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Mask Sales Become A Big Retail Business

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Or maybe they’re both as several types and sizes of retailers step up to sell non-medical face masks. The retail face mask efforts range from small to big companies. People of all ages, elderly down to younger millennial. They’re either the fashion accessory of the moment or a life-saving piece of safety equipment.

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How Credit Unions Drive Member Engagement

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In Europe, strong customer identification (SCA) guidelines will shift checkout flows for transactions. And in retail developments, smart vending machines have the power to change the way consumers shop, and merchants are starting to experiment with artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

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Deep Dive: How BNPL Services Incentivize Hikers To Spend More On Gear

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Millennial and Gen Z stereotypes often revolve around being tied to smartphones or computer screens, but these consumers love the outdoors just as much as their parents’ and grandparents’ generations. That also means retailers are missing out on selling the high-margin specialized equipment that drives much of their annual sales.

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Examining BNPL Solutions’ Role In The 2020 Holiday Shopping Season

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The pandemic has changed the rules, however, and merchants have rapidly adjusted to a retail climate in which customers retain significant health concerns. Keeping pace with consumers’ shopping habits has always been necessary for retailers, but adapting quickly has been even more critical during the pandemic. “I

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Pandemic Gives A Lift To Voice Assistant Technologies

PYMNTS

That trend was particularly pronounced among older “bridge millennials,” who on average owned six separate connected devices, not counting their phones. According to PYMNTS’ latest consumer data on the subject, 47 percent of millennials have shifted their routines online, while 45.1 percent of bridge millennials have done so.

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Personality Traits You Should Cultivate to Reach Millennials: How Understanding Your Audience Increases Business Value

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With an aging demographic, that target audience is now being taken over by the Millennial marketplace – and as you know, when it comes to business, its evolve or face extinction. So who are these Millennials, and how do you reach them? In placing Millennials into a bucket, first we must define this target audience.

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Why Target Is Letting Kids Design Their Clothes

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Cat & Jack is Target’s newest vision — a line of baby and kids clothes, approved by kids, featuring funky colors and cooler cuts — and it is a big move on the rapidly growing market for kids clothes among newly reproducing millennials. Just another big-box retailer fighting on price. And of course, a big risk. percent a year.