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...because it is. Proponents of free wi-fi like Pozar believe that paying for Internet access is as dumb as paying for a radio signal (which is, of course, exactly what wi-fi is). Already their tin cans and string have scored successes from Manhattan to Milwaukee. Small retail outlets such as bookstores and coffee shops are starting to get with the program too. They find that giving away bandwidth is an easy way to attract customers...
Since last Sunday, Harvard students have been able to turn to the CVS on Mass. Ave. for all their 4 a.m. over-the-counter pharmaceutical needs. This new development in Square retail seems, however, to have gone largely unnoticed. In the early hours of Tuesday morning, there was nary a person to be found taking advantage of the toothpaste offerings in the eerily-bright store...
Eggers also regaled his listeners on topics including the Old West and the pirate supply store he has established as a legal front for 826 Valencia, the writing lab he established in a strict retail zone of San Francisco last April...
...country's only medical screening center within a five-star resort, CHMT offers patients a battery of diagnostic tests (including fluoroscopy and abdominal ultrasounds) and the results five hours later. Pass the time by taking a water taxi to the neighboring Mines Shopping Fair for a bout of retail therapy...
...where to go? Cambridge’s retail presence is limited at best, and those cute Newbury Street boutiques are—ahem—a bit on the pricey side. Yet there is another path. Think unique, think cheap, think freak—as in you freakin’ out on the dance floor while your adoring public tries to figure out where you picked up your one-of-a-kind threads/earrings/bag/shoes/lunchbox. Thrift, consignment, vintage…used fashion items are classified in many ways, but one thing is certain—used stuff is inexpensive, fun and gives...