On trend: How to benefit from millennial spending habits

Staying on the pulse of young consumers' tastes

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Are conventional investment processes missing consumer trends?

The changing tastes of younger consumers can easily be overlooked by older teams and traditional analysis.   Sometimes even powerful trends can be so subtle and gradual they may not feature in company reporting - at least not until it is too late.  There is risk for businesses that focus only on past success - agility is essential to move with this new market.  Schroders targets millennials with financial education site Disruption is challenging incumbent businesses. The forces are not just technology, big data and new business models, but changing consumer tastes, as millen...

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