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Can Millennials Revive Call Center Commerce?

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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 are increasingly seeking access to luxury goods — including relatively affordable items.

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Forever 21 Introduces New Freestanding Store For Millennials

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Capturing the ever-changing mindset of millennials can seem like a continual headache for retailers. With the opening of this new store, which already has 13 locations at GGP malls, Forever 21 will have the opportunity to experiment and focus more on social media friendly millennials.

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Homesharing Platforms Vie For Millennial, Gen Z Travelers

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They want convenient booking tools, fast payment methods and secure reservations when planning their trips, and these needs have not changed much as millennials have come of age. Millennials and younger generations are digitally minded and want to interact with brands that can answer their personal requests through online and mobile channels.

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Five Key Takeaways From Poshmark’s IPO Filing 

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Social media-focused clothing reseller Poshmark became the latest platform company to file for an initial public offering (IPO) this week, hoping to catch an IPO wave that saw big first-day pops recently for Airbnb and DoorDash. million in 2018 and $48.7 million in 2018 to 31.7 billion social interactions.”.

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Super Saturday Pulls In Record-Breaking $34.4B In Retail Sales

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58 percent of sales growth from 2018 occurred online. Recent social media sales i nnovations and a robust economy further the dominance of online shopping. Millennials’ buying habits have increased both Black Friday and online sales, and they continue to shape branding and in-person consumer engagement trends.

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Forever 21 Stores Hacked

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With the opening of this new store, which already has 13 locations at GGP malls, the retailer will have the opportunity to experiment and focus more on social media-friendly millennials. “These new, experiential spaces will be focused on accessories, cosmetics and home goods for the millennial consumer.

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Bringing Autonomous Smart Shuttles To the Masses

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Fraud in IoT was also found to be 12 times higher this year than it was for the same period in 2018, and fraudsters are unlikely to slow their momentum in the space over the remainder of the year. There were 760 million fraud events for IoT devices using a single protocol this year, according to one recent study.