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Groupon Teams Up With Redeam To Expand Worldwide Experiences

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Customers will gain the ability to easily find, book and redeem a wider range of activities wherever they happen to be. By integrating with their technology, we’re delivering more tools and capabilities for these merchants and operators to sell more tickets while delivering a great experience for our customers.”.

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Saving Main Street From Its Downward Pandemic Spiral

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To describe these behaviors, author and behavioral scientist Dr. Robert Cialdini coined the term “social proof” in his landmark book, “ Influence ,” which was first published in 1984. 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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Retail Pulse: Amazon Grows 4-Star Footprint; Forever 21 Files For Bankruptcy

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Amazon , in one case, has added a suburban Boston location to its roster of Amazon 4-star stores, marking the fifth location of its type in the United States. Items were to span some of the most popular categories on Amazon, including books, kitchen, home and games, among others. Forever 21 plans to close up to 178 stores in the U.S.

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Merchants Gone Wild: The Surcharge Edition

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Since about mid-December of 2018, checking out in the stores here in Boston has become even more of a hassle. This newfound friction is the result of the City of Boston passing a bill that bans plastic bags and gives merchants the right to charge for ones made of paper. And it will be a lot more than just 10 cents. The Ban on the Ban.

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Chapter 11 Watch: Cosi Files, But Are Sears, Claire’s Next In Line?

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Cosi, the Boston-based sandwich chain renowned for its flatbread sandwiches, filed for bankruptcy in a Boston courtroom. Cosi operated 74 company-owned restaurants and 31 franchised restaurants in 15 states at the time of filing. 99 Cents Only Stores LLC, Nebraska Book Company, Inc., The company also fired CEO R.J.

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Rescuing The Restaurant Business From App Decline

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Restaurants can add incentive to a slow night, or pull back on promotions during full bookings. The operative word is control. “I As the year rolls on he expects to launch in Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Boston and Miami.

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23 VC-Backed Brick & Mortar Startups Changing The Face Of Main Street

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As internet retailers are expanding their operations into brick-and-mortar operations (think Warby Parker, Argent, Bonobos, and BaubleBar ), venture capitalists are also investing in “physical-first” startups focused on creating new brick-and-mortar business models. Funding and investor information is as of 9/6/17. .

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