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Grocery Tracker: Discount Games

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Over a year of research, development and beta testing, Shopkick Grocery was found to increase consumer basket sizes to $59 in grocery, drugstore and retail spend per trip versus the $32 national average. headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. Distribution centers are currently under construction in Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina.

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Don't Bank. SoFi

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After its most recent capital raise in September, SoFi, a marketplace lender that focuses on millennials, has raised nearly $1.5 billion in asset Union Bank & Trust in Virginia had $1.1 Remember during the depression when the National Housing Act of 1934 created the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). We don't know.

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What Is Powering The Emerging Pawnaissance?

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As noted by a recent USA Today report, millennial college grads saddled with tens of thousands of dollars in student debt who get behind on payments rapidly find themselves first pushed into the deep subprime credit zone and short on funds in case of a major financial setback.

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Mezu: What It Would Take To Replace Cash

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Brisker said most current apps are focused on the affluent millennial , but there is a gap where less privileged, working-class folks are not having their needs met by the tools that are available. At the same time, Brisker said Mezu plans to leverage digital and social tools, both paid and organic, to take the platform national.

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Pokémon GO: Game-Changing Game Or High-Tech Pet Rock?

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A little over 40 years ago, the Pet Rock was a national phenomenon. Dahl’s guess was that with some clever branding, cute packaging and a clever enough pitch, the Pet Rock would soon be a national sensation. Gary Dahl suddenly realized something: The rock was the perfect pet. People will go anywhere to catch a Pokémon.

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