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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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Grocery chain Piggly Wiggly expands its online shopping options

The Pig lets consumers pick up their online grocery orders at 26 more stores.

Posted 01/31/2012Allison EnrightPost a comment

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Office perks

OfficeMax blends the old and new of retailing with an e-commerce site that eases shopping for the stuff that makes offices and home offices run.

Posted 11/30/2011Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Social electronics

RadioShack brings commerce closer to where people hang out on the web.

Posted 11/30/2011Thad RueterPost a comment

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Browsing on the fly

Bluefly.com’s iPad app lets shoppers flip through garments, almost as though they were flicking clothes on a circular rack in a store.

Posted 11/25/2011Kevin WoodwardPost a comment

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Sears localizes its online ads

Web shoppers can view discount prices on products in their preferred stores.

Posted 10/26/2011Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Wal-Mart takes its Facebook strategy local

The world’s largest retailer launches the My Local Walmart Facebook application.

Posted 10/11/2011Zak StamborPost a comment

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Google enhances ad options with Circulars

The new ad format is designed to help retailers drive foot traffic.

Posted 10/03/2011Allison EnrightPost a comment

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