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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 then regulators are forced to backtrack.

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Walmart Presents A Ten-Point Plan To Renew U.S. Manufacturing

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In a press release detailing the effort, the retailer said the meeting included a bipartisan conversation about the current challenges and opportunities in the American manufacturing sector as well as case studies of successful collaboration among different players. “As Manufacturing. sourcing and manufacturing , in the press release.

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Data Enablers: Spreadshirt, Data-Driven T-Shirts

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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 We automate complex payment and tax regulations in over 180 countries and offer a variety of payment checkout options,” said Smoter. million items last year.

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Shared Economy, Last-Mile Logistics Could Help Deliver COVID Vaccine

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There are now three different firms on the verge of submitting highly effective vaccines to regulators worldwide for emergency approval. If there’s one thing these players know how to do, it’s motivating people to take action and to use digital platforms and methods to distribute those incentives. percentage points.

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Staples Jumps Into Same-Day Delivery

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Staples and Office Depot saw months of hard work go up in smoke when their long-expected merger was denied by regulators and both brands had to take long, hard looks in the mirror before deciding how to proceed. For Staples, the answer wasn’t to sulk around for months.

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Drizly: The Amazon of Alcohol

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And Boston-based D rizly ’s news yesterday of its $15 million in Series B funding was a noteworthy milestone, for sure. . Given the heavily regulated nature of alcohol sales state by state and the lack of technology sophistication that the local purveyors of wine, beer and spirits have, Drizly’s job is easier said than done.

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How mPOS Helps Food Trucks Keep Up With Modern Customers

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In this month’s feature story, PYMNTS examines the mPOS solutions powering Zinneken’s , a Belgian waffle bakery with several fixed locations and one Boston-based food truck, and Frosty Ice Cream , which claims to be Massachusetts’ oldest “mobile food and dessert catering company.” . How Frosty Keeps Things Cool And Convenient .