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Financial Conferences this Fall Showcasing New Ideas and Innovation

William Mills

Between September and October, we’ll see a host of new companies, ideas and innovation, and we’ll hear from the “experts” on those issues we need to pay attention to in 2017. This conference series is focused exclusively on showcasing the best and most innovative new financial and banking technologies. AFT Fall Summit. Money 20/20.

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Simon Says Mixed Use Is The New Wave Of Retail

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It was a key theme at the International Council of Shopping Centers’ annual RECon convention in Las Vegas this past week, reported CNBC. Catering to the demands of millennials and Gen Z, brands are putting more emphasis on values such as authenticity, community and supporting social causes.

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Retail Pulse: DSW Expands In-Store Experiences; L Brands Plans Store Closures

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DSW is no stranger to experiential retail, having opened an experimental store on the Las Vegas strip last year with offerings beyond racks of designer shoes. And NPD Group data found that millennials spent one-third of bra dollars last year on sports bras. L Brands posted net income in the fourth quarter of $1.94

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CES Gives View Of Growing Connected Car Ecosystem

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The lucrative “ bridge millennial ” consumer segment — relatively high-earning and highly educated, and approaching their peak earning years — are particularly fond of voice technology, with 31 percent reporting ownership of a voice-activated device and 55 percent of those owners using them to make a purchase.

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Retail Bedfellows Roundup: Staples Shares Space, Affirm Finances Life Experiences

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Sure, one could sit back in an armchair and chalk it all up to irascible millennials, but Staples is taking the proactive approach and making sure it can provide the right office supplies, however — and wherever — its consumers want them. “People are everywhere,” Jacobson said. “People are living in all different places.

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Streamline the User Experience with Mobile Carrier Data

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The entire world has gone mobile—from millennials to grandparents. Executives from both Zoot and Danal (booth #643) will be attending Money 2020, October 23-26 in Las Vegas. Look for us there if you’d like to hear more about how technology and data are coming together in innovative ways to drive the future of mobile commerce.

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Chrysler’s New Minivan For Millennials Takes Selfies

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In advance of the Detroit Auto Show , known for concept cars, Chrysler revealed its new concept car at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. The car, named the Fiat Chrysler Portal, comes fit with a focus on millennials with families. Chrysler is calling it the “minivan for millennials.”