PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

communities. communities. And some of those areas and cities — Chattanooga, Tennessee stands as a good example — are striving to become more attractive to millennials and others, with better internet a big part of such efforts. Of course, Open Broadband is not alone in this general area. Expensive Cities. Amazon’s Role.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 22, 2020

In a year marked by unpredictable events, high unemployment, business closures and, of course, a global pandemic, the U.S. That's what the millennial and younger consumer prefer to use.”. Fagan noted that CUs have granular insight into how Main Street is faring, due to longstanding and close ties with their communities.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2017

And in the course of creating that office space, they found themselves buying ladders and painting equipment that they knew they were only ever going to use once. “So A sharing marketplace targeted at millennials. Why millennials. And from that, Englander said, an idea was born. as opposed to say everyone?

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2019

For physical retail, and department stores in particular, it’s both the best of times and worst of times. The headline topping the news this week was that, in 2019, more than 4,800 retail locations have or will close. certainly don’t make for compelling reading for retail executives.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2018

Millennials, on average, are less brand-loyal than their parents or older siblings. ” That tax, she noted, encompasses marketing, retailer margins and other expenses that can typically push up prices on brand-name products by as much as 30 percent. Not so much. But Sharkey said she doesn’t see Amazon as a direct competitor.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

As a result T-shirts are sold just about everywhere, at just about every type of apparel retailer and at a stunningly wide array of price points. We wanted to create a community. We wanted to build a community-driven lifestyle that promotes mental health, optimism and inclusion.”. A shopper can pay $3.42

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Across generations, PYMNTS’ research found that 40 percent each of Gen Zs, millennials and bridge millennials (respondents born between 1979 and 1988) say that they either won’t or likely won’t get the vaccine, 25 percent more than those who say they very likely or likely will. The remainder were somewhat likely. and around the world.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The brand largely focuses on (and sells to) younger shoppers — particularly millennials and Gen Z. Despite that fact, however, eight of the retailer’s top 10 best-selling brands are Revolve private label, which according to its latest SEC filing provide 27 percent of the firm’s revenue.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

There are the classics, of course – Jenny Craig, Nutrisystem and the segment’s reigning champion, Weight Watchers , which brings in roughly $1.5 But the market is changing and new players are entering – most notably Noom , a subscription weight management and fitness program that has been dubbed “Weight Watchers for millennials.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2018

Not only do gift cards stand as the most popular holiday present, according to the National Retail Federation and other sources, but a Blackhawk Network survey found that “44 percent of consumers surveyed are interested in receiving a gift card to play the lottery, while 43 percent would be interested in giving a lottery gift card.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Of course, entrepreneurs can market and sell their experiences through many different channels on the internet. Fixers sees millennials as their target market, as they tend to prefer experiences over things. Millennials make up about a third of the U.S. population and the majority of the workforce, Forbes reported.)

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

A consensus says that the future banking customer relationships—particularly for millennial consumers—will orbit to one degree or another around mobile technology. Tying community bank relationships with mobile banking is like peanut butter and jelly—it adds lots of stickiness and feeds the relationship.”. —Ed

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2017

You will observe grocery, as a retail category, is very fragmented. billion fine onto Google, claiming that their product carousel ads created an unfair advantage to small guy retailers who didn’t have the money to advertise. I’ll point out that those retailers did, apparently, have the money to hire lawyers. Investors put $2.65

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Research says millennials love gift cards , so that may be a way to create a budding bitcoin trend. But other research says to forget millennials and focus on ourselves, as many of us enjoy buying eGift cards for me, myself and I — and, sometimes, you. Of course, the success of a currency is dependent on who uses it.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Facebook … and the Facebook Community. And its future is very much in the hands of a community that thinks differently about Facebook today, with many now thinking twice about how and how often they use it. Of course, Google knows this, and is working across a number of fronts to counter the threat to its core business.

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2018

Consumers – particularly millennials – are driving less and buying fewer cars; the age of the internal combustion engine is coming to an end in favor of electric vehicles; and, of course, vehicles as we know them are soon to be replaced by self-driving software platforms that we will call “cars” mostly out of nostalgia.

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CB Insights

MARCH 26, 2019

Every few weeks, another story about the dreaded generation surfaces: millennials are killing casual dining; millennials are killing breakfast cereal; millennials are killing home ownership. Millennials aren’t shunning luxury goods; they’re just renting them instead of buying. Millennials are in debt.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2020

And in the world of retail, those choices — about where to invest — are becoming harder and colder for some executives as they try to figure out where commerce is going in the next few years, and what is worth putting fresh money into. Hard, cold choices are usually involved. More Consumer Appeal.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2016

One of the most significant: the health and importance of small businesses and, in particular, the “mom-and-pop” shops that line the Main Streets and side streets of our local communities. Individuals who may not have traditional access to credit — millennials, immigrants, the unbanked, etc. — Unattended Retail.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Of course, there’s also no App Store if all the customers walk away, which is a trend that’s been going on since 2014, according to comScore. smartphone owners now download a grand total of zero apps per month, and most new app downloads are (unsurprisingly) concentrated in the millennial demographic. More than half of U.S.

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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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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

At the same time, most bank executives agreed that a 20%-25% increase in earnings from the tax break is being earmarked for investments in their franchises: market expansion, raises for employees and, of course, technology investments. Source: Federal Reserve. Commercial Real Estate. 3: Business Model.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Mark Turner, Executive Chairman of the Board, WSFS Bank – We have to give the nod to an early 2019 retirement of Turner, who had one hell of a run in 12 years at the helm of a great community and wealth bank. It was always clear how much Jones loves his credit union, his team and his community. So many miles to go, retail bankers!

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2017

Square, of course, moved from a small idea to a big idea fast, loaded to the gills with big plans and ambitions for the world of payments. In 2013, Square Market offered its physical sellers — including those farmers market jam and jelly makers — the chance to go “omni” and expand their reach beyond their own local communities.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Until 1939 that is, when the last Thursday in November fell on the 30th and retailers flooded President Franklin Delano Roosevlents office and begged him to consider moving the date. There was the small matter of a raging depression — and retailers argued that the shortened shopping season could do them in. The Sky Is Falling .

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2018

WeWork – the ever expanding office-sharing mega-firm- is officially kicking off its launch into retail. The firm has already opened co-living communities in New York and Washington DC. WeLive, of course. And, according to Chain Store Age reports – it comes with an audience pre-built in. It’s name?

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Kim, the executives and the boards of both organizations who put rivalry aside to gain scale in the new world of banking where differentiation matters and community can be more than geography. Best Free Market Research a Retail Banker Will Ever Get. A Gonzo community bank being a leader and not a fast follower – that’s pretty cool!

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Kim, the executives and the boards of both organizations who put rivalry aside to gain scale in the new world of banking where differentiation matters and community can be more than geography. Best Free Market Research a Retail Banker Will Ever Get. A Gonzo community bank being a leader and not a fast follower – that’s pretty cool!

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Utah System Community Marketing 60

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Brick-and-mortar retail is often written off as a casualty of the digital age, but the numbers tell a different story. While there are a variety of estimates and ranges out there, the hard facts reveal that about 90 percent of retail transactions take place in a physical store. Digital commerce is growing — and growing very quickly.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2016

And Messenger and Marcus’ big bet is that its chatbots will provide a mechanism for brands to strike up those conversations with their community faster, cheaper and as well – if not better – than a live person can do now. Of course where consumers are having conversations these days is inside of messaging apps and via text.

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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. But there’s a dark side to YouTube’s influencer marketing community. Amazon’s next makeover: online beauty retail. Beauty brands partner with Google Assistant and Home. YouTube powers beauty influencers.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2018

To choose destinations, Brockway engages with her community of travelers to see where they want to go next and keeps an eye out for where leisure travelers are going. The city of Porto has a big food scene along the waterfront and, of course, Port wine. Noken, which just raised $2.5 The Digital Nomad Market.

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2018

It’s a big market today (which will be an exponentially bigger market tomorrow), one that innovators from all over technology, retail, payments and financial services are rushing to get in on at the ground floor, even though that ground floor itself is being built underneath them. So, where to look to understand what’s next?

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Dream Exchange, which describes itself as the first minority-owned exchange in the world, intends to launch in 2021 and aims to create a more inclusive trading environment for smaller companies and empower minority communities. Of course, M&A is still a lucrative function for investment banks today. INITIAL COIN OFFERINGS.

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CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

As more people have worked, learned, banked, exercised, relaxed, and even sought medical care from home during Covid-19, they have gotten a crash course in just how much can be accomplished at home. Online courses & content. Retail: Shopping goes even more online as grocery joins the e-commerce revolution. 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.” 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.). In aggregate, they command $1.3 trillion in annual spending.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2017

That might not be a crazy assumption: Reports from Nielsen reveal that television viewership by that demographic has declined more than 40 percent since 2010 and is off 11 percent year over year for the older half of millennials aged 25 to 34. million visits, represent the seventh most-trafficked online retailer, ahead of Macy’s.

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