Category: Blog
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Presents are wrapped. Cookies are baked. And, of course, the stockings are hung by the chimney with care. As we settle down for activities and a little R&R, we’ve pulled together a primer on the holiday. Merry Christmas to you and yours. Enjoy the holidays and our picks of the week. How Christmas…
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You can’t touch it, can’t even see it, but it’s everywhere right now. At the grocery store, at your hairdresser and at the pump. And certainly wrapped inside those gifts under the tree. Inflation is at its highest in more than three decades – a global issue that’s being felt most here in the U.S.…
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Do you know the saying, ‘feeling blue?’ Well, this week we’re feeling a shade of blue – periwinkle to be exact. This week Pantone released its celebrated color of the year, and with it, made its own rules by creating its own color. Because, why not? As we prepare for 2022, we’re taking a look…
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Will the supply chain be the Grinch that stole Christmas? For months now, retailers big and small have been anxiously preparing orders and urging customers to get ahead of shopping as order delays continue to accumulate. With the holiday season in full swing, we’re taking a deeper dive into the supply chain – what it…
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Thanksgiving may just be the best of all of the holidays. Food. Family. Football. It’s always a long weekend that has the fun of Christmas, without the stress of decorating and gift-giving. And this year, for the first time in a couple, many of us are celebrating in-person. As we head into the holiday week,…
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What do you call the busiest shopping day of the year crossed with pandemic and supply chain issues? An early shopping season. We’re already two weeks away from Black Friday and the day has changed considerably since 2019. With new shopping habits and supply chains issues – retailers are urging people to get a…
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A name change, new technology and retail stores. Facebook, err Meta, has been busy over the past two weeks rolling out its new vision for the future of technology (aka, the Metaverse). This future-forward social hub is essentially a fusion of AR and VR – and the concept has been around for a few years.…
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Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. If you’re asking, and we know you are, there is only one answer to the question: what is the best candy at Halloween? Forget costumes, the true purpose of Halloween is hoarding RPBCs and storing them in the fridge for enjoyment all year long. Sure, different sizes all have a bit of a…
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It’s going to start feeling like fall around here this weekend. That’s as much about temperatures as it is the colors around us. In between apple picking and some early leaf peeping, here are a few of our picks of the week. Netflix employees walk out to protest Dave Chappelle’s special. The New York…
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It’s hard to imagine that 19 months ago, when we decided to leave our Boston office at 77 North Washington Street, it would be more than a year and a half until we returned. When we originally welcomed our virtual environment in place of our physical one, we thought it would be a mere two…