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Retailer Gap Partners With BNPL Platform Afterpay To Boost Holiday Shopping

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This partnership stems from our shared desire to enhance the digital shopping experience for the very valuable Millennial and Gen Z consumers who prefer to spend their own money and pay over time with Afterpay.”. “We are proud to partner with Gap Inc.

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Why a Tiny Bank Rebranded Itself to Focus More on Millennials

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NewDominion Bank created a new slogan and marketing campaign to target younger prospects and newcomers to Charlotte, N.C. Only time will tell if the effort will succeed and help the bank survive on its own.

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Bank of America Taps Messenger To Engage Customers

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Bank of America just took a major step toward extending its mobile banking services to a growing base of millennials that are steering away from traditional banking. The Charlotte-based bank, which has an asset value of over $2 trillion, is among the first to work with Facebook on developing the platform.

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The eCommerce Bachelor: Which City Will Get The Rose?

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Charlotte, North Carolina. Charlotte has promised to not only create a new holiday for Amazon — it will even commend the holiday’s observance to all citizens. It almost makes you hope Pittsburgh doesn’t get it. What does that mean? Will people get the day off for “CLTisPrime Day?” Birmingham, Alabama.

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Why Wyndham Is Getting Into Grocery With Peapod And Instacart

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Raleigh and Charlotte, N.C.; 84 percent of millennials noted hat the ability to easily prepare a meal in heir room would make them feel at home while traveling; data from Nielsen also indicates that Americans prefer eating home-cooking at least 4 nights a week. The pilot is currently underway in locations in and around Chicago, Ill.;

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Can Sneaker Sales Save The Lagging Apparel Industry?

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Fashion is largely fueling the rise in footwear sales, as many consumers, especially millennials, “prefer matching their footwear with their daily outfits,” according to the TechNavio report.

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Five Lessons In Retail Reinvention From 2019

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In 2019 Barneys New York went bust, as did Forever21, Gymboree, Charlotte Russe, Payless and Diesel Jeans, among others. It also has the side benefit for creating buzz for the service — as one curated box of clothes going to an office of stylish millennials tends to net more boxes being delivered in subsequent weeks.

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