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Curbside Launches in New York and New Jersey at 10 Target StoresCurbside, a Bay Area-based startup reinventing the local shopping experience, today announced that is has expanded its service to New York and New Jersey with the rollout of 10 new Target (News - Alert) locations. Until now, Curbside had only been available in the San Francisco Bay Area. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150814005057/en/ Curbside, the mobile shopping startup that allows consumers to shop directly from their mobile phones and pick up right in front of the store without having to find items on shelves, wait in checkout lines or deal with the hassles of parking, is now available in New York and New Jersey at 10 Target stores. (Photo: Business Wire) Curbside allows consumers to shop directly from their mobile phones and pick up right in front of the store without having to find items on shelves, wait in checkout lines or deal with the hassles of parking. The Curbside service is free, the app is free and the company does not mark up store prices. "Curbside's mission is to make the shopping experience at local stores faster and easier than ever before," said co-founder and CEO Jaron Waldman. "We anticipate that local shoppers in New York and New Jersey will find Curbside to be an invaluable service that fundamentally changes the way they shop." With approximately 90 percent of retail shopping still done in-store, according to a recent Census study, Curbside is out to improve the local shopping experience and deliver a novel pickup experience by:
"We know today's consumers are looking for faster and more convenient ways to shop. That's why Target is constantly exploring new ways to improve the shopping experience and save our guests time and money," said Casey Carl, Target's chief strategy and innovation officer. "Curbside has proven popular among our Bay Area guests, and we're excited to expand the service to guests in New York and New Jersey." Curbside is available at the following New York and New Jersey Target locations:
About Curbside Curbside is reinventing the local shopping experience by making it faster and easier for consumers to find, buy and pick up products at local stores than ever before, with no markup in price. Curbside's technology allows it to accurately represent retailers' inventory and reliably alert local stores when customers approach. Curbside was cofounded by Jaron Waldman, who founded Placebase which was later sold to Apple (News - Alert), and Denis Laprise, who founded Poly9 which was also acquired by Apple. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif. Curbside is free to download from the Apple App Store or Google (News - Alert) Play, or by visiting www.shopcurbside.com. Links
Website: https://shopcurbside.com/
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