spending.

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CB Insights

JUNE 4, 2019

GET the 54-page retail TRENDS report. Download the free report to learn about the biggest emerging trends in retail and strategies to watch for 2019. Fueled by social media, consumers want to get a hold of the latest trends as quickly as possible, and retailers must rapidly increase production to meet demand.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

No one has been more successful at using social media to generate awareness and a positive image for their bank than Jill (@JillCastilla, @CitizensEdmond). Jill’s use of Twitter is a model for any bank CEO looking to engage on social media. Millennials. Jill Castilla, CEO of Citizens Bank of Edmond, Okla.

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CB Insights

JULY 20, 2017

Startups are capitalizing on the trend by offering natural products, organic products, and even vegan products, and emphasizing transparency in their labeling. Viking Global Investors, San Francisco Equity Partners, Bridge Capital Holdings. FreshTracks Capital. Breakout Capital. Drunk Elephant. VMG Partners. Skin care. $3M.

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CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

Retail: Shopping goes even more online as grocery joins the e-commerce revolution. Tech giants aren’t the only companies that have spotted the opportunity in remote diagnostics — some biotech companies have moved quickly to demonstrate value and capitalize on the eased regulations as well. Remote learning technology. 3D printing.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Ninety-two million millennials will soon be in what Goldman Sachs calls their “prime spending years.” A host of startups have emerged to capitalize on this trend. Bankrate found 83% of millennials don’t think they’ll ever retire: they simply “don’t think they’ll have the money” to do so.).

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2018

His premise knits together a series of storylines that regular readers of PYMNTS are quite familiar with: That the Amazon Effect on retail , despite the company’s 4 percent share of it, is real and that it uses its diversified sources of revenue, like Amazon Web Services, to subsidize its retail business at the expense of traditional retail.

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