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Baby Boomers Vs. Millennials: Eerily Similar?

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While most millennials were brought up in the age of the computer, baby boomers can remember a time when they weren’t surrounded by technology. It’s a peculiar dichotomy to compare millennials to their parents’ generation, the baby boomers. percent, millennials (who are in part to blame for this) aren’t the main contributing factor.

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NEW REPORT: Cowboy Chicken Ropes In Millennials With Mobile Order-Ahead

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Some national chains even embraced delivery options for the first time. Going Mobile to Win over Millennials. To win them over, many restaurants are betting that millennials prefer their meals with a side of technology. Increasingly, restaurants are turning to smartphones to speed up service and keep customers happy.

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NEW REPORT: Visa On Arming CUs To Win The War For Millennial Talent

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The bill is expected to pass, thanks in large part to support from the Credit Union National Association and from both sides of the political aisle. Mark McWatters , head of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). Helping CUs Engage and Retain Millennial Talent . Lawmakers aren’t the only ones coming together.

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What’s Under The Millennial Christmas Tree This Year?

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“Sneakers, of course, are always popular,” and that popularity looks likely to hold well after the 2019 holiday shopping season — thanks to the preferences of younger shoppers, including millennials and Generation Z. Sneakers used to be functional, but now, they are part of who you are,” he added. That’s not all.

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Amid Changing Lifestyles, Homebuying To Continue Torrid Pace?

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Behind the data lie a slew of lifestyle changes and demographic shifts, which may have positive ripple effects for the SMBs that line Main Street, and bode well for consumer spending trends overall. To that end, and in terms of the data announced by the National Association of Realtors, existing home sales grew by 9.4 million units.

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Apple Pay, X-Border Invoices, Quick Accept Top This Week’s News

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Saving Main Street From Its Downward Pandemic Spiral. Main Streets will have to change to receive the social proof and vibe that made them so successful. The rollout of Apple Pay has long been viewed as Apple’s attempt at supplanting shoppers’ utilization of tangible cards for in-store purchases as their main payment method.

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Last Roar Of The Paper Tiger?

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You might be shocked to discover that fully 42 percent of businesses still used paper checks as their main payment method in 2019. Statistical swarms of millennials and Gen Zers report never having used a paper check. Instant” is becoming the posted speed limit nationally and globally for transactions.