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Zillow: Getting Millennials Into The Real Estate Game

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Millennials are never, ever going to buy homes. Why millennials are never going to buy homes is more of a jump ball. According to the National Federation of Retailers, 81 percent of millennials report at least aspiring to homeowners as hip, even if they aren’t there yet.

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As Classic Video Games Turn Into Collectibles, Can eCommerce Keep Up?

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In fact, interest in such games “has soared in the past year, with some companies aggressively targeting collectors from more established markets,” according to the report. No doubt millennials will be blamed for some of this, as they have been scapegoated for the decline of diamonds and certain fast-casual restaurant chains.

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Why No Brand May Be The Best Brand

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Who doesn’t love an ironically named collection of shampoos, facial cleansers and body wash — especially when it comes cruelty-free and (according to their marketing) purged of hundreds of “potentially harmful ingredients” like sulfates, phosphates and parabens. But Brandless thinks it has a good handle on what customers really want.

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Why DoorDash Is Eyeing An IPO

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In this market? There is, of course, the option to not list at all. But connecting the dots of the food delivery landscape, the recent fates of money-losing “disruptor” firms in the public markets may give a hint of what’s at stake, and what’s to come, should an IPO indeed come to pass. News that emerged on Thursday (Feb.

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The Beauty Of Being Brandless

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Millennials, on average, are less brand-loyal than their parents or older siblings. It was an insight that pushed Brandless CEO and Co-founder Tina Sharkey to rethink an online commerce offering in a very fundamental way, by eliminating what she calls the “ brand tax.” Not so much.

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Sales Were Up, Foot Traffic Was Too — But Lowe’s Disappointed Investors

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Given the rapidly evolving competitive landscape, we are also accelerating our strategic investments, leveraging the benefits of tax reform.”. housing market and the increasing transition of the millennial generation into home ownership mode. tax reform. percent increase in same-store sales during the same period.

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America’s Expanding Debt Footprint (And What It Really Means)

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Debt, Kapfidze noted, is up over a trillion dollars in the last decade, as the market has recovered and shot past its previous highs. But, he added, while those debt numbers get a lot of play, it is also worth noting that personal income has gone up $5 trillion in the same amount of time — or $4 trillion after taxes.