3:22 PM Black Friday news wrapup: 1) Online shopping watcher Brad Wilson has an interesting take on why retailers are pushing the envelope to launch Black Friday deals early this year. He says it's in order to create a lot of noise to confuse smartphone-enabled shoppers. 2) More Brick-and-mortar retailers haven't jumped in with online price matching programs like the ones from Target (TGT -1.3%) and Best Buy (BBY -1%). Is it a surprise or good judgement on their part? 3) PayPal's (EBAY -0.8%) Price Matching promotion continues to create a buzz and increase the focus on pricing. If nothing else, the program threatens to lure customers away from using proprietary credit cards from retailers. (Read the comments on this)
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