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JUNE 11, 2020

“This is not a typical community process, but the conversations will continue,” Mayor Martin J. Walsh said in a press conference, referring to the lack of community input over the elimination of parking spaces. “We Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has said t he next phase of the reopening will include opening dining rooms.

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MAY 1, 2020

But what about the entrepreneurs who are still hanging onto their dreams of starting a retail business? Quite the contrary,” says Bob Brennan, chairman of the National Expansion Council and one of the directors of a nonprofit organization called Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) based in Boston, Massachusetts. “I

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MAY 22, 2020

Boston’s Petit Robert Bistro , one of the city’s fanciest French restaurants, started 2020 with expectations that were anything but small. So far, it looks like the eatery will pull through — thanks to support it’s received from the local community to make a successful transition from fine eat-in dining to carryout and delivery.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Podcast company Spreaker has teamed up with Staples Connect in Boston and its surrounding areas to be the hosting and distribution vendor in the podcast space at retail stores, according to a release. . The first six locations are opening in Massachusetts, in Cambridge, Somerville, Needham, Boston, Brighton and Danvers. .

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Brick-and-mortar retailers are testing convenience store designs that let consumers skip the checkout line and pay for their purchases with their mobile phones. 7-Eleven President and CEO Joe DePinto said in an announcement , “Retail technology is evolving at a rapid pace, and customer expectations are driving the evolution.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Staples is thinking outside the box with a new store format that highlights podcasting, community events and coworking spaces. The Staples Connect concept, which will be officially introduced in six Boston area stores on Feb. Office Depot’s move into coworking could be significant, as the retailer has over 1,300 locations in the U.S.,

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JANUARY 18, 2018

Austin, Boston, New York and D.C. Boston, Massachusetts. Through this process, we learned about many new communities across North America that we will consider as locations for future infrastructure investment and job creation.”. all made the cut, as did some surprises like Columbus, Ohio. Politicians across the U.S.

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