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India's e-commerce giant Flipkart raises another $700M

Mexx to shutter all 95 stores in Canada

American Apparel confirms takeover proposal, backed by Irving Place Capital and involving Charney

Delaware judge denies request to block Family Dollar vote on Dollar Tree's takeover bid

Alibaba has spent $161M to fight fake goods and improve customer protection

And finally...Pedestrians in Northern California, be on the lookout for driver-less cars as Google has taken tests of its fully-autonomous vehicles to the road. Story

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