PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

But what about the entrepreneurs who are still hanging onto their dreams of starting a retail business? Quite the contrary,” says Bob Brennan, chairman of the National Expansion Council and one of the directors of a nonprofit organization called Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) based in Boston, Massachusetts. “I

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Building The (Retail) Use Cases. 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. As reported, the company also said bought $50 million of bitcoin to hold on its balance sheet.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2016

The latest data show that SMEs in the nation have been forced to write off as much as $62 billion annually in bad debt. Wells Fargo: The beleaguered bank does not have many champions, and perhaps least among its fans is Massachusetts Sen. percent less according to the National Retail Federation. Plenty bad.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. Monty Python “I’m Not Dead … Yet” Award – Goes to physical retail. THE BANKING AWARDS.

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CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

In 2017, the National Restaurant Association reported annual sales of $799B — close to 48% of the total amount that Americans spent on food. In the past decade, restaurant and bar purchases have grown at twice the rate of general retail spending. Community initiatives: Loom (Massachusetts). That’s not a new development.

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