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Whole Foods 365 Expands To Los Angeles

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Whole Foods has expanded its 365 concept to Los Angeles with a new opening in the Silver Lake neighborhood. The store focuses on serving millennial customers who value convenience, are mindful of price and tend to keep away from products containing artificial preservatives and colors.

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Float Raised $3M to Offer Credit Cards, ‘Without the Plastic’

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It’s not news that millennials hate credit cards. Float – a Los Angeles-based startup, launched today – is set to change that. Which is one of the reasons a lot of them end up as “thin file,” with through-the-roof overdraft fees.

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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. And this new breed of retail seeks to learn from at least one of the retail mistakes of the past — remaining complacent and ignoring opportunities to innovate.

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Shifting The Used Car Market Into Overdrive

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It’s hard to imagine that there’s so much technology and innovation happening up and down the mobility spectrum except for in this market — and it’s a $1.4 Shift has also innovated on the automotive finance side. Shift says its biggest demographic groups are millennials and GenXers (or an age range of 25 to 45).

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How The DTC Model Is Gaining An Edge In Commerce

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All of that helps prepare the ground for innovation. “In They are not only Representing a $50 billion annual global industry, the product appeals to millennial consumers who are moving toward their peak earning years, according to Otherland Founder Abigail Stone. “I One recent example comes from Los Angeles-based Pepper.

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Can REVOLVE Turn Heads With B&M ‘Social Club’ In LA?

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Instead of the nitty-gritty of omnichannel growth, online millennial apparel brand REVOLVE announced on Thursday (March 31) the launch of REVOLVE Social Club, a B&M storefront located on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles.

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How Digital Platforms Tackle Luxury Travel Reservations, Payments

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But many luxury trips can run aground without effective and innovative payment solutions to help travelers meet and manage associated costs. And a significant share of luxury travelers express high levels of interest in using innovative payment solutions to fund their future vacations. Millennials make up about a third of the U.S.

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