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Walgreens gives SoLoMo shoppers instant gratification

A consumer checking in via foursquare immediately gets a mobile coupon.

Posted 03/07/2012Bill SiwickiPost a comment

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Walgreens sends a shopper a coupon as soon as she checks in

The merchant is using aggregated local data and Twitter to nab customers.

Posted 02/28/2012Bill SiwickiPost a comment

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Now Walgreens customers can refill a prescription with a quick text

The retailer texts a reminder, the customer replies and the prescription is refilled.

Posted 10/06/2011Bill SiwickiPost a comment

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CVS jumps eight spots on mobile commerce performance index

The merchant improves its page load success rate, hitting 99.23%.

Posted 08/23/2011Bill Siwicki1 comments

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Top 25 retailers’ mobile response times drop a smidge, but otherwise all is steady

This week’s Keynote Mobile Commerce Performance index tells a familiar story.

Posted 08/17/2011Bill SiwickiPost a comment

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Walgreens passes 1 million Facebook fans and rewards its followers

The retailer offered a free photo book on Facebook last week to mark the milestone.

Posted 07/12/2011Nesli KarakusPost a comment

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The image fairy can speed up mobile sites

A “sprite” reduces the number of web requests for imagery, enhancing site performance.

Posted 07/12/2011Bill SiwickiPost a comment

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Walgreens expands its e-commerce operations in downtown Chicago

Retailer is aiming to expand downtown offices for e-commerce operations and other departments.

Posted 06/29/2011Nesli KarakusPost a comment

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Retailers seeking great performance can be at the mercy of wireless networks

The performance of carriers is slowing the performance of mobile sites, index finds.

Posted 06/29/2011Bill Siwicki1 comments

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Walgreens debuts in-store pickup for online shoppers in Chicago

480 Chicago-area locations will participate in the in-store pick-up program.

Posted 06/27/2011Nesli KarakusPost a comment

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