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Crypto 2020: One Step Up; Two Steps Back

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If 2020 taught us anything about cryptocurrencies, it’s that they’ve reached a tipping point. The Federal Reserve said this year that its Boston bank is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore the possibility of issuing digital currency.

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Football Season To Kick Off New Payments Plays

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It’s that’s time of year again – football season is upon us. That’s because stadiums and sports teams are looking for more opportunities to connect with at-home and online viewers as they come to represent another segment of attendees. Not only that, but over the next decade, some 90 percent of sports bets will be made online.

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SMB Profile: Looking Forward To Christmas In Connecticut

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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. People were buying things because they wanted to support us. But you know what?

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Blue Apron Turns 7 As Meal Kit Industry Grows Up

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Call Blue Apron what you will: a struggling retailer, a comeback kid, a prime example of hype in the online world, a respectable survivor. The opportunity has not gone unnoticed by grocery stores and online delivery services, either, of course. Social Media’s Role.

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Blue Apron Marks Seventh Birthday Amid Meal Kit Industry Changes

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Call Blue Apron what you will: a struggling retailer, a comeback kid, a prime example of hype in the online world, a respectable survivor. The opportunity has not gone unnoticed by grocery stores and online delivery services, either, of course. Social Media’s Role.

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McDonald’s Big Mac ATM

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Other global competitors have beaten McDonald’s to the punch tech-wise — Starbucks, Domino’s and Taco Bell, for example, are years ahead of Mickey D’s when it comes to ordering online and using digital tools to enhance the consumers’ experience. Kenmore Square, Boston will activate what it calls a “customized digital Big Mac ATM.”

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Building A Better Digital Bridg For Customers

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Digital companies like Amazon have long demonstrated the effectiveness of precision marketing through online and social media, but it’s been impossible for restaurants and retail operating in the brick-and-mortar world to duplicate those capabilities,” said Jain. Because by the numbers, every open quite literally counts.