Shopkick, which became available this month, offers coupons to people when they walk into stores like Best Buy and Macy's.
— Eric Asimov The Wall Street Journal: In the fallout from Groupon's $37 million reported fourth-quarter loss, analysts question whether the company can demonstrate the profitability of its business model that offers coupons to local restaurants and other merchants.
In this era of big data and cheap monitoring equipment and software, national chains like Family Dollar and even neighborhood cafes are using tracking technologies to offer coupons to customers and gather information about their in-store shopping habits, according to a recent article in The Times.
Eight months after the state set aside millions of dollars for subsidized child care, city officials said yesterday that they would use the money to create child care slots in neighborhoods that need them most, offer coupons to parents who are required to work for their welfare benefits, and reward families who have waited the longest for child care vouchers.
McDonalds frequently offers coupons to attract consumers.
Offers a location-based mobile app used by retailers to offer coupons to customers as they walk in the door.
Many clothing and department stores offer coupons to encourage consumers to come to their stores.
Goya worked with Quattro Wireless to create a custom mobile site, m.goya.com, which will offer coupons, how-to videos and recipes like black bean salsa and creamy olive dip.
And Trojan, sold by Church & Dwight, offered coupons in ads in inserts on Sunday.
The whole idea of combining data on where and what users like to do with local listings for businesses is huge for local merchants and businesses, as not only can they get detailed information on their demographic, but they can also use the listings as a way to offer coupons and other incentives to visitors.
