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Chinese Millennials May Save Luxury Brands

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Sales of luxury goods in China are skyrocketing — up around 20 percent from 2016 — in its sharpest growth since 2011, as Chinese millennials seek products like handbags and cosmetics, Reuters reported. 2017 saw a global recovery of the luxury retail market due to their affinity for high-end brands.

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How Can Banks Thrive in the Next Five Years?

Jeff For Banks

They are/were the business owners, demanders of capital and loans, and significant depositors. Then came this bubble generation they named millennials. Ever call your millennial child only to get a text back asking "what?" There is a fintech firm, SoFi, that was born in 2011, that focuses on millennials financial needs.

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How TikTok ‘eGirls’ Helped Create A Multi-Million-Dollar Fashion Brand

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But that is exactly where husband-and-wife entrepreneurial team Shaudi Lynn (aka DJ Shoddy Lynn) and Bobby Farahi started when creating Dolls Kill in 2011. The brand has been well-known among Generation Z and millennial consumers for several years – particularly those into the clubbing and music festival scene.

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Retail’s Ups And Downs: Amazon Pop-Ups, John Lennon And The iPhone 7

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Here are some of the other big winners and losers of the retail game at the moment. Millennials don’t seem to be feeling Banana Republic any longer, according to a study by RBC Capital Markets. Forty-eight percent of millennials polled said they disliked the chain, compared to only 22 percent who said they liked it.

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Kellogg’s Breakfast Council Gaffe

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In session from 2011 until May 2016, the Breakfast Council was a group of allegedly independent nutrition experts that worked with Kellogg’s to bring consumers healthy breakfast cereal options. Kellogg’s used the cultural capital that expertise holds to hold influence beyond the marketing space.

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From Investing To Budgeting, How Millennials Are Disrupting Personal Finance

CB Insights

While the media often portrays millennials as preoccupied with the rising prices of festival tickets and avocado toast, their real financial concerns are a bit more practical. But millennials face significant headwinds in making those financial dreams a reality. get the REPORT on next generation investors. From big banks to big tech.

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Walmart’s Been On A Buying Spree. Which Company Could It Acquire Next?

CB Insights

Driven by Lore, Walmart acquired e-commerce platform Shoebuy in January 2017, followed by outdoor apparel retailer Moosejaw in February, womenswear site Modcloth in March, direct-to-consumer premium menswear brand Bonobos in June, and last-mile delivery startup Parcel in September. New Frontiers in Retail Tech. WALMART’S GOALS.

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