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NEW REPORT: Cowboy Chicken Ropes In Millennials With Mobile Order-Ahead

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Going Mobile to Win over Millennials. With millennials projected to spend nearly $800 billion in 2017 (that’s 7 percent more on monthly food budgets than average Americans), restaurants are hankering to pull out all the stops to get millennials to order — in or out.

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‘Costco For Millennials’ Attracts Big Investors

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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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Mobile Ordering, The New Window To Winning Over Millennial Consumers

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It seems that most every industry these days is vying for millennial dollars and devotion. For an industry where millennials are projected to spend nearly $800 billion in 2017 (that’s 7 percent more on monthly food budgets than average Americans), restaurants are hankering to pull out all the stops to get millennials to order — in or out.

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Enticing Millennials With Experiences Using ?Neighborhood Goods?

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The old model of opening a retail store with merchandise as a main focus of the space may not appeal to today’s consumers – millennials in particular. These stores are relying on restaurants, bars, guest speakers and self-service technology to draw in customers in lieu of sales signs and deep discounts.

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Welcome To The New C-Store Innovation Game

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Located in Dallas, the 7-Eleven lab store is designed so that customers can test and purchase the newest innovations from the retailer. The location, which stocks products ranging from craft beers to handmade tortillas – has technology that lets shoppers use their phones for payments. stores with the innovation. Other Innovation Areas.

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Circuit City Still Eyeing Comeback, But Wants To Take Its Time To Get Things Right

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So, TWICE recently caught up with Ronny Shmoel, a former DataVision exec with experience in the New York area retail industry, who acquired the Circuit City brand last October from IT supplier Systemax , for an update on whatever happened to a Dallas prototype store promised for June and where things stand with the current revitalization efforts. “A

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Clover Food Lab’s Secret Sauce To Boosting Mobile Ordering

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Living up to their names, fast-casual and quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are embracing innovative technologies to help drive sales in the increasingly competitive restaurant industry. More restaurant owners are finding the ingredients to success in consumer-friendly technologies, such as mobile-ordering apps and self-service kiosks.

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