PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Though many retailers have assumed millennials are behind the trend toward highly digitized, online-focused shopping experiences, baby boomers might be the real culprits. According to a CNBC news report, First Insight’s recent research into consumer behavior found that the U.S. In a survey of 750 U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2019

Millennials have long borne the blame for a variety of problems in commerce, including the decline in popularity of diamonds and certain fast casual restaurants. Millennials could be helping to bring new life to call center commerce. Millennials could be helping to bring new life to call center commerce. percent year over year.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

From counterfeiting to identity theft to phishing attacks, digital fraud takes many forms — and online shopping continues to make consumers and merchants vulnerable to such attacks. According to a new LexisNexis study , overall retail fraud attempts doubled year-over-year and tripled since 2017. By its measures, merchants pay $3.13

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

online wholesale retailer sometimes called “Costco for millennials,” is seeking a buyer, Reuters reported. The company is exploring options including a sale or going public via a merger with a blank-check acquisition company that could put its value at around $1 billion, the report stated. Boxed , the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2017

As retailers across categories fawn over shares of millennial spending power, new insight from market research and analytics firm Slice Intelligence indicates that, in terms of apparel market sales, one online retailer appears to have already won the battle. percent of online apparel sales go to millennials.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The millennial path of destruction allegedly continues, with those young consumers now taking blame for the decline in the popularity of canned tuna — a product that joins a casualty list that already includes diamonds and restaurants such as Applebee’s. Before we get to that, let’s review the newest charges leveled against millennials.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 30, 2019

s robust marketing strategy for its retail bank has paid off, as the bank today reported that half of its new retail customers were millennials. Of Ally Financial’s 230,000 new retail deposit customers via its retail side, Ally Bank, 126,500 were millennials, according to bank’s earnings report released today.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The stated goal, according to new CEO Jim Brett – is for the brand to build back its audience particularly among millennial shoppers. Teaming up with another retailer is not wholly new ground – some J.Crew and Madewell items are already on sale, and a partnership with Hudson Bay has already been announced.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

Forget millennials – well, at least for a moment. So-called Generation Z is also driving much of the innovation when it comes to retail. To reach consumers on the hunt for offerings that are “clean and natural,” the retail chain rolled out its Everspring household brand. Take Target, for instance. Fast Fashion.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Walmart is energizing its Jet.com engines to power the online eCommerce site that it acquired two years ago. 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. cutoff for same-day deliveries.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2020

Instead of flocking back to brick-and-mortar shops, consumers are continuing to shop from the safety of their homes, and are actually buying more online — not less — than they were before the reopening began. consumers are now buying retail goods online as of May 23, compared to 29.2 PYMNTS’ latest survey shows that 35.7

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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

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Debatably the most impactful payments innovation of recent years — and that’s saying something — BNPL is having a massive impact on retail, as evidenced by the proliferation of brands and the steady flow of venture capital to players that are defining the space. Bridge Millennials Crossing Over To BNPL. percent of bridge millennials.”

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2019

The fashionistas posting on Facebook have the attention of Kohl’s , which is looking to create a curated clothing line based on the brands people are wearing most, the Motley Fool reported Sunday (Aug. Kohl’s is teaming up with the social media giant to uncover emerging brands that millennial shoppers consider cool.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2018

The new year will bring a new round of one of the hottest games in the payments-and-commerce world: What Makes Millennials Tick? Among the most influential drivers of retail change is a subset of consumers PYMNTS identifies as “ Bridge Millennials.” Retail Response. And retailers are taking note. Mobile Focus.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

But mounting concerns about health and safety amid the pandemic have motivated a consistently rising share of shoppers to try ordering their groceries online for delivery. percent of consumers that PYMNTS surveyed had switched to grocery shopping online as of early March, 14.8 Whereas only 3.9 Whereas only 3.9 We found that 38.1

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

Shopping has always been highly visual , and online shopping is no different. eCommerce’s rise has only made designing retail showrooms more complex, however. Merchants need to bridge this gap as digital connectivity pushes the retail world’s boundaries. The Rise of Visual Search.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Online shopping has fundamentally changed the rules of how to gauge a company’s performance around the holidays. Analysts say they are now employing methods, such as subscribing to retailers’ emails, so they can monitor sales, doorbuster deals and promotions. By using cameras, retailers can track who’s buying what.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2020

The world of physical retail is slowly beginning its grand reopening. In the Southeastern United States, where social distancing rules have been relaxing over the last several weeks, retail stores are already open for business, albeit under new restrictions. percent of consumers report their favored merchants have added.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

A popular eCommerce retailer, which has been called the “Costco for millennials,” is attracting potential investors, according to The New York Post. With warehouses in New Jersey, Dallas, Las Vegas and Atlanta, Boxed offers bulk-sized products similar to those found at big warehouse retailers like Costco Wholesale.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

New evidence of that — part of the broader trend of the existential changes in the world of brick-and-mortar retail, changes that are gaining more focus this month — comes from reports that stationery chain Papyrus is closing up shop. The chain had since expanded to some 260 or so retail locations. Millennials to the Rescue.

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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. Around The Buy Now, Pay Later World.

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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

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Even online merchants who offer customers extended warranties at the time of sale traditionally see about a 4 percent or 5 percent conversion rate. Retailers] are seeing double-digit higher conversion rates when an extended warranty is shown – not on the extended warranty, but conversion rates on the product itself,” Levin said.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) payments platform Afterpay is teaming up with retailer Gap to offer flexible spending options as the holiday shopping season gears up. When consumers shop Gap brands online, they can choose Afterpay at checkout and pay for purchases in four interest-free installments. “We We are proud to partner with Gap Inc.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2017

Retailers trying to bridge the growing gap between the shopping trends of Baby Boomers, Generation Z and every demographic in between may think they have the different generations figured out, but in some cases, operating on assumptions can lead to missed sales. million of them as of last year, CNN reported. Millennials.

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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

AUGUST 2, 2018

Shifting consumer habits are causing a sea change in the retail landscape. And businesses that are unprepared for this change – including gas station retailers – could risk getting drowned out by the competition that more quickly adapts to this reality. Technology is an essential element of Bridge Millennials’ shopping processes.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Those promise to stand as two main traits of the 2018 holiday shopping season , and retailers that gain an edge and increase revenue during the all-important fourth quarter will likely have exploited such tactics during this period, at least according to new data that strives to paint a detailed picture of U.S. Offline And Online Cozy Up.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

And in online shopping, eCommerce retailers such as eat2explore are helping to introduce families to new cuisines with boxes of recipes, spices, sauces and grains, among other items. 25 percent: Approximate share of millennial women who report buying 10 or more scented candles a year. All this, Today in Data.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Afterpay has announced its in-store buy now, pay later (BNPL) service is being offered by major retailers at locations across the country. Shoppers can use Afterpay to buy items in select retail stores using their Afterpay card, a virtual, contactless card stored in their digital wallet,” the firm said in a Tuesday (Oct.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

We have deep dives on digital payments, online ordering and memberships. Millennials Drive More to Faster Payments . Millennials and Gen Z are among the groups that are most likely to have received instant payments. Trackers and Reports. From Online Ordering to Cupcake ATMs: How Sprinkles Prepared for the Pandemic.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2020

The past several months have been largely defined in the retail world by merchants and brands making quick digital pivots to stay afloat in an environment that’s gone from “digital sometimes” to “digital mostly.”. When selling online became the only game in town, retailers across the board got very seriously digital overnight.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2019

Because the millennial art buyers are arriving – and what they buy, how they buy it and how they relate to it is very different than prior generations. The Simpsons,” Dolls, Shoes – The Eclectic World of Millennials’ Collections. It wasn’t the only big sale for a KAWS piece that day – a millennial Chinese buyer dropped $2.6

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The upcoming holiday shopping season is expected to break records in online spending, according to a study by Adobe Analytics. 28, which is six days later than last year — meaning retailers have a whole week less to sell during the holidays. What does this mean for retailers heading into the holiday shopping season?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

and has attracted more than 3,000 retailers to its partnerships. Sykes believes the attraction of online companies and uber-retailers it simple at one level. Klarna has melded New York Fashion Week glitz with experiential retailing this year. The changes in fashion retail are being driven by three dynamics.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The obituary for brick-and-mortar retail has been written many times. The results of a new survey found that most people — around 77 percent — plan on returning some of their gifts this holiday season, according to reports. Retailers need to seize the moment when shoppers return gifts. Luxury retail is also playing a role.

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