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CVS Expands Membership Program Nationwide To Lure Millennials

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After successful test runs in Boston, Philadelphia and Tampa, the CVS membership program CarePass will expand nationally with free delivery for an annual fee, CNBC reported on Monday (Aug. The pilot program indicated that 20 percent of users were millennials and that CarePass members spent 15-20 percent more at CVS.

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McDonald’s Tests Delivery In Florida

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That’s right: In January 2017, Big Mac aficionados in Orlando, Tampa and Miami will be the first customers to try out McDonald’s new push into the food delivery space in partnership with UberEATS. Starbucks , Domino’s and Taco Bell already have popular digital payment options, especially with millennials (go figure).

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Rideshare Fare Aggregation Apps Highlight Local Rideshares, Surge Pricing

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Whipster seeks to serve a variety of riders, including millennials who’re looking for a new way to get around cities. The entire millennial generation is really contemplating modern travel in the urban area,” Olinger said. “The The entire millennial generation is really contemplating modern travel in the urban area,” Olinger said.

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Why Grocers Are Providing Fresh Options For Digital Omnicommerce Shopping

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Omnichannel features are becoming more crucial as tech-savvy millennials gain more spending power and influence, according to the PYMNTS Enterprise Retail Grocery Report. Kroger and Amazon are hardly alone in their efforts to introduce more ways for consumers to shop for groceries.

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Why Spring Break Is Getting Cheaper

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While larger cities, like Phoenix (2 percent lower) and Tampa (9 percent lower), aren’t presenting spring breakers with that high a level of savings, smaller locales, like Fort Lauderdale (17 percent lower), most certainly are. By virtue of observation, millennials aren’t going after the Airbnb-styled bait.

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Hit The Ground Running: 15 Early-Stage Fitness Tech Startups To Watch

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Headquarters: Tampa, Florida. Revere caters to millennial customers who prioritize fitness- and health-focused lifestyles by ensuring that users’ fitness regimens are optimized through healthy nutrition practices. Disclosed Funding: $4.3M. Select Investors : Florida Funders, ARK Applications, PAR. burnalong.

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12 Industries That Will Thrive Thanks To Millennials

CB Insights

Popular media coverage of millennials often fixates on the industries the generation is allegedly killing and their supposed fiscal irresponsibility. Some industries benefiting from millennials’ increased spending power, such as travel, reflect well-worn Gen Y tropes like the general preference for “experiences” over things.