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Last Roar Of The Paper Tiger?

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Statistical swarms of millennials and Gen Zers report never having used a paper check. But the situation is righting itself as dynamic market forces reshape payments. It got so bad that New York City became the first municipality in the nation to pass a law making it easier for freelancers to sue for payment.

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eCommerce Site Jet To Offer Blue Apron’s Knick Knacks

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We are proud to introduce Knick Knacks as our latest culinary innovation, which gives consumers the ‘secret sauce’ – from our test kitchen to their home – to create a delicious meal, while allowing for the flexibility to customize certain ingredients based on their personal preferences.”.

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Splitty Makes It Easier To Grab A Piece Of The Travel Industry

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Travel industry services are catering to the thousands of millennial and Gen Z travelers who are booking big trips by augmenting their platforms with online and mobile support. Competition among airlines, hotels and travel agencies is fiercer, but all these platforms are approaching travel innovation in similar ways.

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Why Grocers Are Providing Fresh Options For Digital Omnicommerce Shopping

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Omnichannel features are becoming more crucial as tech-savvy millennials gain more spending power and influence, according to the PYMNTS Enterprise Retail Grocery Report. In July , Amazon expanded its Prime Now grocery delivery service by adding more areas of New York City along with three cities in Florida to the platform.

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Can ‘Elective’ Fees Work For Retail Banks?

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But that’s not stopping efforts at innovation and disruption in this space. Aspiration Bank is one of those innovators hoping to gain socially-conscious consumers via a pay-what-you-like fee structure — while also managing to please investors at the same time. New York City and the Bay Area combined,” he said.

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Meal Kit Providers Exit Q2 With Industry In Major Flux

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Blue Apron has long enjoyed the distinction of being among the early innovators in the meal kit category. With millennials working multiple gigs, very few have enough time left to make a proper meal — if they aren’t eating out at a local restaurant. Truly Innovating. The pop-up opened after Memorial Day and closed in late June.

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What’s Your Commerce Horoscope?

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There are many mechanisms in the market designed to help match consumers to offerings that are suited to them. Sanctuary Ventures , which describes itself as “the first global media lifestyle brand serving a horoscope/tarot/supernatural-seeking millennial audience,” recently raised $1.5 But are they really the right products?