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

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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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What You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know About Millennials

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Millennials as a generation are probably the most speculated and talked-about generation in human history. More seriously, millennials are increasingly viewed as a generation a bit in peril. Millennials Bowl. As it turns out, millennials love sriracha, yoga pants, Netflix, chilling, Snapchat and bowling. There are 75.4

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For Macy’s and Men’s Wearhouse, No Millennial Tux and Tails Tailwind

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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. Think blazers.

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The Buyers: Generation Z’s Shopping Preferences

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Yes, those born between 1994 and 2002 are starting to push millennials over in terms of shaping commerce and eCommerce trends. By the year 2020, Gen Z will make up 40 percent of the entire United States population, according to retail consulting firm HRC Retail Advisory. Get ready, retailers.

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Upcycling Dog Treats Into Sustainable Snacks With eCommerce

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Bello sees his company’s target market as “millennial-minded.” Those markets tend to lean toward both millennials and pre- to empty nesters whose dogs have become their companions. Those markets tend to lean toward both millennials and pre- to empty nesters whose dogs have become their companions. The Market.

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The Buyers: Shift In Luxury Consumers

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In the more well-developed areas, like the United States and the European Union, only 53 percent of consumers are buying more luxury goods. The surprise luxury consumers who’re popping up, according to Bain’s research, are millennials and Generation Z.

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Fishing Interconnected Waters For Brick-And-Mortar Success?

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From eCommerce warehouses like Amazon to social media sales, it’s no secret that constant connectivity has changed many consumers’ shopping habits. And, according to the United States Census Bureau , the clear majority of retail transaction volume — more than 90 percent — is still spent offline.