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Google Testing Same-Day Delivery In San Francisco

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Google is getting into the grocery delivery market, with NBC News reporting that it is testing a same-day delivery service that will bring food and other online orders to consumers’ doorsteps. The idea behind it, noted NBC News, is for Google to make people even more reliant on the Internet so it can turn around and sell more online ads.

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Relocations And Remote Work Hit San Francisco’s Finances

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“As we respond to the urgent challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and look forward to our economic recovery, we can’t lose sight of our long-term financial situation,” said San Francisco Mayor London Breed in a press release. The New York Times reported that remote work has meant many San Franciscans have fled the Bay area.

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Just Eat Takeaway To End Gig Worker Model

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We want to be certain they do have benefits, that we do pay taxes on those workers.”. In addition, employers must pay taxes for workers, including one half of their social security and Medicare taxes along with state unemployment taxes. The companies are expected to appeal.

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Grocery Tracker: Food Markets’ Lag In Online Presence

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Elsewhere, a new tax is set to be levied on sugary beverages sold in restaurants and supermarkets in five more U.S. In San Francisco, Oakland and Albany, California, consumers voted to see a one-cent-per-ounce tax on all sugary beverages, joining Berkeley, California, which instated a similar tax two years ago.

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Local Governments Move In On Retail Vacancies

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and San Francisco. has hiked the normal commercial property tax rate on vacant property from between $1.65 On March 3, San Francisco voters approved Proposition D , a property tax aimed at filling vacancies. Even smaller cities are opting for such taxes. for $100 in assessed value to $5 per $100.

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FTC Puts The Smackdown On Fake Online Reviews

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One cannot have the good without the bad, and that holds especially true, it seems, with online product reviews — a vital, useful part of eCommerce that is reviled by consumers, marketplace sellers and merchants alike. Talk to any online shopper, merchant or marketplace third-party seller. It comes from the U.S. FTC Penalty.

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Virus Expected To Have Long-Term Impact On Travel, X-Border Payments

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The event, originally scheduled for March 16 to March 20 in San Francisco, was canceled after many of the biggest companies expected to attend dropped out, citing concerns about the spread of the virus. The number of companies and events impacted by the coronavirus’ mass spread now includes the annual Game Developers Conference.