Now mobile network operators are just starting to realize how they can shop our location data to advertisers (with our consent of course), to give us discounts on everything from a cup of coffee to groceries if we happen to be nearby.

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Drivers requesting directions now can use a variety of search criteria including a 14-million-plus business directory to find their destination, be it a favorite coffee shop or the location of a business meeting.

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This is why, if the MFA was following the normal logic of a sales tax, it should be based on the location of the shop.

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The Banana Republic retail shop, in a prime location in downtown Mill Valley just 10 minutes north of the Golden Gate Bridge, went out of business.

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Recently, the NLRB sanctioned a policy that threatens to balkanize American businesses with a multiplicity an individual bargaining units, differentiated solely by the specific task they perform or the location within the shop that they perform it.

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Facebook also helps users find brick-and-mortar stores that send location-based offers and coupons to consumers as they shop onsite.

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Outlet centers provide a one-stop shop that offers great brands at a value price, in one location, in contrast to shopping online where consumers have to search for deals for their favorite brands individually.

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