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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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Why No Brand May Be The Best Brand

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Millennials are less brand-loyal than their parents — though they tend to like quality — which means retailers like Brandless that let them tap and access those preferences have discovered a market looking for attention. Most notably (and most recent) is, of course, the recent Whole Foods Market acquisition.

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

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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. But that 42 percent of debt is not divided evenly among consumers — millennials are carrying the vast bulk of it.

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

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The general idea, of course, is to buy low and sell high, or, in the words of the report, “quickly flip the most coveted titles, making thousands of dollars in profit and fueling concerns of unsustainable hype. Flip and Profit. But as even casual students of history know, collectibles often lead to bubbles that eventually pop.

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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. Lowe’s also expects to open 10 new stores over the course of the year.

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Coachella By The Numbers Looks More Like Cashella

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Times , that’s how much is spent by consumers and businesses over the course of the two-weekend Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival as well as its sister event, country music festival Stagecoach, which takes place the following weekend in the same location. The nearby city of Indio takes in $3.18

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