Crate and Barrel, CB2 Partner with Yowza!! to Bring Savings to Consumers with Mobile Coupons

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Consumers have shown the desire for more savings, particularly during this time of year and with the current state of the economy.

Los Angeles, CA and Northbrook, IL (PRWEB) November 17, 2009

As the holiday shopping season arrives, mobile couponing company Yowza!! and home furnishings retailer Crate and Barrel have partnered up to bring exclusive deals to consumers directly on their mobile devices. Beginning today, consumers who download Yowza!! for free from Apple’s iTunes application store can access coupons on their iPhone or iPod touch that are redeemable at Crate and Barrel and CB2 stores throughout the U.S., and offer discounts on select items.

“Crate and Barrel is a forward-looking company that has really embraced mobile commerce,” said Greg Grunberg, co-creator of Yowza!! “As we kick off the big plans we have lined up for the Holiday shopping season, we are excited to add them to our growing roster of retail partners.”

Juniper Research has recently forecasted that by 2014, more than one mobile subscriber in 10 in developed regions will use mobile coupons, and a recent National Retail Federation study showed that over 41% of U.S. consumers plan to use more coupons this Holiday season compared with last.

“Consumers have shown the desire for more savings, particularly during this time of year and with the current state of the economy,” said John Seebeck at Crate and Barrel. “We are delighted with the opportunity Yowza!! presents to deliver 'on the go' savings to our valued customers.”

Yowza!! removes the need to clip coupons or print out emails with promo codes by offering deals directly to the mobile device. Users can search for nearby, participating retailers either via zip code or by using the device’s built-in GPS to find stores within 1, 5, 15, 25 or even 50 miles of their current location. Once an offer is selected, a mobile coupon code or scan-able barcode can be redeemed at checkout. The recently-launched Yowza!! Version 2.0 also provides users with integrated maps that show each nearby store location, as well as a "Share your Savings" feature that allows users to pass information on about the amount of money they have saved using Yowza!! to their friends using Twitter, Facebook or e-mail.

About Crate and Barrel

Multi-channel home furnishings retailer Crate and Barrel was founded in Chicago in 1962 by retailing pioneers Gordon and Carole Segal. Working directly with European ateliers and factories to import their products, Crate and Barrel was among the first to make contemporary tabletop and kitchenwares designs affordable to American consumers. Today, Crate and Barrel is an industry leader, known for exclusive housewares and furniture designs, excellent value and superb customer service. In addition to a thriving direct marketing division, the company operates stores in most major North American markets, including Toronto and Calgary. The Crate and Barrel family of brands now includes its more modern off-shoot, CB2, and childrens` home furnishings retailer, The Land of Nod. Crate and Barrel is a privately held company owned by the Otto Group of Hamburg, Germany.

About Yowza!!

Founded by television and film writer/producer/actor Greg Grunberg (currently starring in NBC’s Heroes), along with technology entrepreneurs August Trometer and Rick Yaeger, and launched in June 2009, Yowza!! is an innovative mobile couponing application designed to save consumers money and stimulate retail businesses. Yowza!! is currently available in the U.S. as a free application for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch. Yowza!! provides consumers with deals and discounts while also giving businesses the ability to monitor performance on an up-to-the-minute basis. Unlike traditional forms of couponing such as newspaper ads and insertions, Yowza!!’s paperless offers can be updated instantly and targeted per region or particular store location. Yowza!! has partnered with more than 200 merchants – in over 10,000 locations – to date.

For more information on Yowza!!, visit http://www.getyowza.com or http://www.twitter.com/yowza.

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