This Week in Retail Search 11/2/2014

Every week CPC Strategy rounds up the leading Retail Search news on Google, Amazon, Mobile, and other leading verticals in one convenient article.
Below are the news stories in Ecommerce, Retail Search, Google, Amazon, and Mobile that you should be aware of.
Google’s well known web spam team leader, Matt Cutts, is on an extended leave from the search giant and plans to continue his time off into next year.
While many banks and financial institutions are rushing to join the Apple Pay network, retailers like Rite Aid, Walgreens, and Walmart are resisting the move to mobile payments led by the smart phone giant.
While Salesforce has long dominated much of the online sales and customer management world, with its vast network of participants, LinkedIn has a unique opportunity to steal market share from its more established competitor.
America’s largest coffee retailer began integrating smart phone sales through its mobile app and has become a leader in bridging brick-and-mortar retail with mobile commerce. Now they are using that app to offer customer delivery on demand.