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Retail’s Ups And Downs: Best Buy, Outlet Malls And Pokémon GO

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And it seems to be thrifty millennials powering the movement by visiting outlet stores, like Nike, Adidas and Under Armour, in search of sports shoes and athleisure wear, according to Footwear News. shoppers visiting an outlet mall during that month. That’s also a 4 percent increase in visits since March.

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Fintech Fundings: 36 Companies Raise $480 Million Week Ending March 18

Fintech Labs Insights

Alt-lender targeting millennials . HQ: Phoenix, Arizona. Tax preparation technology. Tags: Consumers, tax prep, personal financial management. Total raised: $7.85 HQ: Los Angeles, California. Source: Crunchbase. Latest round: $5.6 million Series A. Total raised: $305.6 million (unknown mix of Debt/Equity).

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Acquire or Be Acquired 2018: Breaks, Bulls and Business Models

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Nothing seems to put a bounce in a banker’s step more than a tax break and regulatory relief, and this bountiful energy was radiating at Bank Director’s annual “mecca” for bank M&A in Phoenix last week – Acquire or be Acquired. For those in the know – simply AOBA. 3: Business Model. . #3: 3: Business Model.

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