Smartphones to play bigger role in shopping
You've just entered the mall to do some holiday shopping, and your phone buzzes with alerts for coupons at nearby stores.
You've just entered the mall to do some holiday shopping, and your phone buzzes with alerts for coupons at nearby stores.
Business
Nov 19, 2012
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Consumers prefer matching brands for products that are consumed together because they believe products from the same brand have been designed to go together, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Social Sciences
Nov 13, 2012
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A bevy of big-name retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Best-Buy Co. and Target Corp., are teaming up to create a company that will give U.S. customers another way to make purchases: with their cellphones.
Telecom
Aug 15, 2012
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Groupon Inc.'s shares soared in trading Monday ahead of the online deals company's first-quarter financial report, which comes out after the market closes.
Business
May 14, 2012
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Google on Wednesday assured users of its smartphone wallets that the mobile-age technology thwarts thieves better than old-school cash or credit cards.
Business
Feb 15, 2012
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As shoppers gear up for another mad holiday scramble, smartphones and tablet computers are emerging as Santa's electronic helpers.
Other
Nov 14, 2011
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(AP) -- Groupon has come up with another way for bargain hunters to save money as the online coupon distributor prepares to raise money from wary investors.
Internet
Sep 28, 2011
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(AP) -- American Express is jumping into the daily deals arena.
Internet
Jul 19, 2011
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Google expanded its local bargains program to San Francisco and New York on Tuesday, a month after launching a test of the service in Portland, Oregon.
Internet
Jul 12, 2011
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(AP) -- Digital coupon provider Coupons.com Inc. has received $200 million from undisclosed institutional investors, making it the latest Internet company to attract significant attention from the investor community.
Business
Jun 9, 2011
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