/ E-Retailers

Target bellies up to the bar code

Target Corp. has recognized the power of two technologies, mobile and bar codes, to enhance the customer shopping experience. In March it became the first national retailer to offer mobile coupons that can be scanned by cashiers, leaning on its two-dimensional bar code scanners, which most retailers do not have, that are able to scan codes displayed on the screen of a mobile device.

Posted 05/06/2010Bill SiwickiPost a comment

Customers send Crocs 94,000 text messages in two months to get mobile coupons

Text message coupons have proven so successful that Crocs Inc. extended the offer past its original one-month lifespan.

Posted 05/27/2010Bill SiwickiPost a comment

/ Press Release

SmartSource.com Coupon Site Goes Mobile

Augme Technologies Brings News America Marketing's Online Couponing Site to Web-Enabled Phones

Posted 01/18/2011