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Review: Costco app unnecessary for physical customers, redundant for virtual...
Like other warehouse stores, Costco can be intimidating with its rows and rows of bulk goods available. The Costco iOS app puts its focus on the lesser-known online shopping experience, giving...
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Square Registers for sale at Starbucks, pushing virtual sales to physical stores
Starbucks announced that Square Register devices will be on sale at 7,000 coffee locations. Starbucks is the latest place where the e-commerce gadget is available alongside Walgreens, Target and other...
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The reverse check-in trend continues as discount notifier Scoutmob feeds...
The biggest issue facing FourSquare and other check-in services is that users actually have to tell them their location, but now developers are designing apps that will run in the background and...
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Groupon continues physical goods pivot acquiring CommerceInterface over the...
In another sign that the mass coupon business isn’t cutting it anymore, Groupon acquired the e-commerce goods distributor CommerceInterface over the holiday season. Based on the website,...
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Mobile loyalty app shopkick profitable with 4 million users
The retail loyalty app shopkick hit four million users, redesigned its interface and, now, announced it is now profitable. We just wrote yesterday how Google Zavers is aiming for the same market, but...
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shopkick fourth most used shopping app via Nielsen, hits 1B product views in...
New Nielsen data puts shopkick as the fourth-most-used shopping app and the 34 most used app overall. The December 2012 data comes out as shopkick hits its first one-billion product views in version...
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AmEx launches Twitter purchasing, bypasses Chirpify
This week American Express expands Twitter + AMEX, a program that activates discounts and, now, allows purchases via hashtags. If it’s successful, other corporations may begin to make e-commerce deals...
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Real-world retail analytics service Euclid gets 17.3M in funding
Today the retail analytics service Euclid announced $17.3 million in Series B funding. Led by Benchmark Capital, the investment will help Euclid expand beyond its 50 million-plus mobile device...
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Google Field Trip brings location-based push notifications to iPhone
Today Google launched the location-based Field Trip app on the iPhone. Released on Android last year, Field Trip sends push notifications when users are near a particular landmark, person, or, most...
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Interview: Tinyview CEO Raj Lalwani on the future of mobile shopping
More shoppers are using their cell phones while they visit brick-and-mortar stores and Tinyview is keen to take advantage of their attention. Launched last summer, the store shopping app already has...
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