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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

That means otherwise straightforward and common small business duties, like banking , taxes and payroll, can be problematic for firms in the cannabis industry that are legally required to operate almost entirely in cash. Instead, CBD is known for its reported pain-reducing properties and stress-relieving abilities.

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APRIL 30, 2018

Store count isn’t everything,” CEO Suzanne Greco told The Boston Globe. It’s just not what people want anymore,” Bob Phibbs, CEO of New York consultancy The Retail Doctor, told The Washington Post. “If The retailer said it has secured $725 million in debtor-in-possession financing as the case proceeds through bankruptcy court.

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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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MAY 18, 2017

Can Wal-Mart’s Expensive New E-Commerce Operation Compete With Amazon? A recent acquisition spree including Jet.com gives the retail giant much-needed digital chops by Brad Stone and Matthew Boyle from Bloomberg Business Week Last summer, Marc Lore, founder and chief executive officer of e-commerce startup Jet.com Inc.,

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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The health retailer is looking to open concept stores in the beginning of 2019, CNBC reported. The retailer plans to focus on the management of chronic conditions, such as asthma, kidney disease and cardiovascular disease, while also seeking to encompass more services at its MinuteClinics.

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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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OCTOBER 8, 2020

Adults with positive SARS-CoV-2 test results were approximately twice as likely to have reported dining at a restaurant than were those with negative SARS-CoV-2 test results.”. And restaurant operators are aware. America doesn’t have the appetite for this. We’ve had it. It’s not coming out of the blue. Winter Is Coming.

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JUNE 10, 2020

s workforce, reported the Evening Standard. What The Restaurant Group wants to do is lower its rent in 85 locations to keep them operating. There is one shining light in the company’s operations: the pan-Asian brand Wagamama, which has performed well since the Restaurant Group bought it in 2018. At the time of Massachusetts Gov.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

The recently released report by the Bank for International Settlements ( BIS ) offers a general framework for digital currencies. The pandemic, no surprise, has spurred the shift, especially in the retail space, where the share of respondents who reported switching to online transactions was up 28 points since March.

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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. Starbucks partnered with the app in January, with San Francisco first and then spreading to Boston, Chicago and L.A., and $30. “We among others.

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

More consumers mean more sales – and more sales means growth, expansion, jobs and prosperity for the business, its workforce and the local economy in which it operates. The owner of an upscale hair salon in Boston is an example of a business living this reality. Social proof can also work in reverse. Saving Main Street.

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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. SeafoodSource.com has reported that a number of U.S. Le Pain Quotidien , the U.S.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

As of fall 2020, a third of consumers report that they are very or extremely likely to select a merchant based on the availability of suitable digital, touchless offerings. The number of consumers who report missing the physical shopping experience has dropped by 20 percent since April. The SMB Pinch.

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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. Building The (Retail) Use Cases. “Staking a claim on bitcoin trading can pay off,” we wrote in this space recently.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

Retailers are aiming to help consumers manage chronic diseases as well as their overall health and wellness through new brick-and-mortar experiences. Through HealthHUBs, consumers are at the center of an unmatched retail health experience. CVS Health, however, is not the only retailer to bolster its health offerings.

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DECEMBER 6, 2019

Also, the co-founder of Boston-based payments firm Circle will step down from his co-CEO role at the end of the month. The co-founder of Circle, a Boston-based payments firm, will step down from his co-CEO role at the end of the month. And Uber has debuted a group ordering option.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

As reported by Cointelegraph Thursday (Sept. Earlier this year, as noted by PYMNTS , the bank said it “established a small in-house Innovation Lab as a way to strengthen engagement with, and understanding of, new and emerging technologies that are relevant to its policy and operational responsibilities.”

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JANUARY 22, 2019

According to a report in USA Today , Starbucks is rolling out the delivery expansion in San Francisco on Tuesday (January 22) and will extend it into Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington D.C. The report noted that Starbucks is also gearing up to test the service in London, noted the report. “We

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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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OCTOBER 2, 2017

In retail news, home goods eTailer Wayfair announced Friday (Sept. 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. 29) it had launched a new tracking feature to help keep its delivery team accountable for deadlines.

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APRIL 8, 2016

Online retail is known for moving fast, and sometimes, the execs pulling all the levers behind the scenes move even faster. 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.

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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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JULY 16, 2020

Andrew Cuomo is threatening to close down restaurants that are not following social distancing rules to stem the coronavirus, CNBC reports. Boston-based Petit Robert Bistro owner Loic Le Garrec said in a recent PYMNTS interview that he’d been trying to stay safe in reopening through temperature checks. New York Gov.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

In a recent trend, eCommerce mattress brands have been moving into the world of brick-and-mortar retail by opening their own stores and pop-up shops to help let customers test-drive their products in real life. 22) before reportedly extending the service into Boston and New York, among other cities.

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APRIL 20, 2018

All of the chain’s brick-and-mortar stores are scheduled to close by the end of August, Chain Store Age reported. Though the retailer has 250 locations, 38 of those stores are already in liquidation. Still, Bon-Ton said its eCommerce and mobile platforms will continue to operate as its stores are liquidated.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Amazon To Build $40M Robotics Innovation Hub Near Boston. Reports and Trackers . Consumers can access a wide range of retail products through subscription boxes, including meal kits, pet supplies and beauty items — to name a few options. million American adults subscribing to some type of subscription retail product offering.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Tide, the laundry brand owned by CPG Detergent, is introducing a service called Tide Cleaners, an on-demand dry cleaning and laundry service, at 1,000 locations in cities across the country, according to reports. There are currently boxes in Dallas, Boston, Cincinnati, Nashville, Denver, Washington D.C.

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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.

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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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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Finally, not every retailer can be Amazon, but they can all learn something from the eCommerce giant – here’s what. The Hilton hotel chain is now allowing its customers to redeem their Hilton Honors rewards points via Amazon, making it the first hotel operator to offer such an ability. Prime Pharma? Making The Honors Roll.

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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. One logistics technology startup is working to solve the problem of physical returns for digital retailers. One logistics technology startup is working to solve the problem of physical returns for digital retailers.

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AUGUST 22, 2018

In fact, in its founding days back in 2002, Wayfair fit comfortably in the spare bedroom of Conine’s Boston-area home. As of now, the firm is looking to branch out from its Copley Place headquarters in downtown Boston and into a neighboring building that reportedly has enough space to accommodate it. It was built on data.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Put on a Retail Happy Face. Apocalypse, Schmapolcalypse, reports say, as a strong economy and historic levels of unemployment have driven people to open their wallets and buy more stuff than they have in a very long time. Yup, physical retail is doing just fine — despite all the talk of doom and gloom. Simultaneously, U.S.

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MAY 24, 2018

Sue Martin, owner and operator of three McDonald’s restaurants in Volusia County, said, “You would be surprised how many big orders we get for teachers’ breakfasts or meetings. Though the fast food chain reported its highest sales growth in six years in January, U.S. This is just putting it into an easier package.””.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2016

As The Wall Street Journal reports, Alphabet Inc. The WSJ story points out that the newest version of Atlas resembles one developed by Boston Dynamics — which was purchased by Google in 2013 and had, before moving into the commercial space, developed robots for the U.S.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

The most recent details on FedNow come roughly a year after the central bank announced its plans to build and operate real-time rails. He added that the service will provide additional reporting and messaging features as implementation takes shape. A Liquidity Boost? . FedNow Will Augment Private Systems, Not Replace Them .

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