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San Jose, Calif. – PayPal Holdings Inc. is still not officially an independent company, but is getting some serious respect from the investment world.

Once PayPal splits from parent company eBay and starts trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market under “PYPL” (expected July 17), it will be listed on several prominent stock indices.

The "buy" buttons that Google first announced earlier this year are officially coming to search pages very soon.

Google officials made the announcement at an event in New York City on Wednesday and also online. 

The buttons will allow shoppers to purchase items directly from ads in Google search results using the payment information linked to their Google account.

Washington, D.C. - Parents this year will be a little more cautious about their back-to-school spending.

According to NRF’s Back-to-School Spending Survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, the average family with children in grades K-12 plans to spend $630.36 on school needs.

Macy’s is ready to help students put their best (fashion) foot forward this autumn with an omnichannel approach to back-to-school.

There was good news for retailers in the International Council of Shopping Centers’ annual BTS (Back-to-School) Consumer Spending Survey.

Montreal – Mall-based discount children’s apparel retailer Youngland Kiddie Shops has implemented cloud-based retail technology solutions from Aptos Inc. (formerly Epicor Retail) to improve the customer experience.

Walmart's Asian business is regrouping after the founders of the retailer's e-commerce arm in China, Yihaodian, have left the company, according to Bloomberg.

The news service reported the company confirmed Wednesday that Yu Gang, Yihaodian’s chairman, and Liu Junling, the CEO, left to start a new venture.

Houston – Mattress Firm Inc. is giving its customers credit.