Tuesday, August 17, 2010

ShopKick - New iPhone App

Karen Triggiani emailed me this:

A new iPhone app called ShopKick makes its iPhone debut Tuesday (with an Android launch to follow soon) that allows frequent shoppers of big box retailers like Best Buy (BBY) or mall-based fashion outlets including American Eagle (AEO) to check in and earn points toward purchases.

It's like Foursquare in the sense that there's a check-in system, but unlike the popular social tool because you're alerting a store to your presence, not your pals. Will Shopkick be popular? It will try. Best Buy and Macy's (M), two of the nation's biggest retailers have signed on, while the app will appear first in four top shopping towns: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago. Also, mall operator Simon Property Group will be pushing the app to its tenants.

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