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Hugh Pickens writes "The WSJ reports that a new device, now in use at about half of Ahold USA's Stop & Shop and Giant supermarkets in the Northeast, is making supermarket shoppers -- and stores -- happier. Looking like a smartphone, perched on the handle of your shopping cart, it scans grocery items as you add them to your cart. And while shoppers like it because it helps avoid an interminable wait at the cashier, retailers like it because the device encourages shoppers to buy more, probably because of targeted coupons and the control felt by consumers while using the device. Retail experts predict that before long most of these mobile shopping gadgets will be supplanted by customers' own smartphones. As more customers load their smartphones with debit, credit and loyalty card information, more stores will adopt streamlined checkout technology." Read more of this story at Slashdot. The newly launched SavingStar web, iPhone and Android apps reward consumers with cash back when they redeem paperless coupons, and the startup b… So in my last post, I used the phrase "price discrimination" without defining what it was, and a… Online coupon database not only saves shoppers money, but also gives cash back for every purchase made. ** ****As we process applications** for the 2011 Inc. 500 | 5000, we thought it would be worthwhile to shine a spotlight on some of the companies that are vying to appear on our ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. One that caught our eye was Denver, Colorado-based ShopAtHome.com. This year, ShopAtHome.com marks a milestone nearly no other web-based company shares. Celebrating 25 years in business, the online coupon provider precedes the invention of its current platform. "We're an online company older than the internet," says co-founder and president Marc Braunstein. Today, ShopAtHome.com is one of the largest online providers of retail, grocery and restaurant coupons. The site boasts more than 100,000 coupons for more than 50,000 merchants, a combination of local and brand name retailers, as well as free samples, giveaways and contests to help shoppers save time and money. ShopAtHome.com distinguishes itself from competitors by providing cash back to consumers for any purchases made through their site. This feature has helped the site grow into a coupon powerhouse, seeing an average 37 million (roughly 10 million unique) ... #### Retailers going mobile to offer discounts By LESLEY MITCHELL The Salt Lake Tribune ##### Published May 6, 2011 02:35PM MDT Your cell phone or mobile device can help you save a lot of money on groceries, restaurant meals and more. A growing number of companies delivers coupons electronically in an effort to appeal to tech-savvy consumers, many of whom would never think of clipping or carrying coupons around with them. Here are some ways you can save: In the grocery store • Shoppers can use their devices to look for coupons, save those they wish to use and then redeem them on their next visit by simply showing the ca... ##### Copyright 2011 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Catalina Marketing, best known for providing coupons at grocery store checkouts, joins the boom in online coupon offers. Laugh all the way to the bank with a ton of cool prizes including T-shirts, a gold bar USB drive, a money clip, dollar sign paper clips, and a whole lot more. [...] First, we clipped coupons. Then we clicked for them. But a coming generation of digital coupons may announce themselves to us in the grocery-store aisle. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Shopping Nanny provides a personalized online service for grocery shoppers to get store specials and coupons combined to maximize their savings. This newly available solution is well received by customers, press and bloggers, but the exciting additional news is that the company is providing financial support to Starlight with a portion of every subscription fee - equaling a minimum unrestricted $50,000 donation each year for two years.
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