Commerce

Commerce relates to "the exchange of goods and services, especially on a large scale". It includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural and technological systems that operate in a country or in international trade.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

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Holiday Retail 2014:  The Scoreboard So Far
December 05, 2014

The official kick-off of the annual shopping season was a week ago and that can only mean one thing:  the annual horse race for holiday retail hegemony is now underway. Everyone is hard charging for the December 24th finish line. Get the Full Story Complete...

Another Player Enters Embed Payments Into Mobile Messaging
December 05, 2014

Line, the mobile messaging platform, is crossing into the payments sphere with its new Line Pay service that will launch worldwide next week on Dec. 8, VentureBeat reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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New App Lets Musicians Collect Digital Tips From Fans
December 02, 2014

Most city-dwellers are familiar with street musicians, the performers for the people who strum guitars, play pan pipes and sing with varying degrees of tunefulness at tourist attractions and on subway platforms nationwide.  To finance their art, many put out a hat to catch tips...

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The History Of Cyber- Monday
December 01, 2014

Today will mark the tenth time that consumers whose need to spend was not quite quelled during the long Thanksgiving weekend, will return to work and carry-on commerce in one of the latest holiday season retail rituals, Cyber-Monday. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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What Really Happened On Black Friday (By The Numbers)
December 01, 2014

The official kick-off the holiday shopping season, Thanksgiving,  Black Friday (and Small Business Saturday, and “Needs A Marketing Guru To Name It” Sunday represent what is expected to be the four biggest shopping holidays of the U.S. retail calendar year. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Facebook Deals Another Blow To Small Business
December 01, 2014

Facebook deals another blow to small business as it announced yet another change to how it will decide what users see in their News Feeds. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Mobile
A Startup That Gives Thanks
November 27, 2014

Here’s a nice way to share a little holiday spirit: Mobile payments startup HouseTab will donate five meals to Food Bank for New York City each time a new user downloads and registers HouseTab’s iOS or Android app until Jan. 3, 2015 — and the...

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Wanelo Reinvents Shopping
November 26, 2014

It seems like social networks should go with e-commerce as naturally as peanut butter is combined with jelly to make the world’s most elementally perfect sandwich. Unfortunately, as it turns, out the graveyard of e-commerce is filled with many such pairings gone south. Get the...

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The Latest Amazon Accessory: A Human Installer
November 25, 2014

Amazon is running a trial in three cities—New York, Los Angeles and Seattle—to offer installation and other services—including plumbing, electrical work, fitness instructors and even music teachers—along with germane products purchased. Once a shopper chooses one of a handful of Amazon “hand-picked pros” for the...