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Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 23 at 6:59 am PT
Another big-name retail partnership for Palo Alto-based Shopkick, which enables consumers to earn gift cards for visiting stores and scanning products with their mobile phones. As of today, Target becomes Shopkick’s largest customer, following rollouts by retailers including American Eagle Outfitters, Best Buy, Crate & Barrel and Macy’s.
Kara Swisher in News on May 7 at 1:37 pm PT
There is a growing feeling that the social communications companies are on a product collision course, with a possible troubled or perhaps more attractive result.
John Paczkowski in News on May 2 at 9:57 am PT
Target, the first brick-and-mortar store to sell the Kindle, will soon pull Amazon’s popular e-reader from its shelves.
News Byte
John Paczkowski in News on March 14 at 7:53 am PT
Consumers hoping to purchase one of Apple’s new iPads on launch day take note: Lining up outside your local Apple Store for its 8 am opening isn’t your only option. There are a few other locations that may be worth camping outside of:
Apple said today that the new iPad will also be available at Best Buy, Radio Shack, Sam’s Club, Target and Walmart, as well as AT&T and Verizon stores.
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Robin Sidel, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Commerce on March 1 at 4:20 pm PT
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Corp. are among roughly two dozen retailers working together to develop a mobile-payments system to compete with similar products from Google Inc. and big cellphone companies, according to people with direct knowledge of the project.
John Paczkowski in News on January 12 at 8:25 am PT
Apple’s long-running relationship with Target is about to get a bit more serious.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 2 at 6:00 am PT
Here are some of the best retail spots of the holiday season, the ones that motivated throngs of people to shop and spend record amounts online.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 19, 2011 at 4:04 pm PT
Many retailers are cutting off shipments as early as tomorrow, but a handful will continue accepting orders until Friday.
Lauren Goode in Commerce on December 13, 2011 at 6:00 am PT
American Express Black Card holders might not strike some as the bargain-hunting kind, but AmEx is getting on board with mobile bar code scanning to offer more loyalty rewards to all cardholders.
