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MARCH 16, 2018

It seems that retailers and marketers don’t. With marketers clamoring to attract the fleeting attention of millennial and Gen Z shoppers, the older demographic (roughly between the ages of 53 and 71) is often overlooked. Nor should they assume that millennial-focused ads will trigger boomers’ desire for perennial youth.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Though many retailers have assumed millennials are behind the trend toward highly digitized, online-focused shopping experiences, baby boomers might be the real culprits. In the Northeast, 25 percent more millennials visit multiple stores when bargain shopping than baby boomers. In a survey of 750 U.S.

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MARCH 16, 2017

During the childhood of many millennials, the online world was in its infancy stages. With a decent amount of this age group remembering a time without internet access, it’s likely this may have contributed to their cautious nature when it comes to online identity and payment security.

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MAY 14, 2020

Every online wine company that reports sales has noted big spikes during the pandemic. 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. out of 10 on “likelihood to recommend.”. “The

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 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? Census, millennials are 25 to 34 years old. The reason for that is because data shows a significant difference in payments and commerce between this segment and the Census view of millennials.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

Retailers looking to engage tech-savvy millennials and Gen Z consumers are quickly doubling down on their efforts to offer more visual content and enhance the discoverability of their products and services. Instead, they can use this software to simply share an image with the retailer.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The retail ecosystem has been turned upside down over the past six months as changes big and small rippled through the segment worldwide in response to the pandemic. Consumers are shopping more online , are increasingly interested in contactless payment methods and are showing up in stores to buy, not to browse.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

From counterfeiting to identity theft to phishing attacks, digital fraud takes many forms — and online shopping continues to make consumers and merchants vulnerable to such attacks. According to a new LexisNexis study , overall retail fraud attempts doubled year-over-year and tripled since 2017. By its measures, merchants pay $3.13

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2019

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. That’s reportedly the case when it comes to luxury retail brand Gucci. Larger Changes.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2020

Millennials have long been sought-after travel and hospitality customers, partly because they are perfectly placed to seek such experiences. This unique status creates both opportunities and challenges for firms in the space, as millennials search for the experiences they crave. Furthermore, millennials are set to spend $1.4

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

While the online car sales business has struggled like most non-essential retailers amid the coronavirus pandemic, there are signs of life, according to new research from automotive digital solutions provider Cars.com. Shoppers are handling price negotiations (48 percent) and financing (42 percent) online. automotive industry.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2020

It’s just a week into the earlier-than-usual 2020 holiday selling season and already three facts are clarifying the retail picture: consumers are going to spend less overall, they are going to spend more time online and they don’t want to touch anything in the process. percent of millennial consumers say the same.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2017

As retailers across categories fawn over shares of millennial spending power, new insight from market research and analytics firm Slice Intelligence indicates that, in terms of apparel market sales, one online retailer appears to have already won the battle. percent of online apparel sales go to millennials.

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DECEMBER 24, 2019

21, the last Saturday shopping day before Christmas 2019, has been confirmed as the single biggest retail sales day in U.S. According to retail research firm Customer Growth Partners, consumers on Super Saturday spent a total of $34.4 More customers are shopping online, as well, as retailers offer improved web platforms. (58

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JANUARY 9, 2020

For example, studies show that one in every five millennials would abandon travel booking processes if their preferred payment method was not offered. Millennials are set to become a significant portion of global travelers (they already are, in fact), so it is critical for platforms to reach them in the channels where they are already.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Walmart is energizing its Jet.com engines to power the online eCommerce site that it acquired two years ago. To get more millennials on board, the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer is rolling out offerings designed to attract younger, well-to-do consumes in urban areas. cutoff for same-day deliveries.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The stated goal, according to new CEO Jim Brett – is for the brand to build back its audience particularly among millennial shoppers. Teaming up with another retailer is not wholly new ground – some J.Crew and Madewell items are already on sale, and a partnership with Hudson Bay has already been announced.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

online wholesale retailer sometimes called “Costco for millennials,” is seeking a buyer, Reuters reported. Boxed , the U.S. The company is exploring options including a sale or going public via a merger with a blank-check acquisition company that could put its value at around $1 billion, the report stated.

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JUNE 25, 2020

Or maybe they’re both as several types and sizes of retailers step up to sell non-medical face masks. The retail face mask efforts range from small to big companies. People of all ages, elderly down to younger millennial. They’re either the fashion accessory of the moment or a life-saving piece of safety equipment.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 30, 2019

s robust marketing strategy for its retail bank has paid off, as the bank today reported that half of its new retail customers were millennials. Of Ally Financial’s 230,000 new retail deposit customers via its retail side, Ally Bank, 126,500 were millennials, according to bank’s earnings report released today.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

Forget millennials – well, at least for a moment. So-called Generation Z is also driving much of the innovation when it comes to retail. To reach consumers on the hunt for offerings that are “clean and natural,” the retail chain rolled out its Everspring household brand. Take Target, for instance. Fast Fashion.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2020

Instead of flocking back to brick-and-mortar shops, consumers are continuing to shop from the safety of their homes, and are actually buying more online — not less — than they were before the reopening began. consumers are now buying retail goods online as of May 23, compared to 29.2 PYMNTS’ latest survey shows that 35.7

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Banking Exchange

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Almost every brand across industries is courting millennials and Generation Z consumers Retail Banking Technology Lines of Business Financial Trends Feature Customers Feature3 People Digital Mobile Tech Management Online Financial Research Fintech.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

Shopping has always been highly visual , and online shopping is no different. 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. The Rise of Visual Search.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

Online marketplaces for everything from retail goods to travel services to hospitality need to ensure a quick and easy way for both buyers and sellers to transact with each other— or risk losing both sides to a waiting host of competitors. An AI-Powered Visual Shopping Experience For Millennials, Gen Z.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2019

In an interview with PYMNTS, Tim Moran, senior vice president of product and marketing at Worldnet , told PYMNTS that the age of automated retail is dawning — but there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Moran said the overall trend toward automation is being driven by the consumer, and in particular, by millennial consumers.

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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 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

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

MAY 10, 2018

This lower figure, plus the drive to digitize the market, is making the clothing industry increasingly competitive, with retailers clamoring to attract and maintain shoppers’ loyalty. The retail torch is being passed to a small cross-section of consumers, where Generation X meets the millennial generation, known as the bridge millennials.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Dramatic shifts are underway in the retail sector as it adjusts to consumers’ increasingly digital preferences. These retailers are accustomed to engaging with their customers in brick-and-mortar stores and building long-lasting relationships that lead to brand loyalty. Around The Buy Now, Pay Later World.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

Even online merchants who offer customers extended warranties at the time of sale traditionally see about a 4 percent or 5 percent conversion rate. Retailers] are seeing double-digit higher conversion rates when an extended warranty is shown – not on the extended warranty, but conversion rates on the product itself,” Levin said.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

But mounting concerns about health and safety amid the pandemic have motivated a consistently rising share of shoppers to try ordering their groceries online for delivery. percent of consumers that PYMNTS surveyed had switched to grocery shopping online as of early March, 14.8 Whereas only 3.9 Whereas only 3.9 We found that 38.1

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

For retailers, nothing really ever comes easy — and things aren’t getting any easier, at least when it involves gaining and retaining customers. Indeed, as the recently completed National Retail Federation (NRF) retail show in New York City demonstrated, commerce keeps moving to what Webster called in the webinar a “customer-centric approach.”

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

A popular eCommerce retailer, which has been called the “Costco for millennials,” is attracting potential investors, according to The New York Post. With warehouses in New Jersey, Dallas, Las Vegas and Atlanta, Boxed offers bulk-sized products similar to those found at big warehouse retailers like Costco Wholesale.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2017

Retailers trying to bridge the growing gap between the shopping trends of Baby Boomers, Generation Z and every demographic in between may think they have the different generations figured out, but in some cases, operating on assumptions can lead to missed sales. Millennials. Baby Boomers. was home to 81.3 was home to 81.3

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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) payments platform Afterpay is teaming up with retailer Gap to offer flexible spending options as the holiday shopping season gears up. When consumers shop Gap brands online, they can choose Afterpay at checkout and pay for purchases in four interest-free installments. “We We are proud to partner with Gap Inc.

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