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OCTOBER 31, 2017

Retailers are set to clean up this Halloween, as 2017 is looking to be a record-setter for consumer spending during the holiday. That growth appears to be driven by millennials, with responses to a recent Citibank poll indicating survey participants between the ages of 18 and 36 expect to spend 2.5 billion, up 8.3 billion, up 8.3

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JUNE 26, 2017

It seems that most every industry these days is vying for millennial dollars and devotion. For an industry where millennials are projected to spend nearly $800 billion in 2017 (that’s 7 percent more on monthly food budgets than average Americans), restaurants are hankering to pull out all the stops to get millennials to order — in or out.

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MAY 6, 2017

It’s been chronicled in these virtual pages that millennials are the driving force behind change – change in how payments are done, how banking is banked, how social media influences commerce (or doesn’t) and how shopping may become a hybrid of high touch across the digital and physical realms. Now that seems to be true even in fashion.

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

We have brand-new data that reveals how much change is happening. People of all stripes — from millennials to baby boomers, from Generation X to the Greatest Generation — are increasingly swapping the friction of shopping in a store for the convenience of using one of the many connected devices they now own to shop and buy from instead.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

In the payments ecosystem, we need look no further than the bridge millennial for how the connected purchasing experience will evolve over the next decade. Bridge millennials own slightly more devices than the average consumer in our study: six devices compared to the roughly five that most consumers own. This group of 60 million U.S.

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 11, 2018

A growing number, starting with millennials, would even prefer doing business through a VA, or chatbot. According to recent research by Forrester , the #1 trend for customer service in 2017 is “smarter”, “self-served” and more automated customer service. How does this bot, named and personified, support a brand’s vision and promise?

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JANUARY 15, 2018

The funding will be used for growth initiatives, with an eye on millennials, and a launch of nine new localized sites across the U.S., TechCrunch reported that in just a few years after its 2015 founding as a direct-to-consumer women’s brand, NA-KD has said that it is among the most quoted brands on Instagram in Sweden and Germany.

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MARCH 1, 2019

DSW began working with W Nail Bar in 2017; the two companies offer salon services at Columbus, Ohio’s Easton Town Center and the Polaris Fashion Place. They also create repeat visits to the DSW brand, where an exciting footwear assortment awaits.”. L Brands posted net income in the fourth quarter of $1.94 billion at $4.85

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JANUARY 5, 2018

The digital coin climbed more than 1,300 percent in value over the course of 2017 from about $1,000 at the start of the year to over $14,000 as New Year’s Eve wound down. Coins can be mined, saved, redeemed for future meals at any of Chanticleer’s brands, or traded with other customers. Literally Just Branding. BurgerBucks.

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AUGUST 11, 2017

This is evident with China’s JD.com snapping up luxury brand marketplace Farfetch for a cool $397 million this summer. This is due to the fact that hot spot destinations are more apt to have better access to high-end brands. The surprise luxury consumers who’re popping up, according to Bain’s research, are millennials and Generation Z.

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AUGUST 14, 2017

In 2015, the tech media was gaga over Snap and its ability to corral the so-called most valuable eyeballs in media: the millennial. Media companies, in the meantime, shoveled tens of millions into Snap in the hopes of selling to a generation whose brand loyalty is about as fleeting as Zsa Zsa Gabor’s affection for each of her nine husbands.

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JUNE 8, 2018

Driven by younger customers, such as millennials and teens, casual luxury is bolstering sales of luxury apparel, handbags and footwear. The really-growing brands now beating the market are the ones already hooking these teenagers,” Bain Partner Claudia D’Arpizio told CNBC.

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JANUARY 17, 2018

When the iconic Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P) was looking to brand its bulk Brazilian coffee in 1919, it asked consumers when they drank coffee. so the A&P decided to name its house brand of coffee Eight O’Clock. As JCPenney grew, so did its private brands. Their answer was 8:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M.,

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Insights on Business

OCTOBER 10, 2017

At Sibos 2017 in Toronto IBM will show how we are empowering global banks by helping them digitally reinvent for tomorrow. Through our solutions in cognitive, cloud, payments and blockchain, IBM is guiding the financial industry through a period of unprecedented change – watch for IBM news from Sibos 2017 !

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APRIL 25, 2019

In 2016, eGaming was a $493 million industry, and in 2017 (the last year for which data was available), that had jumped to $655 million. These are particularly popular among Gen Zers, the up-and-coming generation that is starting to nudge millennials out of the headlines. Most estimates for 2018 are around $900 million.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

After its disastrous Q4 2017 and resulting meltdown , the toy industry’s dominant force now has one store (small, at Garden State Plaza) and plans for 10 more. This arrangement is an interesting experiment about brand equity and supply chain consolidation,” says Jason Grunberg, SVP of marketing at CM Group , a marketing tech company.

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OCTOBER 6, 2019

ModCloth offers exclusive indie and vintage-inspired women’s clothing, shoes, handbags and accessories for 18- to 35-year-old women, while Go Global Retail is a brand investment platform for strategic investors in the consumer sector. Walmart acquired the assets and operations of ModCloth in March 2017 for an undisclosed amount.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

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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APRIL 9, 2018

That’s a total of 44 million shoppers in 2017. There are resellers like thredUP and Poshmark that move a wide range of brands that are still in good condition, while others such as TheRealReal sell only luxury brands. Another draw is the allure of constant new arrivals and brands.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2018

When Gap bought Athleta in 2008 for $150 million, the move didn’t cause much of a stir — beyond being considered a hedge play by the retailer against the exploding popularity of Canadian athleisure brand lululemon , which debuted its initial public offering (IPO) in 2007. We’re not like, ‘Oh, it’s all about millennials.’

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MARCH 29, 2018

We engage people with a brand that they usually wouldn’t,” Zellmer said. “We’re We’re conquesting a target group, and engaging them with a brand, who do not want to commit to a three-year lease. in 2017 was driven by the economy and that Porsche last year had a “fantastic year.”. In March, auto sales in the U.S.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

The bridal industry has been a rapidly shifting place of late, because the up-and-coming generation of millennials (presently the most marrying demographic) tend to think about – and shop for – their nuptial experiences a bit differently than their counterparts in previous generations. Bridal gowns can also be sampled for $25.

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JUNE 19, 2019

New investor David Williams, who is Merkle’s chairman and CEO, joined existing major investors who are increasing their support, including Millennial Media Co-Founder and CTO Chris Brandenburg, according to an announcement from the company. merchants last year, marking an increase of 15 percent from $450 billion in 2017 per U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Last month, the financial institution (FI) announced it was expanding the Sapphire credit card brand into new areas of personal finance, including checking accounts. According to a company report, the Sapphire Reserve card is popular among millennials because of the generous rewards points, which cater to their desire to travel.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

For its three years in operation, Brandless generated no shortage of buzz with its concept of “private label for less” and the idea that the best brand is no brand at all. Under his leadership, the plan for the brand was to pivot into higher-margin, bigger ticket products such as CBD oil and move Brandless onto store shelves.

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MAY 12, 2017

This young company sells clothes solely through its mobile app and website from 2,000 brands. With orders averaging out to $150 per person and the average buyer’s age 28, Spring is focused on the millennial age group and expects to see its 2017 gross sales reach $100 million.

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MAY 28, 2019

billion in 2017. That marked an increase from 2017’s $1.4 Mallzee created a digital mall where consumers can compare many different retail brands. Instead of needing to open and toggle between various brands’ mobile sites or apps, consumers can peruse a platform where those comparisons can be easily made.

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JANUARY 17, 2019

Earlier this week, Hong Kong-listed luxury cosmetics firm L’Occitane International SA announced its intended $900 million acquisition of British beauty and skincare brand Elemis. The deal is the latest in a spate of acquisitions of high-end skincare brands. billion), while Unilever snapped up Carver Korea Co. billion euros ($2.5

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MARCH 6, 2019

Corelle Brands has been around for a while — like 100 years. By today’s standards, it looks anything like an innovative brand. Corning didn’t invent heat-resistant glass when it rolled out its branded version of Pyrex. Yes, Instant Pot-side chats are the fireside chats of the millennial generation.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Apart from its well-known namesake brand, Billabong is also the parent behind a host of surf and beach-lifestyle related firms: RVCA, Element, Kustom, Palmers Surf, Xcel, Honolua Surf Co. and Von Zipper are all Billabong brands (Billabrands). million, while $518,000 was cut from the value of the Honolua brand. Revenue dropped 8.8

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APRIL 30, 2018

As Amazon adds established clothing brands to its platform, Chico’s FAS will become one of the latest companies to sell its merchandise on the eCommerce retailer’s site. The company’s brands include Chico’s, White House Black Market and Soma , CNBC reported.

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MARCH 9, 2017

In its Evolution of Retail, 2017 Generation Z Shopper Survey, the company looked at shopping habits for the younger post-millennial generation. Retailers should reach out to Generation Z at this early stage to introduce their brands and forge enduring relationships,” he said.

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APRIL 19, 2018

The storied department store is a bit more than a brand at this point. Some have noted that Macy’s is a middle-market brand pitching to a middle class that no longer exists — or doesn’t exist in enough force to support its expansive business model. A lot has been written in recent years about everything that has gone wrong at Macy’s.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

As of 2017, about three-quarters of adults between the ages of 18 and 34 reported taking at least one vitamin supplement per day — up from around 65 percent in 2015. There is no shortage of vitamin brands on the market. That data breeds comfort with the product, and creates consumer willingness to interact with the brand over time.

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APRIL 19, 2016

But setting up shop on the edge of the festival and hawking blatantly branded products is a little too gauche for Coachella attendees who want to preserve the festival’s sanctity (whether it ever existed or not), which leads more than a few companies to turn to social media and the tricks of contextual commerce. Is it though?

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MAY 22, 2018

This challenge is seen across the spectrum of consumers, but it’s most acutely noticeable among older or bridge millennials — consumers between the ages of 30 and 40 who are buying houses, having children and beginning to settle into their roles as the drivers of commerce in the U.S. So, what’s a brand to do?

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 23, 2018

In this analysis, we’ll explore the immediate and long-term challenges facing the CPG industry, as well as the business strategies that CPG brands are using to adapt. Pinnacle Foods, which owns Vlasic pickles and other brands, has been targeted by activist investor Jana Partners. Short-term challenges. Medium-term challenges.

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