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Homesharing Platforms Vie For Millennial, Gen Z Travelers

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They want convenient booking tools, fast payment methods and secure reservations when planning their trips, and these needs have not changed much as millennials have come of age. Millennials and younger generations are digitally minded and want to interact with brands that can answer their personal requests through online and mobile channels.

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Toyota Plans To Turn Millennials Into Car Owners

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That bet could complicate, in a positive way, some of the general ideas out there about the preferences of millennial consumers. The integration of such tools is designed with those millennials in mind, part of the company’s effort to gain more revenue from a new generation of drivers. Winning Millennial Loyalty.

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What You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know About Millennials

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Millennials as a generation are probably the most speculated and talked-about generation in human history. More seriously, millennials are increasingly viewed as a generation a bit in peril. Millennials Bowl. As it turns out, millennials love sriracha, yoga pants, Netflix, chilling, Snapchat and bowling. There are 75.4

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The Buyers: Generation Z’s Shopping Preferences

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Yes, those born between 1994 and 2002 are starting to push millennials over in terms of shaping commerce and eCommerce trends. NRF’s President and CEO Matthew Shay commented on how Gen Z is already affecting the retail industry. Its research showed that 69 percent of Gen Zers are interested in making purchases trough social media.

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How Mobile Technology Is Changing Insurance Claims

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There are several complexities associated with reviewing and settling claims, given the nature of the insurance industry, which requires stringent customer authentication and documentation. All that is starting to change, especially as more consumers turn to social media to seek support from their insurers, or even air their grievances. “So,

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Mobile Cards Key To Winning Bank Accounts

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Banks and legacy financial institutions (FIs) might be wise to study what disruptive technologies recently did to the print publishing industry, taxi cabs, network TV, and a host of other businesses that were disintermediated with little to no warning in recent years. And in surveys at least, they don’t exhibit much loyalty to FIs.

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Younger Customers Drive Growth Of Casual Luxury

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Driven by younger customers, such as millennials and teens, casual luxury is bolstering sales of luxury apparel, handbags and footwear. The change in behavior is due, in part, to social media sites such as Instagram. As such, millennials have more money at their disposal than Generations X, Y and baby boomers.