LivingSocial, BuyWithMe and Gilt City have partnered with foursquare to let businesses and local merchants better connect with new and loyal consumers in their area.

Sporting goods retailer Sports Authority is offering consumers special offers towards their purchases when they check-in at any location via a partnership with American Express and foursquare.

Marketers should refine their mobile geo-location tactics immediately as location-based services near the tipping point of consumer adoption, according to a report by digital marketing agency White Horse.

There has been quite a lot of buzz around the advent of location-based services such as foursquare, with the most notable benefit being the ability to draw consumers in-store.

7-Eleven is running a mobile rewards program that lets “Thor” fans check-in to any location and redeem points and rewards having to do with the film.

Domino’s Pizza teamed with mobile social network foursquare to reward its most loyal customers via geo-targeted offers.

Crumbs Bake Shop has rolled out a one-of-a-kind incentive within its newly launched iPhone application to drive sales and increase visits to its stores.

As an official launch partner of Foursquare version 3.0, sporting goods retailer Sports Authority is offering consumers Flash Special deals and other discount offers via the location-based mobile social network.

The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino rolled out a mobile Web site and applications for Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android devices in a move that recognizes the hospitality industry’s growing foray into the mobile space.

Sporting goods retailer Sports Authority is targeting extreme sports fans attending the X Games with a mobile-social call-to-action to support the fight against breast cancer.