Online shopping dominates the market. While I personally hate paying shipping for something I can run down the street and grab, at times it can be significantly cheaper and provide more options. Target just came out with a new marketing plan to compete with the online retailers; cartwheel. This service combines social networking and discounts which helps to bring more shoppers into their physical store. These discounts do not apply online.
This new program has users use their Facebook accounts to redeem these deals. In order to redeem the discounts and promotions, the shopper has to either print out a barcode or present it on their smartphone. Users can see other deals that their friends have used, and can earn more offers by having their Facebook friends sign up.
This program officially launched today, May 8th. Once you have signed up, you can view your offers on Facebook
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