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Articles Tagged ‘Target’


Target bolsters in-store sales via location-based rewards app

May 25, 2012

Target has teamed up with shopkick to bring its location-based rewards application to stores nationwide and let consumers earn points for shopping.


Kodak aims to monetize mobile photo sharing app

April 23, 2012

Kodak is letting consumers order prints and pick them up the same day at Target and CVS stores nationwide via a new mobile application.

Top 10 mobile commerce advertising campaigns of Q1

April 19, 2012

Target, Subway and Sony Pictures are just a small ratio of companies who have run mobile commerce-enabled advertising campaigns this year that not only helped drive in-store foot traffic, but increase sales as well.

Amazon’s mobile site has highest reach among retailers: Nielsen

March 14, 2012

Amazon is the most popular mobile retail site, reaching between 15 percent and 20 percent of smartphone owners during the holidays, according to a new report from Nielsen.

How will mobile payments play by Walmart, Target affect Google Wallet, Isis?

March 5, 2012

Walmart, Target and other retailers are reportedly collaborating on their own mobile payments system that would compete with Google Wallet and Isis.

Has Target forgotten that consumers don’t like to pinch and zoom?

February 21, 2012

Target’s new mobile advertising campaign that aims to offer consumers coupons for the company’s in-store groceries would have been more successful had it been optimized for mobile.

Target revs up mobile commerce efforts for Grammys

February 8, 2012

Mass merchandiser Target is running mobile commerce-enabled ads to let music fans buy their favorite albums before the upcoming Grammys.

Can Target discourage price comparison shopping?

January 25, 2012

With price comparison shopping increasingly popular these days, Target wants to discourage its customers from engaging in this activity by asking vendors to support in-store purchases with exclusive merchandise and better prices.

Target aims to increase sales via timely mobile ad campaign

December 8, 2011

Target is running a new mobile ad campaign that highlights its three-day sale, as well as lets consumers shop for the holiday’s must-have products.

Target using text messaging for mobile recruitment push

October 18, 2011

Target is using text messages to find new employees for the busy holiday shopping season as part of a test in 170 stores.