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Whole Foods’ 500th Store Features Eateries

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The space, which is created to sell more than only supermarket items, also features a rooftop experience, Chain Store Age reported, and is the chain’s 500th store. Whole Foods Market South Region President Bobby Turner said, according to the outlet, “Whole Foods Market Midtown will be a true gathering space for the community.”

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And Then There Were 20 — The Amazon HQ2 Finalists

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The finalists are in, and Amazon has chosen its list of the 20 cities still in the running to be the home of its second headquarters (HQ2), according to Bloomberg reports. Austin, Boston, New York and D.C. Boston, Massachusetts. all made the cut, as did some surprises like Columbus, Ohio. Politicians across the U.S.

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Instacart Loosens Availability Requirements For Shoppers With New On-Demand Option

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Grocery delivery startup Instacart has introduced a new option for its workers, according to reports : on-demand shopping. The service launches Thursday (April 11) in Boston, Austin and Rochester after a pilot in Sacramento and Buffalo, among other places. The pay will be the same as scheduled assignments, Instacart said. “As

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What Serving The Internet’s ‘Underserved’ Means For Payments

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communities. That matters because as time goes by and existing cities become prohibitively expensive — think San Francisco, New York City and Los Angeles, with Chicago, Boston and other areas not far behind — many younger, well-educated consumers are making moves to exurban or even rural areas, or smaller cities. Expensive Cities.

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Data Dive, Go Big Edition: Apple, Amazon And CloudKitchens

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According to reports last week, Amazon will soon be heading to Boston to construct a $40 million state-of-the-art robotics innovation hub. The 350,000-square-foot facility is planned for Westborough, Massachusetts, a community roughly 35 miles west of Boston. Amazon’s Big Robotics Investment .

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‘Google Checking,’ T-Mobile Data Breach Top This Week’s News

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Trackers and Reports. The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) is among the nonprofits working to feed local communities this holiday season is the which provides food services to 190 towns as well as cities in the eastern Massachusetts region. T-Mobile Data Breach Puts Personal Data Of 1M+ Customers At Risk.

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Tech Center: Charlotte On The Edge of Tech Greatness

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As we reported about three weeks ago, Bank of America has announced its plans to invest $1.5 The North Carolina Technology Association’s 2017 State of Technology Industry Report found that Charlotte and the Research Triangle area account for 60 percent of the state’s tech sector.

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