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Groupon: Most Americans To Start Shopping On Thanksgiving Morning
Groupon: Most Americans To Start Shopping On Thanksgiving Morning
November 22, 2018  |  Retail

A new survey has found that most people plan to begin their holiday shopping well before their turkey dinner — 7:16 a.m. EST on Thanksgiving Day...

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Pre-Black Friday Online Sales Spike 17 Pct
Pre-Black Friday Online Sales Spike 17 Pct
November 22, 2018  |  Retail

U.S. consumers increased their online shopping by nearly 17 percent before Black Friday, according to new data published by Adobe Analytics this week. Online shopping spend...

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Goldman Sued Over 1MBD Scandal
Goldman Sued Over 1MBD Scandal
November 21, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Goldman Sachs is being sued by an Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund over what is being termed the Malaysian 1MDB scandal. The suit was filed...

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Amazon To Roll Out PillPack Service To Employees
Amazon To Roll Out PillPack Service To Employees
November 21, 2018  |  Amazon

News of Amazon‘s acquisition of online pharmacy startup PillPack have had analysts assuming the eCommerce conglomerate is ready to introduce an online pharmacy to its suite...

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BMW Wins Ride-Hailing License In China
BMW Wins Ride-Hailing License In China
November 21, 2018  |  International

BMW reportedly has achieved a ride-hailing first. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Glitch Exposes Amazon Customer Emails
Glitch Exposes Amazon Customer Emails
November 21, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

In what it described as a “technical error,” Amazon confirmed Wednesday (Nov. 21) that some of its customer names and emails have been exposed, and...

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Walmart Tests Same-Day Grocery Delivery In China
Walmart Tests Same-Day Grocery Delivery In China
November 21, 2018  |  Innovation

Walmart is piloting same-day grocery delivery in China via a new service called Walmart To Go. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Apple, Silk Labs Buy To Boost AI Offering
Apple, Silk Labs Buy To Boost AI Offering
November 21, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Apple has reportedly acquired Silk Labs, the maker of a home-monitoring camera called Sense that failed to take off, as it works to build artificial...

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Amazon Pay Moves To The Physical Store
Amazon Pay Moves To The Physical Store
November 21, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon is preparing to enter the mobile payments market, reportedly working to get retailers to accept Amazon Pay as a payment method. Get the Full...

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