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American Eagle Outfitters announces Google Wallet launch

10/29/201110/29/2011 John Montgallo

American Eagle Outfitters has announced that they’ve launched Google wallet in five of their stores, American Eagle Outfitters, 77kids, and Aerie shops in the United States. Google Wallet is a mobile service that operates through an app available for Android smartphones that allows shoppers to use those devices in order to redeem discount coupons, earn loyalty points, or even pay for purchase, simply by tapping or waving the device at a reader at checkout counters. American Eagle, a company that focuses primarily on the 15 to 25 year old male…

Google expands features of their recently launched mobile wallet platform

10/19/2011 Stephen Vagus

Google is bringing new features to their mobile wallet product in the coming months. The company recently launched their Google Wallet platform for NFC-enabled smart phones, hoping to lead the charge toward mobile commerce. Google hopes to entice mobile consumers to adopt their financial tool over those offered by competitors by presenting them with a sleuth of discounts and coupons. This new feature will be called SingleTap, and signals a partnership between Google and several retail companies to bring discounts to consumers. Google’s Wallet uses NFC technology to transform a…