Impulse purchases are on the rise at retailers who use discount couponing strategies over smartphones. Retailers have known for decades upon decades that if they offer a customer a great deal while they are in the store, they will be able to convince many people to make purchases that may not have been on their shopping lists, and now this concept is transferring over to mobile marketing. Supermarkets, for example, post their sale signs to draw consumers to buy more, but that works only when the sign is seen. Making…
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