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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The Buyers: Shift In Luxury Consumers
The Buyers: Shift In Luxury Consumers
August 11, 2017  |  Retail

Luxury isn’t what it used to be. Sure, there are high-end quality items and experiences, but consumer behavior in this space has seen a shift...

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Recurly CEO On How Over-The-Top Services Came Out On Top
Recurly CEO On How Over-The-Top Services Came Out On Top
August 11, 2017  |  Subscription Commerce

Over-the-top (OTT) media services started as an alternative for millennials who didn’t want to (and often couldn’t) pay $150 per month for a bloated cable...

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Acquisition Rumors Floating Around Birchbox
Acquisition Rumors Floating Around Birchbox
August 10, 2017  |  Retail

Subscription boxes have been all the rage with millennials for the last few years. One of the initial pioneers of this sector of retail is...

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Why Community Banks Can’t Afford To ‘Wait and See’ About Faster Payment Innovations
Why Community Banks Can’t Afford To ‘Wait and See’ About Faster Payment Innovations
August 04, 2017  |  Faster Payments

Previous stereotypes be damned, recent research pegs Millennials as entrepreneurial, with almost half the generation planning to start businesses within the next three years. For...

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NEW REPORT: The Community Banks’ Faster Payments Wake-Up Call
NEW REPORT: The Community Banks’ Faster Payments Wake-Up Call
August 03, 2017  |  Faster Payments

The faster payments get, the less tolerable waiting becomes for customers, businesses and other financial players. But in late July, one of the biggest waits...

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How TGI Fridays Is Feeding Growth With Mobile Order-Ahead
How TGI Fridays Is Feeding Growth With Mobile Order-Ahead
July 31, 2017  |  Mobile Order Ahead

Thanks to online ordering, every day may truly be TGIF at TGI Fridays. In the latest PYMNTS Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker™, Gail Seanor, senior director of...

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The Buyers: Hispanic Millennials’ Buying Power
The Buyers: Hispanic Millennials’ Buying Power
July 28, 2017  |  Retail

Millennials. Currently, this group makes up the largest generation living in the United States. With approximately 79.8 million millennials, as reported by Pew Research Center, obtaining,...

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NEW REPORT: From Apps To Amazon, Why TGI Fridays Is All In On Mobile Order-Ahead
NEW REPORT: From Apps To Amazon, Why TGI Fridays Is All In On Mobile Order-Ahead
July 28, 2017  |  Mobile Order Ahead

The mobile revolution has hit the dining industry and is becoming a staple for QSRs, fast casual restaurants and beyond. And recently, some brands that...

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Brandless: Procter & Gamble For A Digital Generation?
Brandless: Procter & Gamble For A Digital Generation?
July 26, 2017  |  Retail

Amazon, Walmart, Uber and others have been shaking up how people get their groceries by expanding their pickup and delivery services. Meanwhile, other services let...

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