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Saving Main Street From Its Downward Pandemic Spiral

PYMNTS

More consumers mean more sales – and more sales means growth, expansion, jobs and prosperity for the business, its workforce and the local economy in which it operates. The owner of an upscale hair salon in Boston is an example of a business living this reality. Social proof can also work in reverse. Saving Main Street.

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Happy Birthday To PYMNTS

PYMNTS

On this day in history in the year 2009, the world of payments and commerce was changed forever. No, we’re not talking about the launch of Square – that was in February of 2009. The traditional gift for a ninth anniversary is pottery, and our offices are in Boston – but, you know, no pressure.). True in 2009. What’s Next.

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The End Of The Uber Experience?

PYMNTS

Those things probably didn’t make anyone’s list because that’s a friction that Uber’s founders identified in 2009 and solved when they launched the Uber carsharing app. The citizens of Boston didn’t need a government report to tell them what was wrong, because taxi service in Boston was pretty pathetic.

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The Top 20 Venture Capitalists

CB Insights

15 of the top 20 operate in the Greater Bay Area. He received his MBA in 1993 from UT Austin before joining Credit Suisse First Boston as an Equity Research Analyst, where he focused on computer hardware and software. Operating Location: San Francisco, CA. Operating Location: San Francisco, CA. BILL GURLEY.

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Will Dynamic Pricing Change How Automotive Parts are Sold?

PYMNTS

Amazon has earned a reputation for mastering dynamic pricing, and other eCommerce operators — along with organizations that serve the B2B space — are following that example. All the Reuters materials cover the period from 2009 to 2015.).

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Skava And The Power Of Capturing Consumer Intent

PYMNTS

For instance, if it’s snowing in Boston and sunny in Miami, Ali said, showing customers from both cities the same thing when they hit a landing page is a sure way to send at least one of them to a more relevant site.

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In Favor Of Delivery: The Growing Omnichannel Store-To-Door Ecosystem

PYMNTS

However, as smartphones ascended to ubiquity – and on-demand sharing services like Uber (launched in 2009) became the norm – new options began to emerge. According to Duncan, Favor fields inquiries surrounding both its own operations and mishaps that are the restaurants’ responsibilities. Or, for that matter, even a lobster dinner?

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