Target Rolls Out Shopkick’s Geo-Coupon System To 242 Stores
November 16, 2010 at 09:43 AM EST
After announcing a partnership with Best Buy a few months ago, Shopkick is debuting a new implementation of its geo-coupon system at Target today. Users can now unlock coupons via Shopkick's app in 242 stores in the Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York City, and San Francisco/Silicon Valley markets. Instead of checking in, as you would with a geo app like Foursquare or Gowalla, shopkick automatically recognizes when someone with the free shopkick app on their phone walks into a store. When guests enter a participating Target store, they will receive points, called "kickbucks." Guests also can scan select product barcodes in-store to earn additional "kickbucks."