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Macy’s Adds Product Proximity Search To App
April 09, 2015

Macy’s has been known for testing the omnichannel waters, which seems to be paying off for the major retailer. And while Macy’s already allows its customers to sort products by store location to see where they are available, the retailer has recently added the option to...

Is Groupon Exiting The POS Business?
April 09, 2015

Groupon may be looking to sell of its point-of-sale software business that’s used for restaurants and bar iPad POS systems, Re/code reported yesterday (April 8), though no specific sources were named. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Rocket Internet Taps Ex-Amazon Exec For Global Fashion Group
April 09, 2015

Rocket Internet-backed Global Fashion Group appears to have some extra spring in its step this month, and it just may be shooting for the stars. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Informatica Goes Private For $5.3B
April 09, 2015

In the biggest leveraged buyout of 2015, big-data software vendor Informatica will be taken private by the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board and private-equity firm Permira for $5.3 billion, the company announced on Tuesday (April 7). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Did The Bitcoin Foundation Go Bust?
April 09, 2015

Days after a newly elected board member said the Bitcoin Foundation is “effectively bankrupt,” the organization has responded that it’s not, but it’s working from an austerity budget after the collapse in bitcoin’s price “drastically affected the Foundation’s bottom line as the majority of assets...

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Group Pushes To Cut Jackson And Put Woman On $20 Bill
April 09, 2015

A group lobbying to replace Andrew Jackson with a woman on the $20 bill has unveiled its Final Four: former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, abolitionist Harriet Tubman, civil rights activist Rosa Parks, and Wilma Mankiller, the first woman elected chief of a major Native American...

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Uber Winning Over Business Traveler Market
April 09, 2015

U.S. business travelers are increasingly using Uber for rides they report on expense forms, with taxi and Uber rides now neck-and-neck overall — but with significant differences between cities, according to Certify. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

New Jersey Wants To Tax Bitcoin Transactions
April 09, 2015

In New Jersey, if you accept bitcoin as a retailer, you must collect sales tax — twice. That’s the word from the New Jersey Division of Taxation, which has issued a technical advisory memorandum spelling out the tax implications of cryptocurrency in the Garden State....

Apple Watch Reviews Are Mixed Bag
April 09, 2015

The Apple Watch is the best smartwatch ever made, it’s loaded with more apps than anyone could use, and you don’t need it. That, in a nutshell, is what early reviewers are saying about Apple’s wearable, which will hit stores for pre-ordering on Friday (April...