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1. A method for identifying instances of showrooming, comprising:
storing, in a location database, a plurality of location data entries, wherein each location data entry includes data related to a location of a mobile device associated with a consumer including at least a geographic location and a location timestamp; storing, in a transaction database, a plurality of transaction data entries, wherein each transaction data entry includes data related to a financial transaction involving the consumer including at least a merchant identifier and a transaction timestamp; identifying, by a processing device, at least one matched data entry including a location data entry and a transaction data entry where the location timestamp in the location data entry is within a predefined range of time that includes the transaction timestamp in the transaction data entry; identifying, for each of the at least one matched data entry, at least one nearby merchant based on the geographic location included in the corresponding location data entry; identifying, by the processing device, a specific matched data entry of the at least one matched data entry indicating showrooming where the merchant identifier included in the corresponding transaction data entry is not associated with any of the corresponding at least one nearby merchant; and storing, in a showrooming database, the identified specific matched data entry. |
