Online Shopping
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Amazon’s Annual ‘Day of Deals’ Promises Thousands of Deals
Amazon advises its customers to mark their calendars for Tuesday, July 10 when the e-commerce giant will kick off this…
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Do Macy’s Closings Signal the Death of Retail?
For Macy's, the past Christmas wasn't a season to be jolly.
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Mastercard Testing Facial Recognition Security App
(BBC) – Mastercard is testing a smartphone app that uses facial recognition to verify online purchases. Users in the trial…
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Amazon Goes After ‘Small and Light’ Online Sales
(Wall Street Journal) – Amazon.com Inc. is cutting fees to third-party sellers of “small and light” products and offering free shipping…
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‘Buy Button’ to be Added to Google Search Results
(BBC) – Google has confirmed that it is to introduce a “buy button” to its search results imminently. The button…
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Amazon Prime Goes Hyperlocal in NYC
(PYMNTS) – In an effort to become even more competitive in New York City, Amazon Prime is broadening its…
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Verizon’s Deal for AOL Is a Push Into the Technology of Advertising
Emily Steel and Sydney Ember, THE NEW YORK TIMES (The New York Times) — A new generation of Math Men…
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Wal-Mart to Test Unlimited Shipping Service for $50 Per Year
Anne D’Innocenzio, ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will test a new unlimited shipping service…
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Alibaba Wants You to Pay for Things on Your Smartphone by Scanning Your Face
Seth Fiegerman, MASHABLE HANOVER, Germany (Mashable.com)—The future of payments may be staring us right in the face. Alibaba, the…
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Facebook Buys And Shuts Down Shopping Site TheFind To Boost Commerce In Ads
Josh Constine, TECH CRUNCH (TechCrunch.com)—Facebook today announced it has acquired personalized shopping search engine TheFind to help improve its commerce…
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