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How Millennials Are Propelling Halloween To New Retail Heights

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Retailers are set to clean up this Halloween, as 2017 is looking to be a record-setter for consumer spending during the holiday. That growth appears to be driven by millennials, with responses to a recent Citibank poll indicating survey participants between the ages of 18 and 36 expect to spend 2.5 billion, up 8.3 billion, up 8.3

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Retail Pulse: IKEA To Open ‘Planning Studio’ In NYC; Pizza Hut Will Acquire QuikOrder

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Big retailers are opening smaller-format stores in major U.S. Already, the retailer has opened a Planning Studio across the pond in London in October. In the announcement, IKEA Retail U.S. cities, and IKEA is no exception: It is intending to bring a “Planning Studio” to Manhattan this coming spring.

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Reseller Market Maintains Momentum With Nordstrom’s Entry

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It also manages resale programs for Arc’teryx, Eileen Fisher, Patagonia, REI and Taylor Stitch. According to “The State of Consumer Spending: Gen Z Shoppers Demand Sustainable Retail” from FirstInsight , 62 percent of Generation Z survey participants prefer to buy from sustainable brands, on par with millennials.

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Would You Buy (And Pay) For A Car From A Mobile App?

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Car-shopping app Fair was launched in Los Angeles in September by Scott Painter, Fair founder and former CEO of TrueCar, with plans to expand to more markets in 2018. The millennial factor. Fair’s phone-first approach to vehicle shopping was designed for millennials, he explained. percent compared to the 12.09

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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. The platform, however, also has some city listings, like a cottage in the vicinity of London’s Kensington Palace and a Los Angeles French country-style mansion.

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Ripple Effects: Mobile Payments Are Just The Beginning

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Cohen owns a national distribution network and deals with some of the nation’s biggest retailers. His aim is to change the way that the thousands of cases of retail goods are stored, handled and hauled. But it’s not just the retailers trying to cut costs who are embracing technology. Well, probably not.

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The Week In Payments: China, China, Challenger Banks And Bitcoin

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As an ex-PayPal-er herself, Mielke noted that she is happy for PayPal — as having a partner like UnionPay paired with the payments license it managed to secure with the GoPay acquisition late last year are an incredibly powerful combination. market with limited trialing of its services in Los Angeles: to date, it reports 3.7

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