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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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Shifting The Used Car Market Into Overdrive

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He is the cliché of a profession that has a lot of suede sheen on it, but at least one company is in the market to bring used car sales into the digital future. “We 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

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How Millennials Are Propelling Halloween To New Retail Heights

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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 Increased millennial spending comes despite the fact that the demographic is the one that most needs to save money, CitiBank noted in the article. billion, up 8.3

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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. In general, he said, many brands find the Dallas-Fort Worth area to be among their top cities, and markets such as Plano are less costly to open in than those larger cities.

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Reseller Market Maintains Momentum With Nordstrom’s Entry

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While “reselling” or “secondary market” are more likely to keep ownership of this burgeoning market, the reselling market is reinventing itself for 2020. Nordstrom joins other department stores in the resell market. More data on the market comes from sneaker and streetwear reseller StockX. We like the handle.

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Can Politicians Give The Global Sharing Economy A Boost?

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For instance, New Orleans is the site of one of the most significant and ongoing backlashes against the sharing economy, a global trend that probably won’t kill off Airbnb and other major players, but could create more hassles and pressures for some companies struggling to make it in this big, crowded market.

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How Digital Platforms Tackle Luxury Travel Reservations, Payments

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The luxury travel market is booming: The PYMNTS Luxury Travel Study found that luxury travelers from the United States spent $1.1 trillion market. 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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