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Popular Millennial Site Bleacher Report Dives Deep Into Sports Betting

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Bleacher Report, a millennial-focused sports website, has been steadily expanding into the sports betting space, attracting a new generation of gamblers who don’t consider sports gambling a bad thing, according to a report by CNBC. If you look at Las Vegas, younger consumers don’t use slot machines, they are more apt to bet on sports.”.

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‘Costco For Millennials’ Attracts Big Investors

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A popular eCommerce retailer, which has been called the “Costco for millennials,” is attracting potential investors, according to The New York Post. With warehouses in New Jersey, Dallas, Las Vegas and Atlanta, Boxed offers bulk-sized products similar to those found at big warehouse retailers like Costco Wholesale.

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The Pandemic?s Impact On Shopping Habits And Gaming

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And in gaming, Las Vegas casinos shut their doors in mid-March due to the pandemic, which sent Nevada’s unemployment rate to almost twice the U.S. 62%: Share of millennials who are highly concerned about COVID-19. All this, Today in Data. Data: 2K: Number of U.S. 35.7%: Portion of U.S.

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Destination Wedding At … Taco Bell?

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On top of this, around 75 million millennials entered adulthood during the 2008 recession. Because of these two options, millennials are putting off buying homes and living with their parents post-collegiate days. For example, we reported that tuition at NYU today costs students $66,000 per year, whereas it cost baby boomers $1,800.

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Macy’s Spotlights Women-Owned Businesses With SoGifted

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Macy’s is partnering with the female-led millennial venture capital fund SoGal Ventures to launch an in-store initiative focused on women-owned businesses, Macy’s said in a press release on Thursday (Dec. The retailer is opening SoGifted shops in its flagship Manhattan store and six other locations. Lauderdale.

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Making Marketplaces For Experiences

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Millennials, the conventional wisdom goes, are far more into experiences than they are into buying things. But, he noted, in the case of millennials some of that fear is not just the same old alarm. This long-term worry is far more significant and can be summarized in one sentence: Millennials don’t want to buy stuff,” Becker said.

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Taking A Sharing Economy Approach To Hotel Booking

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The company’s target market includes Gen Z and millennials. The company also offers rooms for travelers enjoying events like EDC Las Vegas, Ultra Music Festival and Hangout Music Festival, among others. The company offers rooms in markets like New York, San Francisco, Nashville, New Orleans, Chicago and Orlando.

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