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Odds Are That Online Sportsbook Wins Big Post-COVID

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Online sportsbooks have been beneficiaries of that dictum ever since COVID-19 eradicated most live sports, leaving millions of fans and a great many bettors potentially mired in boredom. DraftKings already has similar arrangements with three NBA franchises: the Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers and Philadelphia 76ers.

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Nordstrom Launches Same-Day Gift Delivery Service

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Customers in Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. All stores will be open on Christmas Eve for online order pickup, the company said. will have a wider merchandise selection for same-day and next-day pickup. .

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Warehouses Aren’t Keeping Up With eCommerce

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Retail continues to migrate toward eCommerce, but warehouse space is not designed to keep up with the increasing pace of online orders. are in areas such as New Jersey, Boston, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. The average age of a warehouse in the U.S. is more than 30 years old, and many lack modern features, CNBC reported.

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CVS Expands Membership Program Nationwide To Lure Millennials

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After successful test runs in Boston, Philadelphia and Tampa, the CVS membership program CarePass will expand nationally with free delivery for an annual fee, CNBC reported on Monday (Aug. Hourican told CNBC the “vast majority” of purchases are made in stores, but CVS doesn’t want to lose customers who prefer to shop online. “We

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US Restaurants Face Uncertain Winter Amid Pandemic

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Grubhub and the Restaurant Strong Fund are aiming to help with $2 million grants for independent restaurants through the winter, according to a report from Restaurant Business Online. 21 to restaurants in Chicago, New York City, Boston and Philadelphia with five or fewer locations.

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KidPass Raises $5.1 Million In VC Funding For Expansion Into New Markets

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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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Amazon Same-Day Is Finally Expanding To The Bronx

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According to reports in Bloomberg , this is the second big geographical area to go online with Prime following some reporting in Bloomberg Businessweek that indicated some potentially disturbing disparities in where the service is (and is not) available in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York and Washington.