PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2019

Kohl’s is teaming up with the social media giant to uncover emerging brands that millennial shoppers consider cool. Kohl’s is following a retail movement to offer curated collections so shoppers can explore new trends. In another attempt to reach millennials, Kohl’s partnered with Popsugar to launch a clothing line last September.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 30, 2020

More and more retail and commercial customers are demanding a seamless banking experience. And it’s not just the centennials and millennials; Gen Xers and baby boomers also want immediate access to bank products and services.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

percent made less than $50,000, indicating that the population segments that live paycheck to paycheck are having a hard time making ends meet enough to spend on the holiday. Among those who said they would increase spend, about a third of millennials and Gen Xers said they would increase spending. When it comes to “no shopping,” 11.2

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2018

This lower figure, plus the drive to digitize the market, is making the clothing industry increasingly competitive, with retailers clamoring to attract and maintain shoppers’ loyalty. The retail torch is being passed to a small cross-section of consumers, where Generation X meets the millennial generation, known as the bridge millennials.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Consumers’ changing needs are reinventing retail , as people are attempting to right-size their purchasing prerogatives to better mesh with their new lifestyles. 68%: Share of millennial consumers who see reviews, recommendations and a familiar checkout process as critical to their purchase decisions.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

National retailer Target is expanding the number of brands it carries in stores, inking a deal with Flamingo, the women’s body care product maker created by Harry’s, the shaving startup. Target is trying to become a “cool” place for millennials to shop and Flamingo is seen as a way to meet that end.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Dramatic shifts are underway in the retail sector as it adjusts to consumers’ increasingly digital preferences. These retailers are accustomed to engaging with their customers in brick-and-mortar stores and building long-lasting relationships that lead to brand loyalty. billion this year — almost double last year’s total.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

Consumers shopping in droves via eCommerce channels is hardly a piece of breaking news — for the better part of a decade, that has been obvious to anyone watching the retail space. They are, Fiserv Senior Vice President of Retail Solutions John Nicola told Karen Webster in a recent conversation — and in great numbers.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2019

Retailers are getting smarter about artificial intelligence (AI), and the latest example of that innovative effort comes from Walmart. According to a new report , the retail chain, hoping to reduce checkout theft, is turning to cameras powered by AI, with deployments underway in some 1,000 stores.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

As recently as a few years ago, it was often difficult to get retailers to think seriously about unattended retail as an expansion or extension of their business. That shift in consumer preferences is driving an ever-expanding digitization of the physical retail experience, he noted. While that is a growth area, Layden Jr.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Instead, Canada Goose went for experiential retail, a strategy that has become more important as consumers want to do things when they buy things. In this case, over 8,000 consumers traveled through “The Journey,” an experiential retail concept in Toronto during the December 2019 holiday shopping season. Experiential Retail Expands.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

Like many retailers, Tradesy opened 2020 with great expectations and big plans. We haven’t announced it anywhere yet, but we are about to launch a new program and feature set that will allow retailers and brands to liquidate any overstock inventory on our platform,” DiNunzio told Webster.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Convenience store operators would be wise to pay close attention to the purchasing habits of a certain subset of consumer: the Bridge Millennial — the first generation of connected consumers with spending power. Building A Better Bridge Millennial Gas App. For C-Stores, An Opportunity To Woo Bridge Millennials.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The nearly universal need for medication and other remedies is driving retail innovation via the pharmacy sector — and that includes the area of customer experience. One of the keys of the commerce game these days is providing a deeper customer experience, and that holds true when it comes to healthcare retail. Delivery Programs.

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Accenture

JULY 28, 2016

Mass affluent consumers—those with an annual income of $100,000 or more after taxes—are a critical demographic for retail banks. To continue to meet their needs and grow potential new revenue, banks cannot rest on business-as-usual banking customer experiences. A relationship. Read more.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2018

Millennials are a force to be reckoned with, as they are made up of approximately 90 million individuals with significant spending power: By 2030, their aggregate annual income is projected to be more than $4 trillion. Gravy’s CEO Brian Wiegand thinks of it as “QVC meets Price is Right.” Attracting Millennials.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Given the “Amazon effect” that has blown through retail like a cold wind over the last decade or so, many speculated that the Kohl’s attempt to boost foot traffic was about to go down in history as inviting the fox to guard the henhouse. “This is the quintessential Kohl’s shopper we want to see in the future,” she said. .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Venmo has also been adding features to differentiate itself, such as rolling out a cash-back rewards program for its Venmo Mastercard debit card at certain retailers, as announced in a press release. Venmo Rewards is now offering 5 percent cash back at Target, Sephora, Chevron and Papa John’s, and 4 percent cash back at other retailers.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2016

Do you know the fastest-growing industry in retail right now? What about the largest retail industry at the moment? And as millennials age and advance in their careers (thus making even more money), this trend shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Census Bureau) has been a clear outlier from other retail segments.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

Youngsters tend to get all the credit when it comes to being a force that drives retail innovation, and that’s fair enough. Sure, millennials and bridge millennials use apps the most for planning in-store purchases — 47.9 PYMNTS defines bridge millennials as consumers between 30 and 40 years old. percent and 42.8

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

But things are changing fast in this corner of retail. LISNR is one company involved with gas station, convenience store and general retail transactions. Let’s say I drink iced coffee every morning, but don’t buy donuts,” Chris Triconi, director of petro, convenience stores, and fuel retail for LISNR, told PYMNTS. Delivery Push.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2017

It seems that most every industry these days is vying for millennial dollars and devotion. For an industry where millennials are projected to spend nearly $800 billion in 2017 (that’s 7 percent more on monthly food budgets than average Americans), restaurants are hankering to pull out all the stops to get millennials to order — in or out.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2020

The release says the new program is meant to incentivize those who make payments on time and “choose to spend responsibly,” praising young people in the millennial and Gen-Z population who have made the choice to use debit cards and pay on time, “yet their responsible decision of spending their own money is not rewarded.”.

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NCR

JULY 7, 2017

All banks are aware of the importance of catering to the needs of the millennial generation. But developing a clear idea of what a certain group of customers want, and then coming up with strategies to meet these expectations, is by no means an easy task. He told Venture Beat : “[Millennials] just want to live their lives.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2016

A lot of fuss is made over millennials and their proclivities toward things being easy. So, when it comes to something like digital banking , it’s not so much about finding what’s easy as it is about finding what service best meets millennials’ needs. Millennials to big banks: No thanks ….

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2019

That said, there seems little question that younger consumers will continue to drive most changes in mobile, including its often complex place in the retail and shopping chain. PYMNTS-LISNR research demonstrates how younger consumers are driving this shift in the history of retail. Generational Shift. “A percent and 42.8

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

The average shopper — retail’s favorite concept. And arguably, in the age of digital retail, omnichannel and an ever-proliferating number of places that consumers can close the deal, so to speak, the search for an average consumer is something of a lost cause. So, what does this all mean for Target?

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2019

It also found that nearly 91 percent of consumers say their primary financial institutions meet their needs. In a new PYMNTS interview, Andrei Cherny, CEO at Aspiration Bank, shares with Karen Webster his experience in building this new retail banking concept over the last four years. That’s not all, of course. “No

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Today, the “membership has its privileges” mantra is at the core of the latest face-off between the two retail behemoths vying for an increasing portion of consumer spend: Walmart and Amazon. consumer seems happy to test the waters — and none more so than the coveted bridge millennials. But these results also suggest that the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2017

After decades of frustration, it is no surprise that millennials en masse have started wearing a comfier, less agonizing option: yoga pants — formerly known as leggings — which, due to the magic of spandex, always seem to fit.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2020

Companies are continuously trying to meet these customers where they are, which means they must offer their full range of services via mobile — including hassle-free disbursements. This ease explains why retailers and other businesses have been growing more interested in this area. billion users by the end of the year.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2018

Retailers lose out on an estimated $236 billion worth of sales annually because they create difficult or frustrating shopping and checkout experiences. That’s why it is important for retailers to meet consumers on their own terms. Source: Checkout Conversion Index. Source: Checkout Conversion Index.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

While the online car sales business has struggled like most non-essential retailers amid the coronavirus pandemic, there are signs of life, according to new research from automotive digital solutions provider Cars.com. The company released the research on the heels of a millennial survey. automotive industry.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2018

What about retail stores, restaurants and hotels? Technology is making it easier for the workforce to put in the daily eight (or 10, or 12) hours from their own homes, but another change is taking place: Using commercial space left behind by retailers, or in eateries or hotels, as communal areas of work. WeWork Efforts.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2020

consumers are now buying retail goods online as of May 23, compared to 29.2 Why are consumers hesitant to return to shopping in stores, and how are merchants meeting their persistent demand to stay at home? PYMNTS’ latest survey shows that 35.7 percent of U.S. percent who did so on April 11. percent on May 23, up from 13.3

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2019

Retail innovation labs – incubators or tech hubs – aren’t confined to operations run by the likes of Amazon or Walmart. A new lab store from 7-Eleven underscores the innovation wave that is taking place in the convenience store sector of retail – a sector ripe for change, disruption and growth. Innovation Lab Growth.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2016

“Improving engagement” has become just another platitude in retailers’ back pockets as they figure out which channel of the increasingly fragmented online world they should focus on, but Nordstrom may have struck gold with a new Snapchat-centered production.

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