This week I’m looking at another shopping related app on the Android platform, ShopSavvy. First off as a little background, this app lets users shop for products via a barcode scanner through the phone’s built-in camera. Then, once a barcode is scanned, the user can compare prices both online and in-store for the product they [...]
As one of our partners, it’s only right that General Growth Properties’ (GGP) The Club Shopping Mall Guide app gets the spotlight on this week’s Wednesdays with Warren. Upon opening the app, the user is greeted with a friendly screen to choose a mall closest to them, as well as dropping a pin on their current location. Once a local mall is chosen, a screen comes up with several options, to either view a map of the mall, view a directory listing of current stores, or my personal favorite: the sales and events sections.
This week’s blog is about one of Point Inside’s partner apps, Meijer Find-It. This app is a total savior inside Meijer stores across the country, giving you everything needed for a painless shopping trip, right on your phone. It not only has a map, but you can also find Meijer stores nearest to you, and view special offers right in the app. As if that was not cool enough, there is also a parking reminder for help navigating those massive Meijer parking lots. I was lucky enough to be on vacation in Grand Haven, Michigan, so I got a chance to test out the app for myself.
Really, the best way to describe this app is it’s like having a personal Meijer associate right there with you for your entire shopping trip. From the moment I parked I used the parking reminder to help find my car after checking out. Once in the store, I typed in the first item on my shopping list (which happened to be Nacho Cheese Doritos), hit the search button, and I was off. Not only did a map come up of the entire store, but then a pin dropped right where I found my beloved chips. Once I finished up finding the rest of the items on my list, I decided to poke around the “Sale” section to see if I could scope out any deals, and voi-la, I had a virtual listing of all the current sale items. I was beginning to wonder what this app couldn’t do…
To sum things up, Meijer put a lot of time and effort into this app, and it shows. The experience when using it is refined and smooth, and the learning curve takes nearly no time at all. I recommend this app to any would-be Meijer shopper looking to make their shopping a little easier, and save some money at the same time.
President Obama last week confirmed that indoor maps are a staple of the future, and Point Inside is here to make sure that future comes to fruition. About halfway through his speech, The President delivered this paragraph: “Within the next five years, we’ll make it possible for businesses to deploy the next generation of high-speed [...]
Did you know the Point Inside app has a feature to help you remember where you parked? When I go to a mall, parking is not generally the first thing on my mind. Usually I’m wondering how busy the mall will be, if there’s going to be traffic going to the mall, and if there [...]
When I first started working at Point Inside and had my first go at our app, I was amazed by all the power in such a tiny app, but to be honest, I was also overwhelmed by so many features. As I got acquainted with it though, I came to appreciate what it can really [...]
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