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Apprehension Lingers Around COVID Vaccine

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In Houston, according to NPR reports , some medical staff are expressing wariness about actually showing up for their shots. And that sense of reticence, notably, extends beyond healthcare workers in Houston. Older consumers were also showed to be more vaccine prone than their younger counterpart millennials.

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How Pharmacies Are Driving Retail Innovation

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Among millennials, 45 percent report having no primary care doctor. Coincidentally, CVS started its healthcare services rollout in Houston, just like Walgreens. As a result, more and more Americans are abandoning primary care physicians — in fact, 30 percent of Americans report not having one at all. Delivery Programs.

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Will Medical Services Be Pharmacies’ Secret Weapon?

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Among millennials, 45 percent report having no primary care doctor. These trends are more evident among millennials, but not unique to them. Coincidentally, CVS started its healthcare services rollout in Houston, just like Walgreens. I think people’s expectations have changed.

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Why All The Cool (Affluent) Kids Are Shopping At the Dollar Store

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Millennials like Marin, particularly those entering into the expensive child rearing years, are increasingly likely to look for discounts on day-to-day goods so that spending on bigger-ticket items (think: houses and cars) is a more realistic possibility. And the dollar stores are noticing.

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Fiverr Launches Program To Make Cities ‘Gig Worker Friendly’

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And it’s not just about that much-reported millennial “side hustle” either. For example, Houston may lag behind San Francisco and New York City in terms of what freelancers can earn, but the southern city has still proven attractive due to its cost of living and, yes, the availability of broadband.

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Why Target Is Letting Kids Design Their Clothes

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Whitney Houston sang a song about it, and “ The Simpsons ” has spent the better part of 30 years parodying the sentiment. Instead, these days, the retailer is modifying its pitch in an attempt to hit more Hispanic, millennial and urban shoppers. And of course, a big risk.

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Millennial’s Matter to Bank Marketing

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A whopping 63 percent of millennials (ages 18 to 29) don’t have a credit card, according to a survey commissioned by Bankrate and compiled by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. The same Economist article pointed out that one in 10 millennials have hung up in frustration when dealing with call centers.