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Toys R Us continues to increase summer sales via bigger QR code push

May 21, 2012

Toys R Us is using QR codes to promote more than 20 of its large outdoor items and is letting consumers visualize how the product would work and look in their own backyards.


Toys R Us aims to increase mobile sales via iAd campaign

December 30, 2011

Toys R Us is looking to increase its mobile sales via an iAd campaign that encourages users to download its iPhone shopping application.

Clutter magazine taps augmented reality for scavenger hunt initiative

November 14, 2011

Clutter magazine has introduced an augmented reality scavenger hunt campaign that lets consumers compete against each other to win a variety of toys.

Toys R Us targets higher holiday sales with bar code coupons, SMS alerts

November 10, 2010

Toys R Us has enhanced its mobile initiatives for the holiday season by letting consumers redeem coupons via scanned bar codes at the point of sale.

Toys R Us creates equivalent of holiday registry for kids on iPad

November 1, 2010

Toys R Us has taken its Great Big Christmas Book holiday catalog and made it available in a digital version for the iPad, letting children drag items they want to receive into a gift box to create their must-have list for family members.

Toys “R” Us unveils multichannel mobile CRM tactics

September 9, 2010

Toys “R” Us launched an iPhone app that integrates QR codes, videos and rewards into a daily retail shopping experience to enhance its marketing and loyalty initiatives.

Toys“R”Us makes ambitious play for mobile commerce

November 23, 2009

Toys”R”Us Inc. is ramping up its mobile shopping capabilities with a new mobile Web site and two applications.

Outdoor retailer REI debuts mobile app with embedded store

August 19, 2009

Outdoor gear and apparel retailer Recreational Equipment Inc. has launched a new snow-conditions mobile application, but with a twist: It has an embedded storefront.