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US Antitrust Regs Probe Google’s Shopping Comparison Tool

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Department of Justice (DOJ) is looking into Google ’s online shopping conduct as part of its broader antitrust probe , Bloomberg reported Friday (Dec. Antitrust enforcers are now probing how Google competes in the eCommerce comparison market as the overall investigations continue.

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Online Grocery Tees Up A Post-Crisis Market

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It’s easy to play Monday morning quarterback for the growth of online grocery. When consumers need essential items but get scared by a high-touch environment, it’s only natural for online numbers to spike. The prevailing data and wisdom at this point is that, yes, online grocery has spiked due to COVID-19. 1 through March 15.

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Grocers Can Tap Into Price Comparison Apps

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The initial inner workings of a price comparison tool called Basket began when Neil Kataria was a kid. The app, which is available on the App Store and Google Play, searches millions of products and prices at both brick-and-mortar and online stores so consumers can find the best buy for their shopping lists. “We Data Analytics.

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Top News In Payments: Antitrust Probe For Google Shopping Comparison Tool; Visa Warns Of Rise in Gas Station POS Cyberattacks

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Department of Justice is expanding its antitrust probe to include Google’s online shopping comparison tool, and Visa warns of an increase in fuel dispenser POS cyberattacks. US Antitrust Regs Probe Google’s Shopping Comparison Tool. Also, Uber is negotiating the sale of Uber Eats to India’s Zomato.

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Online/Digital Account Opening: A Bridge and A Moat

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Offering Digital Consumer and Commercial Accounts Benefits Financial Institutions Banks and credit unions that enable online/digital account opening win new customers and members and retain existing ones. . Takeaway 1 Many financial institutions are adding or improving online or digital account opening capabilities. .

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Activist Investor Pushes eBay To Unload Online Classifieds

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4, eBay got a letter from Starboard amping up its pressure to bring eBay back to its core business by selling its online classified unit. Starboard is losing its patience even though eBay’s online classified business delivered revenue of $269 million in Q4, up 3 percent on an as-reported basis and up 6 percent on an FX-Neutral basis.

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Black Friday Data: Amazon Tightens Digital-First Market Share Grip

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Amazon’s grip on the online shopping industry appears to be tightening. When PYMNTS last measured Amazon’s take of the total eCommerce business it found that it touched just north of 50 percent for Q1 2020 in eCommerce market share (51.2 That dropped to 44.4 It even dropped from Q2 2019 (46.6

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