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

MAY 10, 2017

One of the biggest hurdles to starting a new business, in addition to developing an innovative out-of-the-box idea, can be where and how to obtain funding. All of this could likely be contributing to today’s lack of entrepreneurs in the millennial age group. percent of Generation X and 8.3 percent for Baby Boomers.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

Consumers shopping in droves via eCommerce channels is hardly a piece of breaking news — for the better part of a decade, that has been obvious to anyone watching the retail space. They are, Fiserv Senior Vice President of Retail Solutions John Nicola told Karen Webster in a recent conversation — and in great numbers.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Online shopping has fundamentally changed the rules of how to gauge a company’s performance around the holidays. Analysts say they are now employing methods, such as subscribing to retailers’ emails, so they can monitor sales, doorbuster deals and promotions. By using cameras, retailers can track who’s buying what.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Millennial consumers are ready to be brand ambassadors — especially when engaging in mobile commerce with private-label debit programs. That’s the message of a new, in-depth PYMNTS story about how to win the loyalty of those younger consumers. Millennials are ready to be engaged.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2020

The past several months have been largely defined in the retail world by merchants and brands making quick digital pivots to stay afloat in an environment that’s gone from “digital sometimes” to “digital mostly.”. When selling online became the only game in town, retailers across the board got very seriously digital overnight.

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2016

Millennial moms have been written about fairly exhaustively. Where they shop, how they shop, when they shop, who they shop for, who they shop with, how much they buy and how to persuade them to buy more are all hot topics. Millennials, that precious group of consumers aged 18-34, are no longer merely a trendy demographic.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

That finding is also relatively consistent across income and demographic profiles, even for bridge millennials (the largely affluent 30- to 40-year-old crowd) and Gen Z respondents. These gaps between “must-have” and “I use” for financial services has spawned both innovation and competition for the consumer’s retail banking business.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Convenience store operators would be wise to pay close attention to the purchasing habits of a certain subset of consumer: the Bridge Millennial — the first generation of connected consumers with spending power. Building A Better Bridge Millennial Gas App. For C-Stores, An Opportunity To Woo Bridge Millennials.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

And while one can reasonably infer that the $1,000 set is probably of a higher quality than the $50 set, food writer Sierra Tishgart realized that for consumers – particularly bridge millennials starting to buy homes, start families and equip kitchens – the world of cookware was something of a black box. Early to say.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The season isn’t so much revving up as already in full swing — and now the pressure is really on for retailers to switch up their holiday game plans as the clock is ticking and the pie is shrinking. So how to capture that remaining 45 percent? A Very Digital Shopping Season . percent to 25.7 percent to 10.9 This worked out to 5.5

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The nearly universal need for medication and other remedies is driving retail innovation via the pharmacy sector — and that includes the area of customer experience. One of the keys of the commerce game these days is providing a deeper customer experience, and that holds true when it comes to healthcare retail. Delivery Programs.

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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. Role of Data.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

Convenience is key in the retail sector, especially in eCommerce, where merchants with frustrating or complicated online shopping processes can easily lose customers. Avoiding such an exodus means retailers must be flexible when developing the tools consumers use to make purchases. How Millennials Are Driving BNPL Growth.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Given the “Amazon effect” that has blown through retail like a cold wind over the last decade or so, many speculated that the Kohl’s attempt to boost foot traffic was about to go down in history as inviting the fox to guard the henhouse. “This is the quintessential Kohl’s shopper we want to see in the future,” she said. .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

The pandemic has changed the rules, however, and merchants have rapidly adjusted to a retail climate in which customers retain significant health concerns. The global health crisis prompted many consumers to alter their holiday habits this year, including where they shopped, what they bought and how they paid.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2019

It looks like we can finally have a serious conversation about the impending collapse of physical retail in the U.S. All it took was a 160-year old retailer and a $34 billion kick in the stomach to the retail sector to get everyone’s attention. retailer, Sears, which found itself standing at Chapter 7’s front door.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2016

And that, according to new data released by the National Retail Federation , is precisely the point, as Halloween is a less “traditional” holiday than most and therefore more open to different interpretations for how to celebrate it. Millennials are also the top costume spenders, spending $42.39 billion on U.S.

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NCR

JULY 7, 2017

All banks are aware of the importance of catering to the needs of the millennial generation. So what exactly is it that millennials want and expect from their financial services? This point was emphasized by Colin Walsh, CEO and co-founder of Varo Money, a mobile banking platform designed to meet the needs of millennials.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2018

It’s time for retailers to stop looking at brick-and-mortar like it’s dying. Traditional retail is changing, it’s true – and that has manifested as a fair amount of growing pains – but the perception that physical retail is a sinking ship may be leading merchants astray. tour in a vintage airstream turned pop-up store.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Between the Instagram selfies, Twitter hashtags and Facebook posts, millennials seem to overshare. The more information that’s asked of them, the less likely it is that [millennials] will finish the application,” said Johnny Ayers, cofounder of Socure. “The But how few is “fewer?”. “I It’s All About The Use Case .

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2020

Millennials and Generation Z consumers get all of the attention when it comes to their changing digital habits amid the pandemic. Google the words “millennials shopping shift,” and page after page of listicles, think pieces and how-to articles appear. percent of bridge millennials and 53 percent of millennials.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The question for merchants and retailers is how to turn those changing payments preferences into new ways to reach and please one’s consumer base. Data: 60 percent: Share of millennials who report they prefer using apps to make payments. Data: 60 percent: Share of millennials who report they prefer using apps to make payments.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2016

In fact, recent data from Mintel indicates that millennial dads could be the future of retail. Millennial dads view shopping with their kids as a way to bond and teach them valuable lessons,” the report said. Millennial dads view shopping with their kids as a way to bond and teach them valuable lessons,” the report said.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

While a National Retail Federation survey found that 65.5 percent) said that they had already made up their minds to send the funds to savings accounts rather than a retailer’s till. As opposed to the 41 percent of millennials who saved their refunds in 2015, 54 percent say they plan to do so when their checks come this year.

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ABA Community Banking

AUGUST 12, 2018

Guardian recently released a survey on what the millennial generation think about how to plan for their financial future, and some of the results can provide banks with guidance as to how best to service the next generation of customers. Feature Management Retail Banking Feature3.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2016

“Improving engagement” has become just another platitude in retailers’ back pockets as they figure out which channel of the increasingly fragmented online world they should focus on, but Nordstrom may have struck gold with a new Snapchat-centered production.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2017

Retail is a dog-eat-dog world, operating at times on the thinnest of margins. There are so many levers to engage consumers” in rewards, said Wind, and whether it is tied specifically to a card or merchant, additional leverage can come through email marketing campaigns or percentage-off programs at retailers. credit cards, 1.3

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2017

As a retail segment, fashion and apparel design have always walked the line between a creative endeavor and meeting the demands of a global, consumer-facing industry. In short, the consumer is at the helm and the cost of poor decision making is higher than ever.

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2018

So how to get nice – but not so nice that nice becomes an unaffordable luxury? ” The price of that craftsmanship is balanced out by the cost savings associated with selling direct to customers online – there are no middlemen or retailers to pay or appease. “We “So we have a lot of history and rich knowledge to rely on.”

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2018

He then asked if I would like information about how to become an Amazon Prime member so that I could take advantage of those deals. For the Bridge Millennials — those aged 30 to 40 years old who are the first generation of connected consumer with spending power — they barely register. Both placed near the bottom of the list.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2016

E-Commerce Jeremy Lewis made his pitch for mobile for retailers, saying that it’s no longer optional because it is undeniably the future. He further noted that 70 percent of all retail traffic during holiday 2015 online didn’t come from computers, but from mobile devices. Mobile isn’t a thing. It’s the thing,” Lewis said.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Big retailers are opening smaller-format stores in major U.S. Already, the retailer has opened a Planning Studio across the pond in London in October. In the announcement, IKEA Retail U.S. The offering uses AR technology to guide consumers on how to collect their own data such as weight and blood oxygen content.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

He said retailers and service providers need to address such anxieties as they sketch out their digital and omnicommerce strategies and think about what new tech to put in place. As long as retailers focus on creating such safe spaces, he said, “the future is bright.”. And that is where a lot of stress is created.”. Gauthier said.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2019

In the 1930s, in the era of the Great Depression, when consumers had little extra cash, retailers nationwide came up with an innovation to make it easier for people to shop without having to pony up cash right away. Though different shops had different nuances in how they ran their programs, structurally, they were all similar.

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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. Pundits identify bellwether states to predict election outcomes.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For APMs and other players – especially the traditional credit card issuers – the question remains: How to keep the consumer engaged? The Millennials Cometh. We are talking here, of course, about millennials. There’s recognition among the marquee names in payments that the landscape is shifting. There’s a wrinkle here, though.

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