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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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Why ?Dining Out? Is About To Become A Much More Literal Term

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Enthusiasm for re-entering a possibly contaminated world isn’t terribly high among millennials, bridge millennials and Gen Xers, many of whom have shifted to digital habits over the last eight weeks or so – and plan to keep it that way, instead of transitioning back to the real world. How the Parking Lot Became a Dining Spot.

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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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12 Industries That Will Thrive Thanks To Millennials

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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.

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The Wellness Economy: The Buzzy Trend Reshaping Everything From Personal Care To Real Estate

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Notably, millennials are more lifestyle-focused, placing a greater value on health and wellness over material goods than ever before. According to Eventbrite data, 78% of millennials would choose to spend money on a desirable experience over buying physical goods. Meet Maya, our hypothetical wellness-focused millennial consumer.

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