PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Among the forces working to influence and change retail — and do so into the 2019 holiday shopping season, as well as the 2020s — is the rise of bridge millennials. This segment also spends approximately $2,225 per year on retail purchases, which is about $830 more than baby boomers and nearly $300 more than younger millennials.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

New evidence of that — part of the broader trend of the existential changes in the world of brick-and-mortar retail, changes that are gaining more focus this month — comes from reports that stationery chain Papyrus is closing up shop. The chain had since expanded to some 260 or so retail locations. Millennials to the Rescue.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Give a deep and welcoming hello to the newest form of window shopping — a consumer behavior that will help to shape retail in 2019 and beyond, and a trend that stands as an increasing part of shopping, one that promises to impact brick-and-mortar merchants as they decide how to innovate. That’s not to say physical retail is dying.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2018

The new year will bring a new round of one of the hottest games in the payments-and-commerce world: What Makes Millennials Tick? Among the most influential drivers of retail change is a subset of consumers PYMNTS identifies as “ Bridge Millennials.” Retail Response. And retailers are taking note. Mobile Focus.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2018

It’s easy to get swept up in the retail apocalypse narrative. With historic retailers like Toys R Us and Sears shutting their doors after more than 100 years in business, and reports of “sad Santas” in empty malls, it’s hard to not take a rather dim view of physical retail’s prospects at present. Time Is The New Coupon.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

28, which is six days later than last year — meaning retailers have a whole week less to sell during the holidays. What does this mean for retailers heading into the holiday shopping season? The heaviest users are millennials, members of Generation X and bridge millennials. Retailer App Trends. Nearly half (46.3

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

But before we shut the door on 2019, it bears taking a moment to note how much the world of retail has changed in the last year, a fitting capstone on a decade that has seen retail as the American consumer commonly knew it taken to the ground and rebuilt nearly from the foundations. Lesson 1: Think Big . “We

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

By the time retailers get to Black Friday , they will have worked through almost two months of sales events – both proprietary and otherwise – from competitors ranging from Amazon to Target to Walmart. In fact, a PYMNTS data project that studied Black Friday in 2019 found that only 20.2 And then there are the millennials.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Until 1939 that is, when the last Thursday in November fell on the 30th and retailers flooded President Franklin Delano Roosevlents office and begged him to consider moving the date. There was the small matter of a raging depression — and retailers argued that the shortened shopping season could do them in. The Sky Is Falling .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2019

Here’s a 2019 prediction that we guarantee will come true: There will be no human being or business adamantly hoping to be paid slower in 2019 than they were in 2018. We also guarantee that this prediction will hold, regardless of who one is talking about or the use case to which it pertains.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2018

But in hopes of hopping on the holiday bandwagon — and providing data-backed insight in the hottest payment trends for 2019 — allow us to offer this list of a dozen ways that consumers (and some businesses) are paying now, methods that promise to play big roles in 2019. 2: With Their Voices. 3: Via Automatic Payments.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2019

Because the millennial art buyers are arriving – and what they buy, how they buy it and how they relate to it is very different than prior generations. The Simpsons,” Dolls, Shoes – The Eclectic World of Millennials’ Collections. It wasn’t the only big sale for a KAWS piece that day – a millennial Chinese buyer dropped $2.6

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2019

Kohl’s is teaming up with the social media giant to uncover emerging brands that millennial shoppers consider cool. Kohl’s is following a retail movement to offer curated collections so shoppers can explore new trends. In another attempt to reach millennials, Kohl’s partnered with Popsugar to launch a clothing line last September.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

That fundamental difference in what counts as a best-case scenario has caused millennials to turn away from revolving credit products, Afterpay Co-founder and CEO Anthony Eisen told PYMNTS in a recent conversation. That means the platform refers a substantial amount of business to the retailers with which it works.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Key Data Points: Consumers are performing 12 percent more activities at home in 2020 than they did in 2019 and making purchases during 12 percent of those activities, on average. percent made voice-assisted purchases while shopping for groceries or retail goods in the last 24 hours. 31 percent bank via app. 30 percent saw a decline.

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Perficient

JANUARY 12, 2021

Forrester noted that 53% of the US retail industry planned investment in AR in 2020 because they know it assists consumers in making purchase decisions. In 2019, Gartner projected that over 100 million customers would be shopping with AR in 2020. So, is now the time for AR?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2019

All that’s left now, more or less, is the rush of returns that will all but overwhelm some retailers. As such, the most popular 2019 holiday gift trends — from an Afterpay point of view — involves a particular type of consumer, one perhaps more interested in fashion and beauty products than other consumer segments. Top Sellers.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

According to an exclusive consumer survey, 27 percent of shoppers expect to spend less money than they did in 2019. Among those who said they would increase spend, about a third of millennials and Gen Xers said they would increase spending. Again, bridge millennials and Gen Xers led the way, with 35.7

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2020

The latest to report, Wine.com – which bills itself as the nation’s leading online wine retailer – earned $165 million in revenue and saw 25 percent growth for fiscal 2020, ending March 31. The $33 million revenue increase over fiscal 2019 is the biggest in the company’s 15-year history. out of 10 on “likelihood to recommend.”. “How

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

eCommerce’s rise has only made designing retail showrooms more complex, however. Merchants need to bridge this gap as digital connectivity pushes the retail world’s boundaries. Companies need all the tools they can get to keep consumers engaged in the competitive retail environment. The Rise of Visual Search.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

And in online shopping, eCommerce retailers such as eat2explore are helping to introduce families to new cuisines with boxes of recipes, spices, sauces and grains, among other items. 25 percent: Approximate share of millennial women who report buying 10 or more scented candles a year. All this, Today in Data.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2020

And in the world of retail, those choices — about where to invest — are becoming harder and colder for some executives as they try to figure out where commerce is going in the next few years, and what is worth putting fresh money into. Kohl’s is set to report fourth-quarter and full-year 2019 financial results on March 3.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 19, 2019

based online-only bank, Ally Financial, had 120,000 new deposit customers in the first quarter on 2019, CEO Jeff Brown said on the bank's 1Q earnings call Thursday, bringing the Ally’s total depositor count to 1.77 The Detroit, Mich.-based million — a 20% YoY increase.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2021

The consumers who shopped for anything from groceries to sporting goods to cars in December of 2019 are completely different from the ones who shop today. For the purposes of this exercise, we’re going to describe the “typical” grocery shopper – a bridge millennial, a 36-year-old mom of 1.93 How She Thinks About Timing Her Order.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2019

The world of 2019 is quickly gearing up to become quite a different place than the year we just left behind. 55 percent: Share of voice-activated speaker-owning bridge millennials who have used their devices to make a purchase in the last week. 73 percent: Share of drivers who connected to the internet during their commutes.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

GonzoBankers, 2019 was a year of extremes. Third, read and enjoy the 2019 edition of the GonzoBanker Awards, our 18 th. Mark Turner, Executive Chairman of the Board, WSFS Bank – We have to give the nod to an early 2019 retirement of Turner, who had one hell of a run in 12 years at the helm of a great community and wealth bank.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Data: 6,300: Minimum number of attendee check-ins at all Anthropologie events in 2019. 73 percent: Share of millennials who are doing DIY home improvement. 25: Number of locations where Anthropologie ran a fashion show in March 2019. 19 percent: Growth rate of “experience-driven” brands, per one recent report.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2019

According to Will Byrne, CEO of Worldnet Payments , the kiosks and smart shelves that are gaining traction across any number of commerce and retail settings may even shift the employment picture a bit. The Changing Retail Footprint. As unattended retail notches an increasing footprint, said Byrne, other use cases will also emerge.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Change came from various areas for retail in 2019. Retail merchandising was, at best, a hit-or-miss system in its heyday, Nextail CEO and Co-Founder Joaquin Villalba told PYMNTS in a recent conversation. Analytics, too, was another hot spot for retail change in 2019 and will continue to be for the 2020s.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

The Buy Now, Pay Later Tracker shows that flexible retail solutions can unlock the purchasing power of Generation Z and millennial shoppers. consumers are expected to spend during the 2019 holiday season. 52 percent: Share of millennials who believe it is acceptable to take on debt during the holiday season.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Today, the “membership has its privileges” mantra is at the core of the latest face-off between the two retail behemoths vying for an increasing portion of consumer spend: Walmart and Amazon. consumer seems happy to test the waters — and none more so than the coveted bridge millennials. But these results also suggest that the U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

We have deep dives into unattended retail, rapid settlements and cybersecurity, as well as news on Mastercard receiving the go-ahead from China’s central bank to set up a bank clearing business. That’s a real change from the drubbing analysts have mostly given Uber since it went public in May 2019. As of Friday (Feb.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

s most high-profile retailers is doing well in the U.S. and another one is ready to open, both of them seeking a new market as their home turf sees retail struggles. s fastest growing brick-and-mortar retailer, Wren Kitchens. And also in training our retail staff to offer the customer a fantastic service.”. expat effort.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Retailers scour social media to find influencers and designer bellwethers to turn trends into sales. 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. How We Will Pay 2019 is an annual national study of more than 5,000 U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

28, which is six days later than last year — meaning retailers have a whole week less to sell during the holidays. What does this mean for retailers heading into the holiday shopping season? The heaviest users are millennials, members of Generation X and bridge millennials. Retailer App Trends. Nearly half (46.3

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2019

In the 2019 edition of the Remote Payments Study , PYMNTS collected and analyzed survey data from 2,300 American consumers to see how shopping habits have changed and evolved from last year. Once upon a time, it was predicted that the rise of smartphones would spell the end of traditional retail, but that hasn’t really happened.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

Mobile commerce hasn’t been a focus during the pandemic, but recently retail apps and other usage patterns are starting to appear as more than a blip on the Digital 3.0 However the digital shift at retail has focused mainly on general eCommerce surges. percent purchase rate was measured over 2019’s 10.5 per customer.

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