PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2017

Boston-based athletic company New Balance has a simple mission: to become the world’s best running brand. Said simply, New Balance is rethinking athletic footwear retail — how to sells shoes, where to sell shoes and how to carry on its relationship with its customers across channels — and in between sneaker replacements.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Beyond the pop-up shop, the retailer is opening a “Studio of Dreams” Super Bowl Content Studio on the same block. Between its flagship and pop-up shop, brands like Nike are incorporating mobile payments along with experiences into their new retail spaces as they head into a digital future. It makes that purchasing much easier.”

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2019

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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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2020

Mayors from New York City, Chicago, Boston and Portland are participating in a program where Grubhub will suspend the collection of up to $100 million in commission payments from restaurants across the country. Independent restaurants are the lifeblood of our cities and feed our communities,” said Grubhub CEO Matt Maloney.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2018

But at roughly the same time that Markle was modeling their wares at a royal gathering, Club Monaco was doing something designed to perhaps push an even greater “pop” for their retail presence than the enthusiasm of a princess (or, technically, duchess). Pop-up stores.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2019

Chase has announced it is expanding its retail footprint into nine of the top American markets, as well as opening dozens of new locations in the greater Washington, D.C area, Philadelphia and Boston. The bank said about 30 percent of the branches will be in low or moderately low income communities.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

On March 24, on what would have usually been a busy day at the start of spring, the state ordered all nonessential retail shops on the green to shut down, as the pandemic crept its way north from New York City and south from Boston. That day was the start of a harrowing three-month retail lockdown. They still had anniversaries.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2018

Then I went to Whole Foods on the North Shore of Boston Saturday morning to do some grocery shopping. I’ve been a Whole Foods shopper since I moved to Boston 17 years ago for the same reasons that each of you may be too: organic meat, seafood, produce and foods, great bread and cheese and a fun vibe. Prime Time at the Grocery Store.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2020

With CVS Health on the path to meeting its goal of revamping more than 1,000 of its stores, the health retailer is reportedly seeing positive early results. Dallas-Fort Worth, Boston, Ohio and North Carolina are among the next markets the pharmacy chain is targeting for the growth of HealthHUB in 2020. Pat Carroll, M.D.,

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2020

For Main Street businesses, the pain isn’t the result of just one shop or restaurant closing down, since the churn of small businesses is part of the small business reality – particularly in the retail and restaurant sector. The owner of an upscale hair salon in Boston is an example of a business living this reality.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

After cherished Boston dining spot, Stella, closed its doors due to pandemic losses, chef and owner Evan Deluty couldn’t let the dream die — or his heavenly preparations disappear — and has reinvented Stella as a gourmet food truck.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2020

“We appreciate the opportunity to partner with Falls Township officials, who are providing us with the approvals and support of this newly designed store format that will be of benefit to the community,” he added. The chain also operates stores in New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

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.” The store is also set to host social, health and wellness and culinary community events.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The movement toward stitching smart homes together to form “smart neighborhoods” hints at connectivity that extends beyond individual consumers to entire communities. The company has said the network enhancement is available at no charge. Users can turn the Sidewalk feature off if they would like.).

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PYMNTS

JULY 4, 2016

Want to take your family of four to see the Boston Red Sox? “I think pretty much anyone can take their kids to a game here, and that is always our goal,” said Bill Wanless, the team’s vice president for public and community relations. Baseball games, since they proliferate everywhere during the summer months in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

communities. 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.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Germany- and Boston-based Spreadshirt uses data, analytics and even social media information to build a product and spread news among communities while printing more than 3.6 The e-merchant is freed up to concentrate on creative ideas and community engagement with fans rather than spending time on a tedious business process.”.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

While the store is a first for Nike, it’s part of a bigger trend in retail — product and inventory localization. how retailers can survive (and thrive) this holiday season. Learn about the technologies, innovations, and strategies that retailers can leverage during the holidays. Major retailers and brands go local.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2016

Walmart wants to add $250 billion worth of Made in the USA products to its stores by 2023, an ambitious plan the retail giant says will add 1 million new American-based manufacturing and support jobs as well. Harold Sirkin, senior partner and managing director at the Boston Consulting Group, who presented a forum on U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Building upon its Boston-area staff, Facebook plans to open a new office in neighboring Cambridge next year. The current team is more than 100 strong and has outgrown its small Kendall Square office, according to news from The Boston Globe ; the expansion will accommodate all of them comfortably, plus 500 more.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

When asked, fear of crowds surfaced as consumers’ primary reason for preferring to carry on with digital-first experiences when it comes to shopping for groceries (57 percent), purchasing retail products (52 percent) and even ordering food from restaurants (45 percent). The SMB Pinch. The Power of Persistence.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

Boston-based Legal Sea Foods, which has 37 locations, has closed temporarily. Our main priority remains the health and wellbeing of our employees, guests and the communities in which we operate. Roger Berkowitz, president and CEO, posted the announcement on the company’s website on March 16. We do this out of an abundance of caution.

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Jeff For Banks

JANUARY 11, 2014

According to a 2012 Boston College Center for Retirement Research study , 63% of American males (why only males I do not know) participated exclusively in defined contribution (DC) retirement plans in 2007, up from 47% in 1992. Could this need for personal financial management prove to be a viable niche for community financial institutions?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

They can then select a host, which could be, say, a retail store or hotel, and enter their drop-off and pick-up times in addition to their number of small and/or large bags. They’re “the fabric of all these different communities” in all these major cities, he noted.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Certain mobile functions and features are essential to the success of a community bank’s mobile banking offerings. Newfangled mobile capabilities could help community banks stand apart from their competitors. Share of community banks and credit unions offering the following mobile banking features and functions: 84%.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Certain mobile functions and features are essential to the success of a community bank’s mobile banking offerings. Newfangled mobile capabilities could help community banks stand apart from their competitors. Share of community banks and credit unions offering the following mobile banking features and functions: 84%.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2019

2,420 in Boston and $2,300 in Seattle for a no-frills one-bedroom, probably a walk-up. They also don’t have to cope with the loneliness typically reported among young workers, as co-living arrangements offer not just a place to live, but also a built-in sense of community. Co-living opens you up to an instant community and connections.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2016

The move comes after community representatives complained that the service’s geographic limitations had some racial disparities. Amazon had last week pledged to serve the predominantly black Boston neighborhood of Roxbury. Amazon’s same-day delivery program is coming to the Bronx.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Boston-based agricultural tech company Freight Farms is taking a different approach, leveraging data to optimize value throughout the supply chain — and, of course, track production every step of the way. There are all sorts of technology-driven solutions cropping up in response to this demand.

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ABA Community Banking

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

JPMorgan Chase to expand in Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. Management Financial Trends Retail Banking Channels.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a tremendous toll on communities across America,” Brainard said. In a Thursday (Aug. 6) symposium highlighting the Fed’s approval of the FedNow system, Fed Gov. Lael Brainard said the coronavirus crisis has heightened the need for instant payments. A Liquidity Boost? .

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 22, 2016

The CFPB has announced the appointment of new members to its Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, Credit Union Advisory Council, and Academic Research Council. Retail Bank, Citibank, New York, NY. Chi Chi Wu, Staff Attorney, National Consumer Law Center, Boston, MA. Community Bank Advisory Council Members.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 15, 2015

Customer contact centers are reshaping retail service for the technology age. Increasingly, more digitally connected consumers are saying yes to that question with their community bank. For many community banks, telephone calls still generate the highest volumes of customer service interactions. Bob Meara, retail banking expert.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The fee-free card is Goldman Sachs’ latest inroad into the retail consumer business after establishing its online Marcus brand in 2016, which makes unsecured personal loans. According to reports last week, Amazon will soon be heading to Boston to construct a $40 million state-of-the-art robotics innovation hub.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2020

There’s nothing like being in a class physically with a community and an instructor. Peloton, for example, took the market by storm with its connected fitness bikes that allow members of the greater community to tap into live classes and pre-recorded content with fellow riders from around the world. It’s not the same, right?”

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