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Melding Digital With Physical Rescues In-Store Retailing

PYMNTS

From where things stand in Q4 2020 it’s not hard to imagine physical retail going extinct. Noting the ways COVID has permanently changed retailing, CNBC recently reported , “As more and more stores go dark at the mall, some major retail executives are looking to grow outside of it — a tactic they hadn’t touted so publicly before.

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‘Costco For Millennials’ Attracts Big Investors

PYMNTS

A popular eCommerce retailer, which has been called the “Costco for millennials,” is attracting potential investors, according to The New York Post. With warehouses in New Jersey, Dallas, Las Vegas and Atlanta, Boxed offers bulk-sized products similar to those found at big warehouse retailers like Costco Wholesale.

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Boomers Vs. Millennials: Holiday Shopping … In September?

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It’s still technically summer for a few more days, but we already know how shoppers — Baby Boomers and millennials — are going to shop this holiday season. Retail sales in November and December are forecast to grow by just 1.3 Retail sales in November and December are forecast to grow by just 1.3 So, what are millennials buying?

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Retail Innovation Depends On Older Consumers, Too

PYMNTS

Youngsters tend to get all the credit when it comes to being a force that drives retail innovation, and that’s fair enough. Sure, millennials and bridge millennials use apps the most for planning in-store purchases — 47.9 PYMNTS defines bridge millennials as consumers between 30 and 40 years old. percent and 42.8

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TRENDING: Will Millennials Flock To Next-Day Cash Back Debit Rewards?

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The project also offers financial literacy tools and promotes smart city initiatives in urban communities. Can a cash back program help millennials avoid the debt trap? As it turns out, millennials are more afraid of debt than of death. As such, this generation is driving a greater issuance of debit cards than credit cards.

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How Millennial Ethics Are Reshaping Fintech

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Over the next few decades, baby boomers and Gen X will pass on $30T in wealth to the millennial generation. More than any other generation, millennials are interested in the idea that their investments will have a positive global impact when it comes to issues like sustainability and climate change. PREPARE FOR THE FINTECH FUTURE.

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Retailers, Here Are This Year’s Most Important Halloween Trends

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And that, according to new data released by the National Retail Federation , is precisely the point, as Halloween is a less “traditional” holiday than most and therefore more open to different interpretations for how to celebrate it. Millennials are also the top costume spenders, spending $42.39 billion on U.S. for the average adult.

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