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Harvard Book Store is one of many businesses struggling to make money due to the COVID-19 pandemic. COURTESY OF EDWARD EL VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Harvard Book Store publicizes financial struggle, receives outpour of support

Yiran Yu October 29, 2020
Hundreds of local businesses have steadily lost revenue during the pandemic without their usual foot traffic, and Harvard Book Store is among them.
Boston’s Newbury Street. Non-essential Massachusetts businesses have been making adaptations to stay afloat after their initial closures in March. LAURYN ALLEN/ DFP FILE

Amid pandemic struggles, retail stores must innovate to stay afloat

Madeline Humphrey October 1, 2020
From the closure of all non-essential Massachusetts businesses in March to the restrictions that came with reopening, retail stores have faced many difficulties in keeping their businesses running.
Mei Mei is one of many Boston restaurants with food trucks and conventional restaurant locations. PHOTO BY CARLY ROSE WILLING/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Food truck trend lets Boston restaurateurs test-drive new ideas

Tafi Mukunyadzi December 4, 2014

Whether looking for a full meal or just a snack, businesspeople, college students and tourists alike flock to brightly-colored vehicles offering nearly every kind of food, from Vietnamese to Mexican to...

Roxy’s Grilled Cheese seeks to obtain liquor license for restaurant

Daily Free Press Admin October 9, 2013

Preparing for their brick-and-mortar opening in late November, Roxy’s Gourmet Grilled Cheese, one of Boston’s most popular food trucks, started a petition on Change.org on Friday to obtain a liquor...

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