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Boston Boosts Outdoor Seating For Restaurants

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Boston’s Hanover Street parking spots, nearly impossible to find, have been eliminated and replaced with seating for more than a dozen restaurants, the city announced on Thursday (June 11). Walsh said in a press conference, referring to the lack of community input over the elimination of parking spaces. “We

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Early Days: AI Shows Promise And Limitations For Retailers

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Start creating more customer data to feed the algorithm and then you too can join the artificial intelligence (AI) retail revolution. Retailers can engage with an “AI lite” strategy that produces lookalike customer data and a level of predictive analytics. But the present and future of AI in retail is much richer. Not so fast.

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Amazon Same-Day Delivery Expands In Boston

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While there was more conjecture than proof behind Amazon’s apparent decision to exclude a Boston neighborhood from its same-day delivery service, the issue appears to be off the table now. “Demographics play no role in it,” Berman said. “Zero.”

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Former eBay PR Chief Reportedly Involved In Harassment Campaign

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A former eBay communications chief and veteran public relations executive was involved in a campaign to cyberstalk and harass a Massachusetts couple behind a newsletter critical of the online retailer, according to a Bloomberg report. Attorney Andrew Lelling said Monday (June 15) at a news conference in Boston, according to CBS Boston. “To

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Why A Chicago Startup Is Tying Its Future To Physical Retail

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Brick-and-mortar retail oftentimes gets a bad rap in 2018. Last year saw store closures spike 200 percent to 7,000 — the worst retail bloodletting since the dark days of the 2008 recession. The widely shared consensus is that this could all get quite a bit worse for physical retail before it gets better.

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Are Retailers Ready For Amazon?s Prime Time?

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Then I went to Whole Foods on the North Shore of Boston Saturday morning to do some grocery shopping. I’ve been a Whole Foods shopper since I moved to Boston 17 years ago for the same reasons that each of you may be too: organic meat, seafood, produce and foods, great bread and cheese and a fun vibe. Prime Time at the Grocery Store.

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Retail Bedfellows Roundup: Staples Shares Space, Affirm Finances Life Experiences

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Omnicommerce usually refers to where and how retailers sell their products, not necessarily who they choose to sell them with. From office supplies and communal workspaces to new ways to pay for concert tickets, more barriers to siloed retail activity are falling every day to the onslaught of retail partnerships.

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