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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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What Serving The Internet’s ‘Underserved’ Means For Payments

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That matters because as time goes by and existing cities become prohibitively expensive — think San Francisco, New York City and Los Angeles, with Chicago, Boston and other areas not far behind — many younger, well-educated consumers are making moves to exurban or even rural areas, or smaller cities.

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Super Saturday’s Secret Strength

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Change is not quite a universal agent — and some markets move faster than others. shoppers, where some markets will see Black Friday hold onto its dominance, while others see it get passed by for Super Saturday. Chicago; Miami and Los Angeles. Other than regional, the big shifts this year are generational.

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Coachella By The Numbers Looks More Like Cashella

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However, there are only about 16,000 hotel rooms in the region and 125,000 concertgoers who need a place to sleep. Private aviation companies JetSuiteX and JetSmarter are offering pop-up flights from Los Angeles to the festival. Why book a regular old flight or road trip when you could be flying on a semi-private jet?

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

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Instead of having to compete for that direct local payments market against incumbents like WeChat and Alipay, PayPal is starting where the needs are still felt — and if they can capture even a tiny sliver of the domestic market of a billion-plus consumers so much the better. market and it makes sense in the most basic terms.

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11 New Restaurant Concepts Reimagining Fast Food & Casual Dining

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Instead, new millennial-inspired and tech-infused dining trends have been emerging across the US and internationally. Many of yesterday’s casual dining brands are dying, but not because millennials “don’t eat out.” The sophisticated food hall: North 3rd Street Market (Brooklyn). Dining out. the Future of food report.

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THE 16TH ANNUAL GONZOBANKER AWARDS

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Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on. Or the need to take market share in a slowest growth region? A wonderful franchise and team picked up by Guaranty in-market at a decent price. Is it in the water? Let’s energize this session!

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