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eBay’s ‘Wishbone’ Promo Lets Consumers Pick Deals
November 26, 2015

eBay is today launching its Thanksgiving dinner inspired “Wish Bigger Wishbone” campaign, which will allow its customers to pick between deals paired against each other — much like breaking the turkey wishbone on Thanksgiving. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Google To Give Black Friday Shoppers Real-Time Store Data
November 26, 2015

While the average consumer is more than familiar with several of Google’s high-profile products and services, a large part of the tech giant’s business is still done behind the scenes with consumer data and analytics-hungry advertisers. However, Google is turning this inside out on Black...

Mobile Commerce
Startups Race To Deliver On-Demand Thanksgiving Essentials
November 26, 2015

In-store retailers spend the better part of early November saturating the airwaves with news of their irresistible promotions come Black Friday in order to get shoppers up from the dinner tables and in line for doorbuster deals. However, this year food and beverage delivery startups...

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Jet Grabs Needed Cash Infusion
November 25, 2015

Some good news in the form of funding this week for much hyped, but still struggling, Jet.com. The burgeoning eCommerce effort confirmed that it has raised $350 million of fresh equity in a new funding round that values the startup at $1.35 billion. Get the Full Story Complete...

Merchant Innovation
Apple’s iBeacon: Fizzle or Sizzle?
November 25, 2015

As successful as Apple has been with most of its product launches, it still has some products that haven’t taken off, such as Apple’s beleaguered iBeacon platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Dell Malware Flaw Exposes Eavesdropping Risk
November 25, 2015

Some people go to great lengths to secure their digital identities, spending hundreds of dollars on anti-spyware software and avoiding any site that might look the least bit suspicious. However, even the most careful users of Dell computers are learning that all their caution against...

Retail’s Holiday Shopping List
November 25, 2015

Email marketing drove 18 percent of holiday spend in 2014 – as did the Monday and Tuesday after Thanksgiving – and not the weekend in-between. Digital River’s holiday shopping list for retailers offers new advice on how they can grab consumers’ attention across the growing...

Retail, Payments Give Mutual Thanks
November 24, 2015

What can the payments industry learn from retail (and vice versa)? PYMNTS breaks that down -- plus explores the seasonal hiring boom’s effect on retail security, as well as the continued gaps in consumer password protection -- in this Thanksgiving edition of the Retail Security...

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Just In Time For Black Friday, New POS Malware
November 24, 2015

More bad news for physical retailers going into a Black Friday that seems to be successfully collecting yawns from consumers this year. Now, it seems, there is an honest to goodness threat on the horizon for those brave enough to hit the stores this Friday...