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Payment Grab for Groupon?
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PayPal Partners Up on Payments
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Entourage Star Disrupts Beer Industry
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With Shopkick, Target Takes On Showrooming
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Every Man's Entourage
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The Jewelry Store That Thinks Like an Apple Store
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Tequila and Rum Make Popsicles Pop
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Can We Keep Offices From Going Extinct?
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Fab Makes the Most of Friends
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Is Groupon's Merchant Quality Slipping?
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Entrepreneur in the Hood(ie)
When Mark Zuckerberg showed up in jeans and a hoodie for his initial public offering road show before bankers, some tut-tutted his attire. But startup executives, including an ex-banker, tell us they are with Zuck on this one. Continue
More Money on Moms
Americans will spend $18.6 billion on Mother’s Day this year, an 8 percent increase over last year. Experts say it's a sign that consumers are feeling a bit better this year. Continue
Retail as Extreme Sport
Retail is turning into an Olympic-style competition, with brick-and-mortar stores that are tired of “showrooming” now fighting back with “geofencing.” Continue
Vidal Sassoon Dead at 84
Hair-stylist to the stars, and hair product mogul Vidal Sasoon had died at the age of 84 in his Los Angeles home. Continue
Amazon’s Project Runway
With Zappos part of its portfolio, Amazon is already slinging its share of stilettos, but chief executive officer Jeff Bezos said the company is about to make a “significant investment” in high-end fashion. And that’s big. Continue
Groupon CEO to Shareholders: Relax
Andrew Mason, chief executive officer of the daily deal company that’s been battered of late on the stock market, told shareholders in a letter that the company sees “enormous opportunity” and an expanded mission for the company ahead. Continue
Food-Truck Trend Shifts Gears
Roaming food trucks, often with gourmet-level offerings, are ubiquitous lately, and they're apparently so hot in L.A. that a couple of restaurateurs put theirs into permanent park. Continue
Mobile Shoppers Not Necessarily Buying
New Nielsen data shows that while 79 percent of U.S. smartphone and tablet owners use them for shopping-related activities, buying may not be one of those activities. Continue
Vogue to Put on Some Weight
The queen of all fashion titles has announced an agreement aimed to ensure that superskinny models and those under 16 are banished from its pages—worldwide. Continue
Groupon Gets Its Auditing Gurus
Groupon has brought in a couple of finance pros to serve on the audit committee of its board. But with Starbucks chief Howard Schultz—once considered a coup for the young company—leaving the board, is it enough? Continue
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