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Google Helps Shoppers Avoid Black Friday Crush

Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google is throwing its hat into the ring for U.S. Black Friday predictions, hoping to help guide customers to painless shopping at brick-and-mortar giants such as Best Buy (BBY) and Wal-Mart (WMT). Unlike other research firms relying on statistics, surveys and projections, Google is leveraging its vast trove of mobile data to make a guess at when 2015’s in-store foot traffic is going to be the heaviest — something that online

Amazon.com Launches Pantry In UK, To Battle Grocers

Amazon.com is set to battle grocers in the U.K. with its one-day delivery service called Pantry. The e-commerce leader’s Pantry expansion takes on U.K. grocer heavyweights such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons. Other rivals are the U.K. units of U.S.-based retailers Wal-Mart (WMT) and Whole Foods (WFM). In the U.S., the war for e-commerce grocery business is intensifying. Amazon.com (AMZN) has been battling Wal-Mart, which has rolled out a

Apple Discounts Stand Out Among Black Friday Deals

Black Friday will be here soon, and Best Buy (BBY), Target (TGT), Wal-Mart (WMT) and Staples (SPLS) are among retailers with notable discounts on Apple (AAPL) products. Follow Alissa Williams on Twitter @IBD_AWilliams and Facebook.