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DECEMBER 23, 2019

Online betting company DraftKings is merging with two other companies and going public, according to a report by the Boston Business Journal. Jason Robins, the co-founder and CEO of DraftKings, is going to run the new company, which will be incorporated in Nevada and keep its headquarters in Boston.

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

Online betting company DraftKings is merging with two other companies and going public, according to a report by the Boston Business Journal. Jason Robins, the co-founder and CEO of DraftKings, is going to run the new company, which will be incorporated in Nevada and keep its headquarters in Boston.

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APRIL 10, 2020

cities, the New York airline has joined Goldman Sachs to offer an installment loan product. Marcus , the online-only consumer banking and lending arm of Goldman Sachs, offers personal loans with no late fees of up to $10,000, with rates ranging from 10.99 percent at terms from 12 to 18 months, according to its website.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2019

As the buyer of the luxury retailer brand negotiates with the store’s landlord, Barneys New York’s flagship store on Madison Avenue in Manhattan will stay open for at least another year in a smaller form. Its warehouse stores are located in Central Valley, New York and Livermore, California.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

A New York man, 39-year-old Bogdan Rusu, was sentenced to 60 months in prison on charges of using credit card skimming tactics to steal $390,141 from various New Jersey banks, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) report. From there, they used the information to steal customers’ money from their accounts.

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

A bit of caution was well warranted, as Visa’s Global Head of Contactless Payments Dan Sanford told Karen Webster in a recent discussion, given the massive size of the New York public transit system. Penn Station is going online, and [the MTA] will enable another 50 stations this month. Yesterday (Dec. as of today, he noted.

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MAY 27, 2020

As The Wall Street Journal reported, the eatery hoped to avert a complete liquidation of its 98 locations in New York, the Mid-Atlantic, California, Illinois and Florida with a proposed $3 million sale of the business to Aurify Brands LLC. More than half of its revenue came from the New York City area, according to a court filing.

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APRIL 10, 2020

The surge of applicants has forced some states to hire more staff, expand calling hours and ease the filing process, the news service reported. One of the solutions some states, such as New Hampshire and New York, have adopted is to have applicants apply on specific days of the week based on their name.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Four former eBay employees have agreed to plead guilty next month in federal District Court in Boston, U.S. Calls and emails to the six defendants’ attorney were not returned, the news outlet reported. Calls and emails to the six defendants’ attorney were not returned, the news outlet reported.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Truepill , an online pharmacy powering delivery for direct-to-consumer healthcare brands, announced Wednesday (Sept. The new service is expected to expand Truepill’s direct-to-patient capabilities. 9) that it closed on a $75 million Series C funding round. Connecticut-based healthcare and FinTech investor Oak HC/FT led the funding.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The Wall Street Journal reports that New York City restaurant owners are "beleaguered" and hoping that their businesses won't be affected by future government-related shutdowns as the winter rolls on. 21 to restaurants in Chicago, New York City, Boston and Philadelphia with five or fewer locations.

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OCTOBER 3, 2019

The first location opened in New York City last September, followed by Lone Tree, Colorado, Berkeley, California, and Seattle, Washington. “We Every product in the stores are rated 4 stars and above, is a top seller or is new and trending on Amazon’s online platform.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

And, rather than spending on overhead costs like stores and inventory, the company launched online, selling directly to consumers. There’s nothing more disappointing than ordering something online and it not being up to the quality you expect and that you paid for. The future of footwear may just be digital.

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MAY 2, 2016

Same-day delivery has been available in the other four boroughs of New York for some time. Amazon had last week pledged to serve the predominantly black Boston neighborhood of Roxbury. “Once completed, Prime members in every zip code in New York City, including the Bronx, will receive Prime free same-day delivery.”

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APRIL 21, 2020

Uber Eats customers have stepped up at a tough time for restaurants and donated $3 million to help food service establishments using a new feature put on the app in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The donation app was tested first on April 1 in New York City, she said, to make sure tipping of delivery workers didn’t suffer.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2021

As more customers moved online, fraudsters took advantage of new and increasingly inventive opportunities to commit remote authentication fraud. Since the pandemic started, Crowe says, more customers are opening online or mobile accounts and making remote payments. Online U.S. By Elizabeth Judd.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

A study found that the industry expanded by 20 percent over the past five years, with online food delivery revenue expected to hit $24 billion by 2023. cities, including Boston, Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C. For more on these and other order to eat news items, download this month’s Tracker.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

It launched the expansion into San Francisco in January, with plans to extend the service into New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. In September, New York City Council Member Mark Gjonaj complained that Grubhub was cutting into restaurant profits by charging high fees. and Chicago.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2018

And adapting to those evolutions – and following them through, ” The Tie Bar CEO Allyson Lewis noted in an interview Lewis is how the eCommerce Tie Bar brand made a full migration to permanent physical stores — now up and running in Boston, Chicago and New York.

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MARCH 9, 2020

Currently exiting beta in New York City, Fahmy’s new company, DineVite, claims to put the discounts back where they belong — with the restaurant owners. The model for the DineVite online and mobile app is actually similar to social media. He sees it as disrupting the current app picture in the favor of restauranteurs.

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

Online retailers are expanding their brick-and-mortar footprints – and using feedback from eCommerce customers to inform the selections in their new stores. 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.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

Bonobos, the men’s clothing brand that began life online and has now pushed into the physical realm, is betting on the tactile experience to boost sales. That insight has led the firm to push harder into opening new locations, having found that customers have asked to, and desire to, come in and try on clothing.

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MAY 29, 2017

Some were already investors in the startup, which is headquartered in New York City and will use the funding to expand into Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., It’s time-consuming and difficult to navigate, with many businesses not even having a presence online.”. and Chicago.

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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. We had just gotten in three new shelves to place in the middle of the store,” he said.

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JANUARY 3, 2020

Online brands are growing their presence in the physical world by bringing their products into brick-and-mortar stores. Glossier , in one case, is bringing temporary shops to seven Nordstrom locations, including the retailer’s New York flagship. In other news, the United Parcel Service (UPS) foresees shipping 1.9

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

In hyper-competitive markets like Boston, New York and San Francisco, many buyers overbid and sometimes wave inspections to sweeten the pot for sellers. Buying and selling homes is never an easy process. The company makes its money through charging sellers a 0.5 percent platform fee.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Items available for sale will range from the Air Force 1 drops to The Ten Collection — items that Nike said in an online post are “specific to Atlanta’s vibe.” The news comes a few months after Nike opened a digitally-powered flagship in New York City.

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JANUARY 3, 2019

Taziki’s Mediterranean Café , for instance, has seen its online and to-go orders increase by 200 percent over the past three years. These are just some of the ways that QSRs have recently sought to reinvent their mobile and online ordering experiences to encourage diners skip the line and order ahead: The total number of U.K.

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JULY 30, 2019

More than 400 Dunkin’ restaurants throughout New York City’s five boroughs are now offering delivery through Seamless, Grubhub’s New York brand. And there are plans to expand the service to additional markets in the coming months, including Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

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. But surcharging as a topic of conversation in the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

The pods set up shop in places where the nap-needing tend to gather – university campuses and office spaces being their two main sweet spots – and offer the chance to book a 20-minute to two-hour nap online or on mobile with a few clicks or taps. Boston Med has offered Sleepio since 2016. But does it really work?

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JANUARY 25, 2019

At the same time, it was reported that Target — and other brick-and-mortar retailers — were introducing online and exclusive brand offerings as younger shoppers default to digital-first brands. Then, in 2018, Pop-In@Nordstrom partnered with Casper to bring pop-up stores to select Nordstrom locations and online.

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JUNE 20, 2019

The release also noted, “Additionally, restaurants will have a simplified look into their in-store, online, and delivery orders all in one unified location.”. Over 400 Dunkin’ restaurants throughout the five boroughs of New York City are now offering delivery through Seamless, Grubhub’s New York brand.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

In a twist on contemporary retail trends toward online channels, consumers still largely prefer to return in-store. The easiest way to describe what we do,” said David Sobie, CEO of Happy Returns , “is that we’re the buy online, return to store option for retailers that don’t have stores.”. and Houston. and Houston.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Interestingly enough, recent Pew Research Center research shows these two groups are slowly becoming more similar to one another in terms of finance, living situations and their online presence. This may be due to the fact that major cities throughout the country, like Boston and New York City, are seeing significant rental price surges.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Shoe brand Allbirds , in particular, has brought a large retail space in New York City. That new location, a 4,800-square-foot store in the trendy SoHo neighborhood, is quite the upgrade from its temporary 900-square-foot space. cities, such as Boston and Los Angeles, for additional brick-and-mortar locations.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The plan from our perspective was to create a user experience online first that would enable shoppers to easily customize a piece,” said Royer. Today, Interior Define has opened several new guide shop locations in New York, LA, San Francisco, Austin and Boston. “We

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