Target Launches Beacon Test In 50 Stores, With Expanded Rollout Later This Year

Target Launches Beacon Test In 50 Stores, With Expanded Rollout Later This Year

By Sarah Perez Target, the second largest general merchandise retailer in the U.S., announced this morning that it will start testing beacon technology in 50 of its stores nationwide. With beacon technology, the company says it will be able to send information about deals as well as recommendations directly to consumers’ smartphones, provided they opt in to receive these alerts. Initially, the… Read More

…read more

Via: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/yH-vvayp38I/

About author

You might also like

Uncategorized 0 Comments

Asian Matchmaking App Paktor Lands $7.4M To Go Beyond Romance And Into Friendships

By Jon Russell You might think that the path for dating apps is to focus on romance. But that may not be the case for one Tinder-like service. Paktor, a

Uncategorized 0 Comments

Obama To Detail Tougher Plan To Fight Climate Change

President Obama will unveil climate change regulations Monday, expected to set tougher limits on coal than previously proposed. NPR’s Scott Horsley previews the announcement with host Rachel Martin. » E-Mail

Uncategorized 0 Comments

From The Eye Of The Hurricane To Near Oblivion: Katrina’s Forgotten Town

By David Schaper Tiny Pearlington, Miss., was obliterated 10 years ago. In a town of 1,700, only two houses stood relatively unscathed. Volunteers did most rebuilding, for better or worse,