Millennials

Millennials, also known as Generation Y, are the demographic cohort following Generation X and preceding Generation Z. Researchers and popular media use the early 1980s as starting birth years and the mid-1990s to early 2000s as ending birth years, with 1981 to 1996 a widely accepted definition.

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Sears Boosts Amazon Partnership To Include Batteries And Tires
Sears Boosts Amazon Partnership To Include Batteries And Tires
December 15, 2017  |  Retail

Retail store chain Sears Holdings Company is extending its partnership with eCommerce giant Amazon to sell goods from the DieHard brand on the marketplace’s site. The...

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Assembling Millennials’ Digital Master Payments Plan
Assembling Millennials’ Digital Master Payments Plan
December 15, 2017  |  Digital Banking

Mastercard hopes to usher a new generation into the financial mainstream with its new Assemble platform for millennials. The lack of an easy onramp has...

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Mastercard Launches Assemble Hub, Enables P2P Via Mastercard Send
Mastercard Launches Assemble Hub, Enables P2P Via Mastercard Send
December 13, 2017  |  Mastercard

Mastercard, the payments company, announced news on Tuesday (Dec. 12) of a new API platform. Dubbed Assemble, the platform features one centralized, secure account that...

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Why The Next Big Connected Commerce Play Is Television
Why The Next Big Connected Commerce Play Is Television
December 11, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

No doubt you’ve heard the news: People aren’t watching television anymore. That may leave many of you who left for the office this morning having...

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Now Entering The Connected Device Arena: Jim Beam
Now Entering The Connected Device Arena: Jim Beam
December 04, 2017  |  Voice Activation

Beam me up, Jimmy. Whiskey maker Jim Beam has entered the connected device arena with a smart decanter for its popular Kentucky-style bourbon whiskey. And...

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Today In Data: Ridesharing, Employee Theft And American Spending
Today In Data: Ridesharing, Employee Theft And American Spending
November 28, 2017  |  Today In Data

It seems individuals will always find a way to get the most out of things, be it expecting innovative technology that will solve their problems...

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Boomers Join Millennials In Embracing Rent Versus Buy
Boomers Join Millennials In Embracing Rent Versus Buy
November 27, 2017  |  Boomers vs. Millennials

More baby boomers are forgoing homeownership and choosing to rent, with many looking for the same type of living environment as their millennial counterparts. Between...

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Why There’s Holiday Gold In Black Yoga Pants  
Why There’s Holiday Gold In Black Yoga Pants  
November 24, 2017  |  Retail

This holiday season consumers seem primed to shop til they drop - with holiday sales projected to grow 3 to 4 percent. Bu they’re not...

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Walmart’s Nimble Footed Sizzle, Digital Watches And Wall Street’s Watch Big Retail Fizzle
Walmart’s Nimble Footed Sizzle, Digital Watches And Wall Street’s Watch Big Retail Fizzle
November 24, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

A 40 percent stock gain might be enough to garner a sizzle in any week, but Walmart has been firing on cylinders that extend well...

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