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Cannabis Startups Expected To Boost Warehouse Rents In Boston, L.A.

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Industrial rents in already-expensive cities like Los Angeles and Boston are expected to get a boost because of weed startups, according to Bloomberg Markets. Legal weed has already driven up rents in cities such as Denver, Seattle, and Portland, which had previously relaxed cannabis laws.

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Retail Pulse: Amazon Grows 4-Star Footprint; Forever 21 Files For Bankruptcy

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Online retailers are expanding their brick-and-mortar footprints – and using feedback from eCommerce customers to inform the selections in their new stores. Amazon , in one case, has added a suburban Boston location to its roster of Amazon 4-star stores, marking the fifth location of its type in the United States.

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Uber Connect Expands For Holiday Package Delivery

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locations recently added for Uber Connect include Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Charleston, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Connecticut, Detroit, Fort Myers-Naples, Hampton Roads, Honolulu, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Milwaukee, Minneapolis-St. Louis, Tucson and Upstate New York.

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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. Customers can have digital orders delivered or picked up curbside, or can have merchandise rush-shipped or delivered to a store. Same-day delivery is available in the NYC area for orders placed by 4 p.m.,

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Retail Pulse: Allbirds Unveils Manhattan Flagship; Amazon Go Opens Third Store

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Shoe brand Allbirds , in particular, has brought a large retail space in New York City. cities, such as Boston and Los Angeles, for additional brick-and-mortar locations. With an increase in brand awareness from the retail stores, its eCommerce sales have risen.

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AI/BOT: Is AI The Key To Retail’s Survival?

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Over the course of the last few years, eCommerce has sprung up and put the brick-and-mortar side of the retail industry on notice. With the opening of the Amazon Go grocery store and bookstore in Seattle, Amazon is breathing innovation into the stodgy brick-and-mortar experience. More retailers are likely moving in a similar direction.

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Flipkart To Compete With Amazon Via Video Streaming

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A streaming service could aid in leveling the playing field with the eCommerce retailer. In addition, India’s video-streaming market could reach 10 times that size by the time 2023 rolls around, per a Boston Consulting Group report in 2018. As a powerful growth market, both firms are reportedly eager to expand their presence in India.

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