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Edmunds Rolls Out Consumer Car Dealer Pricing Platform
August 18, 2015

The car-shopping site launched its new Edmunds Express tool yesterday (Aug. 17) to provide car dealers with a customized way to authenticate pricing and information for their inventories for customers seeking third-party validation.

Why Amazon Thinks Drones Will Be The Next Mail Truck
August 17, 2015

Delivering products via air by drones may not be for years, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos told The Telegraph in a recent interview, but when it does happen, it’s likely to happen in the U.K. first, he noted. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Retail Tech Meets Consumer Reality
August 17, 2015

“The consumer’s path to purchase is anything but linear, and discovery is influenced by any number of factors and actions taken in any point of time.” – Karen Webster, CEO MPD, R2 Keynote Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

PayPal Pairs With Commerce Dept. To Harness Economic Data
August 17, 2015

How can PayPal gain a better understanding about how consumers spend their money and how U.S. businesses should focus their export efforts to match consumers’ spending needs? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Connecting The Data Points Of Corporate Travel
August 17, 2015

The trend of business travelers booking their travel through the channels that are most convenient for them is on the rise, but does open booking threaten to leave corporations out of the loop? PYMNTS sat down with Cara Whitehill, SVP and GM at Traxo to...

Apple Pay Striking Out With Australian Banks
August 17, 2015

Those looking forward to the day when they can use Apple Pay down under (with a card issued by an Australian bank) may be waiting for a bit longer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Google’s Alpha-Bets
August 15, 2015

The well-known adage is “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” And, at 17 years of age, Google is an old dog (if you’re measuring in Internet years, that is). It seems, however, that Google’s executive team didn’t get the memo Re: old dogs, new...

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Jessica Alba’s Retail Startup Worth $1.7B — Honest(ly)
August 14, 2015

The movie star’s eCommerce startup Honest Co., which she cofounded in 2011 to offer nontoxic products, has raised $100 million in its latest funding round, valuing the site at nearly $1.7 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday (Aug. 13). Get the Full Story Complete...

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Amazon Backs Celebrity-Inspired Fashion Site
August 14, 2015

“Who are you wearing,” is the classic line that dominates the red carpet at nearly every high-brow celebrity awards show. But that line is no longer solely dedicated to the red carpet. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...