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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Despite Equifax Breach, People Don’t Check Their Credit Scores
Despite Equifax Breach, People Don’t Check Their Credit Scores
February 27, 2018  |  Consumer Insights

Despite a massive data breach at credit scoring company Equifax last year, a new survey reveals adults in the U.S. haven’t been checking their credit scores....

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Today In Data: Trade Finance Gaps, Brand Texting And Loyalty Spending Habits
Today In Data: Trade Finance Gaps, Brand Texting And Loyalty Spending Habits
February 20, 2018  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS data, trade finance gaps left by traditional banks are highlighting deeper underlying issues, millennials are texting more than ever — sometimes with...

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Visa Checkout Hits 1 Million Enrolled Milestone In UK
Visa Checkout Hits 1 Million Enrolled Milestone In UK
January 31, 2018  |  VISA

Visa announced news on Wednesday (Jan. 31) that Visa Checkout, the online payment method introduced in the United Kingdom in the middle of 2017, hit...

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Mobile-Only Bank Chime Claims 750,000 Customers
Mobile-Only Bank Chime Claims 750,000 Customers
January 24, 2018  |  Banking

Chime, the mobile-only bank, is in high growth mode: The company has opened 750,000 accounts since its launch. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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‘Costco For Millennials’ Attracts Big Investors
‘Costco For Millennials’ Attracts Big Investors
January 19, 2018  |  Retail

A popular eCommerce retailer, which has been called the “Costco for millennials,” is attracting potential investors, according to The New York Post. Both General Mills...

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Fitness With Fur Babies: The Next Health And Wellness Money Hole?
Fitness With Fur Babies: The Next Health And Wellness Money Hole?
January 18, 2018  |  Retail

Forget crazy cat ladies — it seems that millennials, as a whole, are crazy pet people. They are not afraid to orient their lives and spending...

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Chinese Millennials May Save Luxury Brands
Chinese Millennials May Save Luxury Brands
January 18, 2018  |  Retail

Sales of luxury goods in China are skyrocketing — up around 20 percent from 2016 — in its sharpest growth since 2011, as Chinese millennials seek products...

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NA-KD, Swedish eCommerce Fashion Outfit, Grabs $45M In Series B
NA-KD, Swedish eCommerce Fashion Outfit, Grabs $45M In Series B
January 15, 2018  |  Retail

Swedish fashion eCommerce firm NA-KD has raised $45 million in a Series B funding round. Of those funds, reports TechCrunch, is $5 million that comes...

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Why The Gap Needs Athleta To Stay Fit
Why The Gap Needs Athleta To Stay Fit
January 10, 2018  |  Retail

When Gap bought Athleta in 2008 for $150 million, the move didn’t cause much of a stir — beyond being considered a hedge play by the...

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