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Licensing its mobile payments systems may be on Starbucks' menu

Amazon integrates ads into mobile search results

IBM Watson-powered mobile apps can reinvigorate brick-and-mortar retailers

Events and retail businesses are pushing further into beacon adoption

Thanks to mobile, more retailers 'clienteling'

And finally…Mobile shopping is for insomniacs. Story

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