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OCTOBER 17, 2017

It’s a hungry brand, gobbling up three different food delivery competitors in the last quarter alone: Boston-based Foodler, Groupon’s OrderUp and most recently, Yelp’s Eat24. Grubhub absorbed 27 of OrderUp’s markets, including Baltimore itself, reported The Baltimore Business Journal. Foodler launched in Boston in 2005.

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

Square, for example, said in its latest earnings report that revenue from bitcoin trading came to $1.6 As reported, the company also said bought $50 million of bitcoin to hold on its balance sheet. At a high level, that means helping crypto companies and FinTechs come to market with crypto payments across the Visa rails.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Local media reports say the hotel, which began furloughs in mid-March, will shutter permanently in October. Hilton’s Times Square loss is more a reflection of how COVID-19 has bruised the Big Apple’s remarkable tourism industry than it is a commentary on individual hospitality operators. The Wall Street Journal recently reported.

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AUGUST 10, 2020

Boston-based Advent International , a global private equity firm focused on overseas buyouts, has purchased a stake in the United Kingdom’s parcel delivery group Hermes for 1 billion euros ($1.3 But the firm said it cannot predict how a global economic downturn would impact consumer spending or how badly it could hurt its operations. “I

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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The health retailer is looking to open concept stores in the beginning of 2019, CNBC reported. The news comes as CVS is testing a program in Boston in which customers get free delivery on prescriptions and online purchases, among other perks.

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MARCH 20, 2018

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has released a new report that suggests corporate bankers may be able to halt shrinking profits through digital transformation. The trend is even worse among Western European FIs, with shrinking profits prevalent among 57 percent of institutions in this region, reports said.

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AUGUST 11, 2017

a premium outerwear brand known for its goose-down jackets with fur-trimmed hoods, has announced that it plans to open three more retail locations in the fall: in Boston, Calgary and Tokyo. million – a six-fold increase, reported the PE Hub Network. Canada Goose Holdings Inc., Shares were up 5.3

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APRIL 22, 2019

Recess, a CBD-infused sparkling water company, has announced that it will be available on Uber Eats for delivery to customers in New York City, according to a report by Adweek. Eventually, the company plans to expand to other markets, including L.A. “We Recess has some company on the Uber Eats app when it comes to drinks. among others.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

The Wall Street Journal reports that cryptocurrency firms are laying off employees, a survival tactic in a world where crypto prices have crashed in some instances by more than 85 percent. The number of employers listing blockchain-related jobs is still rising, but at a much lower rate,” said the report. The anecdotes abound.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston said, “To date, U.S. regulators acknowledge that although there is a market and demand for open banking, the current regulatory structure prioritizes consumer protection.”. A September report found that the number of open banking users in the U.K. One need only look to the U.K.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Fidelity Investments , the Boston-based fund company, is becoming a leader in blockchain technology, investing billions of dollars on that and other cutting-edge technologies. According to a report in CNBC citing Fidelity, billions of dollars are going toward Fidelity blockchain, Fidelity AI and Fidelity VR. Revenue was up 13.7

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MAY 9, 2018

As restaurant operators seek to bolster sales in the face of weak traffic growth, Yum! The restaurant chain had begun testing the service in Phoenix back in December, Reuters reported. Brands’ Pizza Hut is bringing beer delivery to approximately 100 of its restaurants in California and Arizona. have liquor licenses.

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

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. Sheriff said, according to the report, “We want to meet customers where they are. The used-fashion market in the U.S. Amazon views the store as a complement to its site.

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OCTOBER 2, 2017

According to reports from Chain Store Age, the company’s new Day of Delivery Tracking offering is part of an increased focus on improved customer service. In retail news, home goods eTailer Wayfair announced Friday (Sept. 29) it had launched a new tracking feature to help keep its delivery team accountable for deadlines.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

It’s a concept Rob Orgel, now the new president and chief operating officer at Flywire , told Karen Webster was foundational to his decade-long career at Apple — where he was part of the leadership team that developed, rolled out and grew the Apple Pay business. Flywire announced his appointment Tuesday (Nov. 5) to the newly created position.

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JUNE 6, 2019

Skirting Cash Shortages at Boston Pride. Boston’s pride celebration is one of the season’s biggest events for Mandy Roberge, the owner and artist behind Wicked Good Henna. The 2018 Boston Pride parade reportedly saw more than 750,000 spectators and over 55,000 marchers. Her needs are relatively simple.

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DECEMBER 28, 2016

According to a report by The Wall Street Journal , the move on the part of Volkswagen is designed to bring mobility to vehicles. At the same time that it is recovering from that scandal, it is investing money in initiatives that won’t show a profit for a few years, reported WSJ. On the U.S.

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MAY 24, 2018

Ohio-based Spangler Candy Company won the auction with a bid of just under $19 million, The Boston Globe reported. “We The candies are made in a suburb of Boston, where the company has a little more than 200 employees. Following an auction in a U.S. bankruptcy court, Massachusetts’ New England Confectionery Co.

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APRIL 8, 2016

Walmart confirmed on Thursday (April 7) that Brian Monahan, formerly the head of marketing for the retailer’s U.S. online operations, had vacated his post effective April 1. Walmart has also spread blame to its international operations, while claiming that its U.S.-based

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

All of them and others are part of “Operation Warp Speed,” which also includes drug makers, medical distributors and federal agencies. According to PYMNTS’ Great Reopening report, U.S. Among the retailers are Kroger, Albertsons, CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid. As of Tuesday (Dec.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

State Street used false trading statements, pre-trade estimates and post-trade reports to misrepresent its compensation on various transactions, especially purchases and sales of bonds and other securities that trade outside large transparent markets.

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AUGUST 20, 2020

In terms of numbers: the program debuted in March but became fully operational only as late as July, and to date, into August, has extended only $200 million — out of $600 billion authorized. The Main Street lending program is focused on companies that cannot raise funds in the capital markets through issuing, say, bonds, or selling equity.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

After a disappointing holiday quarter in 2017, the pressure was on Starbucks , which reported its most recent quarterly earnings yesterday (Jan. There were areas of investor concern, though, particularly the slowing growth in the Chinese market. By the numbers, Starbucks delivered. Earnings came in at $.68 billion for the quarter.

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AUGUST 16, 2018

According to a new report from Aite , 73 percent of U.S. That growth came, in part, at the expense of bill-paying sites and services operated by banks. It cites a figure from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston that says more than 80 percent of rent payments are made via cash or paper checks.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Calculating how long lockdown trendlines can continue before plateauing or falling off is now the fixation of most CEOs and CFOs, as they closely watch the progress of market-makers. Shoppers are spending slightly less per order, at $243 compared with $252 during the same period a year ago,” reported Bloomberg. percent in Q3 2019.

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JULY 5, 2017

Before Uber in Boston, where I live, trying to get a taxi reliably was not only friction-filled, it was infuriating much of the time — something that a study conducted by the city of Boston in 2013 on the taxi industry bore out. That was on a day without bad weather, something Boston never has.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

In an interview with Karen Webster, Boston Federal Reserve Chief Operating Officer and FedNow Program Executive Ken Montgomery said the central bank’s ambitious payments initiative remains on track — and will inject competition into the instant payments market.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2019

That mindset “is becoming increasingly necessary if retailers want to remain competitive in the market,” the index found. Pharmacy operator CVS , for example, experimented with a program in Boston in which shoppers received free delivery on prescriptions and eCommerce purchases as well as other perks.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The New York Times ( NY Times ) reported that the renegotiations may hurt firms, many of them renewable energy companies that had borrowed based on higher rates. billion annually if it renegotiates to the now-lower market rates. The majority of those vendors are in the wind, solar and green energy industries, reports said.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

The stores are part of the retailer’s strategy to have up to 1,500 locations operating throughout the country by the conclusion of next year. According to previous reports, Boston, Dallas-Fort Worth, North Carolina, and Ohio are among the next markets the pharmacy chain is targeting for the growth of HealthHUB in 2020.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Cosi, the Boston-based sandwich chain renowned for its flatbread sandwiches, filed for bankruptcy in a Boston courtroom. Cosi operated 74 company-owned restaurants and 31 franchised restaurants in 15 states at the time of filing. immigration officials , according to multiple reports. The company also fired CEO R.J.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Amazon To Build $40M Robotics Innovation Hub Near Boston. Reports and Trackers . market, Amazon and Google have spent the last two years avidly racing for control of the emerging world of digital voice controls, and striving to develop the voice-responsive artificial intelligence (AI) that consumers interact with on a daily basis.

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AUGUST 3, 2018

In the latest Mobile Point-of-Sale Tracker , PYMNTS reports on how mPOS solutions are entering new markets around the globe, and how players in the space are working to make sure they also become more secure as they become increasingly popular. Around the mPOS World. Adopting mPOS for a Smoother Commute. About the Tracker.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2019

From an operational and risk perspective, we’ve handled the inflows smoothly, and without comprising our credit underwriting standards.”. According to reports last week, Amazon will soon be heading to Boston to construct a $40 million state-of-the-art robotics innovation hub. Amazon’s Big Robotics Investment .

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

RBS had the task of application development, food retail operations and technology connectivity, while UST Global and its partners provided the artificial intelligence (AI) solution and physical infrastructure. Each Staples Connect store also has marketing and technology services, among other offerings. Mike Motz, CEO of Staples U.S.

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JANUARY 3, 2019

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® Senior Vice President of Operations Aidan Hay said in a press release at the time, “When people want coffee or tea, they want it now and we want their orders to be ready when they are.” The total number of WeWork locations to offer sweetgreen mobile order pickup is reported to be 50.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

The eCommerce giant has reportedly been in talks with middle market pharmacy benefit managers to arrange a contract. The target market would be the uninsured and customers with high deductibles who pay cash for their prescription drugs. Consumers may also be able to “click and collect” beer from their local Whole Foods Market.

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