As you know, today is Cyber Monday. Modern consumerism is at its yearly apex. Walmart, Amazon and similar big warehouse/online megastores tempt you with the iPad for $80 off or the 48-inch 4K television...
Two local activists took action to encourage TD Bank to divest from the Dakota Access Pipeline by blocking the entrance to the bank’s Downtown Crossing branch on Friday morning, according to a press...
For many Americans, Thanksgiving weekend is family time as much as it is shopping time. Heralded as the busiest shopping day of the year, Black Friday sees stores such as Best Buy, Target, and Walmart...
It’s hard to ignore the disturbing fact that Christmas seems to come earlier and earlier every year. Now, in the beginning of December, with hardly any time to finish your Thanksgiving leftovers, the...
In elementary school, American students learned about the bountiful feast shared between Native Americans and pilgrims to symbolize their new friendship and partnership to build the United States we know...
On Small Business Saturday, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino announced a new partnership with Main and Me, a provider of web and mobile technology, to help local, independent businesses expand during the...
In the wake of national Black Friday sales, a number of Boston University students said while they were not very familiar with Cyber Monday, they took advantage of the discounts offered.
“People didn’t...
Competing with hundreds of large corporate retailers throughout Boston, many of the city’s small businesses started the shopping season with incentives to garner support for the local stores that add...
