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How Payment Platforms Connect Merchants With Augmented Reality

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To let shoppers discover and try out new products, payment companies are helping merchants launch augmented reality (AR) experiences within social media platforms. The firm chose a Kenyan brand, Huddah Cosmetics , as the first social commerce merchant on its Mula service to roll out the platform.

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How You Handle Fraud Will Make Millennials Drop or Love You

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Millennials, now the largest demographic group in America, are possibly the most misunderstood, elusive market ever, a notion underscored by The Wall Street Journal ’s article about the existence of $20,000-per-hour “Millennial consultants.” Millennials reward positive fraud outcomes. In Millennial parlance, that’s “harsh.”.

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The Trends Driving Retail Into The New Decade

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They’re counting the proportion or number of millennials and Generation Z shoppers at a store, and counting the number of Instagram-popular fashion brands in a store. A store in the pricey Brentwood region might sell a dish for $7 to $8 — about par for a fast casual offering in that area.

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Thought starter: Top challenges accountants face and actionable ideas to solve them

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His comments are not only applicable to his geographic region, but for sole props and firms across the country. Not being prepared for the change in the workforce may set back some firms, “but by the same token, that presents opportunities for those individuals in that X, Y or Millennial category,” Thomas says.

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Seeking Banking Balance Between Physical And Digital

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But, while closing physical bank branches might appear to be a wise cost-saving measure, the move comes with risks that could hurt banks’ relations with new millennial customers. It has also meant working in anticipation of the changing needs of millennial users. Can banks have it both ways?

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Does Destination Maternity Chain Bankruptcy Signal Larger Trends?

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Growing number of working pregnant women and increasing demand from developing regions are the basic factors that will boost the maternity apparel market,” that report said. The move comes amid growth in the larger maternity market, however, with sales of that apparel expected to reach $7.7 billion in 2013, representing a 2.10

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For Visa, She’s Next Is What’s Next

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In addition, the firm said that it is launching the second phase of its advertising campaign known as “Money is Changing,” and where the campaign will train a spotlight on millennial women, with focus on steps they have taken to tackle and overcome money-related challenges. For example, Simon said, the Jan. India and Mexico.

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