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And Then There Were 20 — The Amazon HQ2 Finalists

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Austin, Boston, New York and D.C. Boston, Massachusetts. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The finalists are in, and Amazon has chosen its list of the 20 cities still in the running to be the home of its second headquarters (HQ2), according to Bloomberg reports. Austin, Texas. Chicago, Illinois.

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Retail Pulse: Nike Opens Atlanta SNKRS Pop-Up; FAO Schwarz Plans London Store

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Big brands are opening pop-up shops chock full of digital commerce technology and experiences for fans, and Nike is no exception. That store is located only 45 minutes away from one of its Boston-area locations. In other news, Giant Food is getting ready to open the doors to an eCommerce hub in Pennsylvania next month.

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The Top 20 Venture Capitalists

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We used CB Insights data gathered via our machine learning technology (dubbed The Cruncher ) and from thousands of submissions we received from VC partners and firms via The Editor. Jeff began his post-graduate career as a Management Consultant with The Boston Consulting Group. 2018 VC Report: AI FUNDING LEPT 29% IN US. BILL GURLEY.

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Fintech Fundings: 28 Companies Raise $220 Million Week Ending March 25

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HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Payment technology for parking meters. HQ: Braddock, Pennsylvania. Source: Crunchbase. Maxwell Health. Payroll & beneifts platform. Latest round: $22 million Series C. Total raised: $56.4 Source: Crunchbase. Real estate investment marketplace. Latest round: $16 million Series B. Meter Feeder.

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Mobile Payments Amnesia And CVS’ M-Pay Entrance

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Although the company doesn’t support Apple Pay, its competitors or NFC-based technologies currently, it is not counting them out forever. With CVS’ Boston-based innovation lab working to push CVS in the direction of a cutting-edge health care company, there may be a lot more technology to come – and soon.

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