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NANTUCKET, MA - 9/18/2014: The Landscape of Nantucket with a view of Madaket Harbor. AERIAL (David L Ryan/Globe Staff Photo) SECTION: METRO TOPIC stand alone photo

The Nantucket roots of Macy’s and its red star

An L.L.Bean boot serves as a flower pot holder during an event at a new manufacturing center, in Lewiston, Maine, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. The Maine-based retailer plans to expand production to keep up with demand for its leather-and-rubber “duck boot” with a new manufacturing center being unveiled Thursday. The company hopes to make 750,000 pairs of boots this year, and to hit the 1 million mark in 2018. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

LL Bean publishes outdoors ad only visible in the sunlight

Uber to lose its license to operate in London

In this Sept. 15, 2017, photo, the cellular version of the Apple Watch Series 3, distinguished by the red dot on its crown, is displayed in New York. The new watch comes out Friday, Sept. 22. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Review: The new Apple Watch September 21, 2017 | 3:58 PM

Dave LeMote wipes down a post clock at Electric Time Company, Inc. in Medfield, Mass., Friday, March 7, 2014. Most Americans will set their clocks 60 minutes forward before heading to bed Saturday night, but daylight saving time officially starts Sunday at 2 a.m. local time (0700GMT). (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

State panel backs switching to all-year daylight saving time September 21, 2017 | 8:53 AM

Amazon could find those 50,000 jobs hard to fill in Boston area September 21, 2017 | 8:44 AM

Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of internet software, shows the new Apple TV product at the Steve Jobs Theater on the new Apple campus on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Review: The new Apple TV September 21, 2017 | 7:23 AM

NH to bid for Amazon headquarters September 20, 2017 | 9:16 PM

Facebook tightens ad policies after 'Jew-hater' fiasco September 20, 2017 | 5:33 PM

As building booms in Chelsea area, rabbis hope for Jewish renaissance September 20, 2017 | 10:06 AM

Mayor backs new plan to build MLK memorial in Boston September 20, 2017 | 9:55 AM

Milford, MA -- 09/16/17 -- Milford Citizens for Fairness held a rally to remind residents to vote against a proposed ban on licensed cannabis companies in the town of Milford, on September 16, 2017, in Milford, Massachusetts. (Kayana Szymczak for The Boston Globe)
Note: These local people did not want their names in the paper.

Milford votes to keep legal pot businesses out September 20, 2017 | 8:45 AM

Waltham is getting a (smaller) Roche Bros. September 20, 2017 | 8:25 AM

Boston, MA -- 9/19/2017 - Holly Sklar, speaks on behalf of Business for a Fair Minimum Wage during a press conference held to support slowly increasing the state's minimum wage to $15/hour. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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Mass. lawmakers hear calls for a higher minimum wage September 19, 2017 | 5:07 PM

In this Sept. 15, 2017, photo, the iOS 11 control center is displayed on the iPhone 8 Plus in New York. The control center offers easy access to the flashlight and other tools with a swipe up from the bottom. It got separated into multiple pages last year to increase the options available, but the extra swipes got annoying. With iOS 11, it’s back to a single page. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

4 things to know about Apple's software update September 19, 2017 | 4:26 PM

4,500 signatures (and counting) in support of Amazon buying Benny's September 19, 2017 | 9:54 AM

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, file photo, shoppers shop in a Toys R Us store on Black Friday in Miami. Toys R Us, the pioneering big box toy retailer, announced late Monday, Sept. 18, 2017 it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection while continuing with normal business operations. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)

Toys R Us joins bankruptcy list as Amazon exerts influence September 19, 2017 | 9:18 AM

In this Feb. 17, 2016 file photo, plants grow at the home of Jeremy Nickle, owner of Hawaiian Holy Smokes, in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Massachusetts town debates keeping legal pot businesses out September 18, 2017 | 4:11 PM

From left, Jann Wenner, founder of Rolling Stone magazine, and his youngest son, Gus Wenner, at the magazine’s headquarters in New York City, Oct. 13, 2016.

Rolling Stone magazine to be sold September 17, 2017 | 11:06 PM

Child care choices limited for those working outside 9-to-5 September 16, 2017 | 12:41 PM

Boston thinks Suffolk Downs is the key to landing Amazon September 16, 2017 | 12:00 AM

Kate Lauzon, 40, with two of her children. She receives disability payments and works several part-time jobs.

In the Berkshires, locals struggle as tourism booms September 15, 2017 | 8:17 AM

Google hit with class action lawsuit over gender pay September 14, 2017 | 10:00 PM

Sales of beer and wine at the Cambridge store will probably cease in the coming months.

Two-buck chucked in Cambridge: Trader Joe's to cease alcohol sales at store September 14, 2017 | 7:00 PM

Bernie & Phyl’s is at it again with racy T ads September 14, 2017 | 8:30 AM

A Worcester hardware store open since 1782 is going out of business September 13, 2017 | 2:19 PM

Target bumps up holiday hiring by 40 percent this year September 13, 2017 | 9:30 AM

Bowing to civic pressure, Seaport developer plans for theaters September 13, 2017 | 8:31 AM

Poland Spring targeted by 2nd lawsuit over labeling September 12, 2017 | 11:30 PM

Apple CEO Tim Cook, wraps up a new product announcement presentation at the Steve Jobs Theater on the new Apple campus on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

4 announcements from Apple on Tuesday September 12, 2017 | 11:26 PM

The new iPhone X is displayed in the showroom after the new product announcement at the Steve Jobs Theater on the new Apple campus on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

First look: Apple's luxury iPhone X September 12, 2017 | 11:12 PM

As running booms in China, marathoners look to Boston September 12, 2017 | 8:37 AM

Coming up today, maybe: The $1,000 iPhone September 12, 2017 | 12:16 AM