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Today In Payments: Apple Seeks Punitive Damages Against Epic; Boston Telemedicine Company Amwell Prices IPO

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After Epic Games asked a California judge to reinstate Fornite in Apple’s devices, Apple has filed a counter-lawsuit accusing Epic Games of greed and deceit in the fight over the iPhone maker’s App store. Boston Telemedicine Company Amwell Prices IPO. New Report: A Merchant's How-To Guide To Reopening Retail Stores.

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Cannabis Startups Expected To Boost Warehouse Rents In Boston, L.A.

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Industrial rents in already-expensive cities like Los Angeles and Boston are expected to get a boost because of weed startups, according to Bloomberg Markets. That trend is expected to continue in cities in California, Maine, Massachusetts and Nevada, all of which are now legalizing recreational weed.

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Retail Pulse: Amazon Grows 4-Star Footprint; Forever 21 Files For Bankruptcy

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Online retailers are expanding their brick-and-mortar footprints – and using feedback from eCommerce customers to inform the selections in their new stores. 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.

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Retail Pulse: Stop & Shop To Deploy Autonomous Vehicles; Chico’s FAS Plans To Close 250 Stores

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Grocers are using autonomous vehicles to help bring fresh food to the doorsteps of consumers, and news came this week that another retailer plans to use the technology: Approximately one month after Kroger announced that it had started to use autonomous vehicles in Arizona, Stop & Shop is intending to use them in the Bay State.

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Can ‘Elective’ Fees Work For Retail Banks?

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In a new PYMNTS interview, Andrei Cherny, CEO at Aspiration Bank, shares with Karen Webster his experience in building this new retail banking concept over the last four years. What we’ve really done is create this category of socially conscious, sustainable retail banking that really didn’t exist before,” Cherny said. “We

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New Report: SMS-Based Outreach Helps Merchants Authenticate Consumers, Boost Online Sales

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Retailers, in particular, are wary of adopting 2FA because of the frictions the method can present, and their fears are not without merit. California-based automaker Tesla is one company that has witnessed the merits of offering 2FA for its car owners. Developments From The Digital Consumer Onboarding Space.

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Nearly 100 Pizza Huts To Test Beer Delivery

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Brands’ Pizza Hut is bringing beer delivery to approximately 100 of its restaurants in California and Arizona. The new rollout will include cities such as Tucson, Prescott and Winslow in Arizona, and Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Sacramento and Santa Barbara in California. As it stands, over 1,700 Pizza Hut locations in the U.S.

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