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The Millennial-Driven Evolution Of Jet.com

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To get more millennials on board, the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer is rolling out offerings designed to attract younger, well-to-do consumes in urban areas. That service option ups the ante for speed and flexibility through Jet.com, as the retailer previously had a relatively early 9 a.m. cutoff for same-day deliveries.

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Accounts Of Millennial Sobriety May Be Oversold

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Have millennials started starving a segment of commerce in a socially positive way? Added to the list of things millennials are killing — along with homeownership, the institution of marriage and diamond jewelry — is apparently alcohol. Folks in the millennial generation have maybe a better sense of balance. Data from U.S.

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Goodyear And Changing Tires On Demand

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The new concept, according to reports, is called Roll by Goodyear, and it’s a very different concept for retail than what has been typical of the 132-year-old tire company’s MO thus far. In our (traditional tire) stores we skew slightly older and slightly male, and we are missing millennials and women,” Thomas said. “We

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Redesigning Doggie Daycare With Customization

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Finding a good dog sitter in a crowded urban metro area can be challenging — particularly if one is looking for an offering with flexibility. And in trying to quantify that sudden upsurge in enthusiasm, Denny said, one really doesn’t have to look much further than the millennial generation. the numbers alone tell that story.

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Super Saturday’s Secret Strength

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While Black Friday gets all of the press, Super Saturday has been creeping up in recent years to become the holiday season’s secret second pole of retail action. Black Friday has become an increasingly artificial phenomenon, driven more by retailer promotion than by its date on the calendar,” said Schrieber. So Why The Switch?

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Is The Future Of Furniture Robotic?

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Somewhat less expensive markets have somewhat larger apartment homes on offer — 1,000 or so square feet tends to run at more the norm. Millennials are looking for frictionless experiences,” Hasier Larrea, one of Ori’s co-founders, noted in an interview. A one or two bedroom apartment in most major metros in the U.S.

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Millennials Are Prized Territory In Grocery Wars

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Walmart may be America’s biggest retailer and jockeying for a position as one of its biggest grocers, too — but millennials aren’t buying it. The big box retailer has ramped up its efforts to reach this generation — to little avail, so far. The Store Brand Advantage.