Featured Coverage

GoMo News, 10/12/2009
Here Comes the NearbyNow Brides Dressing Room on the iPhone
"...this new iPhone application from NearbyNow simply rocks." read more

Mobile Commerce Daily, 10/12/2009
Brides Magazine Heads Down the Mobile Commerce Aisle
"...NearbyNow powers the application. The local search company is no stranger to applications for magazine brands. NearbyNow is also responsible for the Seventeen Fashion Finder application and Runner's World Shoe Shop." read more

Branding Unbound, 8/12/2009
Magazines Find Gold Mine in Mobile Ads and Apps
"...a promising new way to live up the idea of the on-demand brand." read more

Marketing Vox, 8/12/2009
Magazines Moving to Mobile
"For a younger market now growing up on cell phones as their preferred media, this could be the spark the magazine industry needs." read more

Kelsey Group Blogs, 8/12/2009
NearbyNow Powers More Magazine Mobile Apps
"...[The NearbyNow iPhone Platform] will (or at least it should) be an area of innovation for struggling print media." read more

MinOnline, 8/12/2009
Seventeen's iPhone App is Best-Friendly
"This is a tremendously flexible app, so if we see the girls are asking for more content, there will be the flexibility to make that happen." read more

CleverWittyQuick, 8/12/2009
The Digital Dish
"Can the salvation of magazines be found in the palm of your hand?" read more

MediaBistro, 8/12/2009
Seventeen and Runner's World Become Latest Mags To Launch iPhone Apps
"We'll admit it: we're obsessed with iPhone apps created by magazines." read more

GigaOm, 8/11/2009
With Ad Spending on the Decline, Magazines Move to Mobile
"While people have traditionally had to buy magazines in order to thumb through the pages of glossy ads, now retailers and brands can reach a larger audience by marketing their ads to people via a big-name magazine's free mobile apps." read more

DMNews, 8/11/2009
NearbyNow Launches iPhone Shopping Platform
"NearbyNow has launched an iPhone platform offering consumers the ability to find a featured product at a nearby store and put the item on hold." read more

Adotas, 8/11/2009
Industry News on New Hirings and Offerings
"NearbyNow...has added another channel for retailers and brands to reach consumers with the launch of the NearbyNow iPhone platform." read more

Local Mobile Search, 8/11/2009
NearbyNow Rolling Out iPhone Apps for Publishers
"What NearbyNow is doing with publishers is bringing them a new engagement and advertising platform that extends the reach of their brands and advertisers to demographically desirable audiences. " read more

Mobile Marketer, 8/11/2009
Magazines Use Mobile to Turn Consumers into Buyers
"Thanks to mobile, for the first time, you can actually see the yield of a magazine ad. We ended up realizing, this is nothing short of revolutionary for the magazine industry..." read more

Fierce Mobile Content, 8/11/2009
Seventeen Dresses Up iPhone Fashion Finder
"...the app also exploits "social shopping" trends, enabling consumers to review fashions and share them with friend..." read more

Gear Diary, 8/11/2009
Seventeen and NearbyNow Launch Fashion Finder for iPhone
"...the app also exploits "social shopping" trends, enabling consumers to review fashions and share them with friend..." read more

VentureBeat, 8/10/2009
Mobile Shopping Ads Promise More In-store Sales
"Dunlap hopes to propagate the term "mobile shopping" for those potential buyers roaming stores and malls with an iPhone in hand." read more

Wall St. Journal, 6/9/2008
The latest on technology deals from Dow Jones Venturewire
"NearbyNow promises to send an email or text message back within 10 minutes with an answer and details such as 'Shoe Department on 2nd Floor of Macy's. Ask for Jill.'" read more

ABC7 News, 5/1/2008
ABC News 7: New website improves shopping!
"Shopping as we know it may one day be a thing of the past." read more

iVillage, 4/17/2008
Insider Shopping Secret: Cracking Online Discount Codes!
"NearbyNow.com: a new way for shoppers to find products, brands, or sales sold at your local mall, and even pick up the item the same day from the Internet or phone before venturing outside." read more

AdWeek, 2/18/2008
Walk the Talk
"New comparative Web sites like NearbyNow, Slifter and Frucall allow consumers to check for availability and compare prices of products." read more

USA Today, 12/18/2007
Shop by phone gets new meaning, By Jayne O'Donnell
"NearbyNow helps (young shoppers) search anywhere in its 200 member malls..." read more

The New York Times, 10/18/2007
Brokering a deal, Carefully, Between Malls and the Web, By Louise Story

WOIO-TV (19 Action News), 7/10/2007
Great Northern "Searchable" Mall (Video Clip), by Dawn Kendrick

San Francisco Chronicle, 5/22/07
Services aids shoppers who browse the Net, By Pia Sarkar
"Most people who go online but buy in stores are looking for instant gratification." read more

San Jose Business Journal, 4/23/07
Shopping mall search company NearbyNow gets $5M
"shopping mall search service will expand to 103 additional cities by November" read more

Investor's Business Daily, 4/20/07
Getting Out the (Text) Message, By Daniel Del're
"We found a way to merge two concepts -- text advertisement and location-base advertising," read more

The New York Times, 3/5/07
A Richer Trip to the Mall, Guided by Text Messages, By Bob Tedeschi
"Others are trying (local search), but so far nobody's had the kind of success they've had...NearbyNow is definitely onto something...." read more

Chain Store Age, 1/1/07
Changing the Way You Shop, By Samantha Murphy
"Statistics reveal that more shoppers are researching merchandise on line, but making purchases in-store. To help mall-based retailers attract these time-starved, information-driven shoppers, malls are beginning to add a new search-engine solution that aggregates tenants' merchandise...." read more

Wall St. Journal, 12/22/06
Search Engines Help Shoppers To Buy Locally, By James Covert
"Now that shoppers are accustomed to scouring the Web for the best prices on everything from TV sets to handbags, a new breed of search engine aims to help them figure out which local stores have the goods in stock..." read more

Women's Wear Daily (subscription required), 12/1/06
Latest Search Engines Boost Local Stores, by Cate Corcoran
"There's no doubt this will be a very big and important part of the Internet going forward," said Matthew Booth, an analyst with research firm The Kelsey Group of Princeton, N.J., which tracks local advertising media...."



Additional Coverage

USA Today, 10/17/2008
Tips to help consumers tap into better customer service
"Nearby Now is a service that allows consumers to literally "search" the inventories at 30,000 stores in 300 malls and shopping centers..." read more

BizReport, 5/26/2008
NearbyNow, The Find partner for inventory search
"Recently, The Find licensed NearbyNow's inventory look-up system which allows consumers to "look inside" an online store..." read more

Taking Charge - a CreditCards.com blog, 5/21/2008
Shopping (and spending) made easier
"A company called NearbyNow has a mobile solution that may help you shop more efficiently..." read more

Mobile Insider, 5/20/2008
Mobilizing The Mall Crawl
"Ultimately, a real-time in-mall mobile system like this can turn the tables on the shopping experience." read more

ClickZ News, 5/19/2008
NearbyNow Adds Reach with TheFind Pact and Mobile App
"NearbyNow has partnered with a price comparison search company and created a way for iPhone users to find bargains (and bathrooms) in shopping malls." read more

Search Engine Land, 5/19/2008
NearbyNow About To Make Local (Product) Search Widely Available
"In my view this is a radical development for online shopping..." read more

Screenwerk, 5/19/2008
NearbyNow Raises Round, Unleashes Data
"NearbyNow is about to broadly syndicate its retail inventory data, including via a coming API that will eventually enable anyone to grab it." read more

Media Post - Online Media Daily, 5/19/2008
NearbyNow Gets $12 Million To Fund Mobile Search, Shopping Expansion
"NearbyNow has secured $11.75 million in a Series C funding round led by Norwest Venture Partners (NVP)." read more

The Kelsey Group, 5/19/2008
NearbyNow's Trifecta: Partnership, Funding, iPhone
"NearbyNow had a three-pronged announcement today including a $12 million series C round, a distribution partnership with TheFind.com and a new iPhone app." read more

Internet Retailer, 5/19/2008
NearbyNow secures nearly $12 million in funding and partners with TheFind
"As part of their new partnership, NearbyNow and TheFind Inc. will integrate online shopping search with local store inventories." read more

AOL Money & Finance, 5/19/2008
NearbyNow, Inc. Raises $12 Million to Expand Internet and Mobile Local Shopping Services
"NearbyNow announced a new investment of $11.75 million led by Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) to expand the company's Internet and mobile local shopping services." read more

San Jose Business Journal, 5/19/2008
NearbyNow gets $11.75M in 3rd round
"NearbyNow Inc. received $11.75 million in a third round of financing." read more

msnbc, 5/19/2008
NearbyNow, Inc. Raises $12 Million to Expand Internet and Mobile Local Shopping Services
"NearbyNow announced a new investment of $11.75 million led by Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) to expand the company's Internet and mobile local shopping services." read more

washingtonpost.com, 5/19/2008
Mobile Shopper NearbyNow Raises $11.75 Million Third Round; Partners With TheFind
"NearbyNow has raised a $11.75 million third round led by Norwest Ventures." read more

YouTube, 5/18/2008
NearbyNow iPhone Web App for Navigating Shopping Centers
"Select 'WATCH IN HIGH QUALITY' to see detailed screen views." read more

Mobile Marketer, 4/16/2008
Mobile now beyond interest level, says ad:tech delegate
"In our case, proximity to a store is almost as important as a keyword is to search marketers." read more

Pittsburgh Tribune Review, 4/4/2008
More people let fingers do talking
"NearbyNow Inc. said hundreds of Monroeville Mall and Westmoreland Mall customers use their cell phones each month to search for merchandise and sales." read more

mSearchGroove, 3/3/2008
The Right Ad At The Right Time & Possibly The Right Place; Can .Location Mobile Advertising. Clinch The Deal?
"NearbyNow, online service that allows users throughout the U.S. to search all products, brands, and sales currently available at local shopping centers using the Internet or mobile phones, has had some surprising successes with mobile advertising, most likely because its approach is one of the only ones to marry advertising and location with a no-brainer interface (namely, text)." read more

Kelsey Group, 2/13/2008
Postmortem on PMA 08: Photography as a Search Vertical
"I was lucky enough to end up with the media director from Ritz Camera in the audience who happens to be the point person for the company's relationship with NearbyNow, which I had queued up as a case study." read more

Rockford Register Star, 2/11/2008
Shoppers can browse CherryVale products via mobile phone
"A new service from online mall search site NearbyNow gives shoppers a way to find and reserve gifts at CherryVale Mall using their mobile phones." read more

Deseret Morning News, 2/1/2008
Mall online: Layton Hills allows shoppers to search out merchandise via Web
"In the competitive retail market where online sales threaten sales in stores, the Layton Hills Mall believes it has found a way to offer both shopping options." read more

The Signpost . Weber State University, 1/30/2008
New mobile options for shoppers at Layton Hills Mall
"The Layton Hills Mall is making shopping a little easier for its customers by offering a search of products, brands, and sales through e-mail and text messaging." read more

WBRE-TV , 1/28/2008
Search Your Mall From Home
"Nearby now CEO Scott Dunlap says .NearbyNow has created Google for shopping malls." read more

Fox News , 1/15/2008
A New Way To Shop On The Net
"No more running up to the mall only to find out something isn't in stock." read more

10x, 1/14/2008
If you digitize it, will they come?
"A fast-growing Internet-based service called NearbyNow tells mall-bound and in-mall shoppers where to find the items they want." read more

Screenwerk, 1/2/2008
Some Thoughts and Predictions for 2008
"Here are some quick, stream of consciousness predictions for the coming year." read more

kmbc.com, 1/1/2008
New Service Makes Valentine's Day Gift Shopping A Breeze
"NearbyNow.com empowers shoppers by letting them check store inventory in 10 minutes or less at shopping malls in more than 130 cities from the Internet or mobile phone, and even reserve products for pick up before heading out the door." read more

Martha Stewart, Blueprint, 1/1/2008
100 reasons to be thankful during the holidays
"Reserve products for pickup at a shopping center near you on nearbynow.com." read more

Dallas Morning News, 12/24/2007
Dallas-Fort Worth stores await late shopping rush
"For the first time, four area malls owned by General Growth Properties Inc. signed on with NearbyNow, a service that allows consumers to search inventory of stores at malls using the Internet or mobile phones and have merchandise held for them." read more

Mobile Marketing Watch, 12/22/2007
Why Mobile Marketers Need To Understand Generation Y And How They.ll Impact The Retail Landscape
"NearbyNow is a unique mobile marketing service that the teens and twentysomethings are totally into." read more

Dallas Business Journal, 12/21/2007
DBJ Confidential
"The three shopping centers have teamed up with NearbyNow Inc. to provide a service that lets shoppers check store inventories online or with their mobile phones." read more

The Capital Times, 12/21/2007
Malls' inventory here is searchable by phone or from home
"Madison's East and West Towne malls have a new online product search service that lets you check what's available before you hit the stores and, in some cases, reserve items for pickup later." read more

TMJ4 . Milwaukee, 12/21/2007
Big, Last Minute Shopping Days This Weekend
"It's called nearbynow.com. All you have to do is go to the site and type in the brand name and it will tell you where in Mayfair or Brookfield that item is located and how many are left." read more

The Post and Courier, 12/20/2007
There's still hope for all you last-minute holiday shoppers
"When you find an item you want, you can check its availability and even put it on hold at the store until you pick it up." read more

ABC WTNH-TV CH 8 Hartford/New Haven, 12/20/2007
Shopping Made Easy
"Westfield Meriden Makes Holiday Shopping Easy!" read more

NewsOK.com, 12/19/2007
Quail Springs, service to aid in gift search
"Quail Springs Mall and NearbyNow have teamed up to ease the stress of holiday shopping." read more

USA Today - Part 2, 12/18/2007
Mobile devices come in handy for these shoppers
"Young people are much more likely than their parents to use their mobile devices for more than just talking. And they often put them to use for shopping, especially during the busy holiday season." read more

Beaumont Enterprise, 12/14/2007
Web site tracks Parkdale Mall inventory
"Thanks to NearbyNow.com, shoppers can check if items are available at Parkdale Mall before they leave the house. They also can put the item on hold to pick up within 24 hours." read more

RedOrbit , 12/14/2007
Have Phone, Will Shop: At Two Regional Malls, the Cellphone is Now a Handy Shopping Buddy.
"A new method for maneuvering the mall, both online and via mobile phone, has moved into two of the region's shopping centers, Valley View and River Ridge Mall in Lynchburg, both owned by CBL & Associates Properties in Tennessee." read more

The Roanoke Times, 12/14/2007
Have phone, will shop
"Need jeans. Text message Valley View Mall." read more

Eden Prairie Sun/Sun Newspapers, 12/12/2007
Best of both shopping worlds
"NearbyNow's local search service is focused on making shopping as convenient as possible, Dunlap said." read more

PrimeNews Wire, 12/11/2007
NearbyNow Launches New Mobile Search Service for Shopping Malls
"NearbyNow, Inc. today announced the availability of its new mobile search service that allows consumers to find any product, brand or sale in a shopping mall simply by sending a text message." read more

Screenwerk, 12/10/2007
NearbyNow.s New Directions
"I caught up with NearbyNow CEO Scott Dunlap today and learned some interesting things about user behavior and the potential future direction of the company." read more

Directions Magazine, 12/7/2007
NearbyNow Identifies Top Local Search Trends for 2008
"NearbyNow, the online service that allows consumers throughout the United States to search all products, brands, and sales currently available at local shopping centers using the Internet or mobile phones, today announced the most groundbreaking search trends for 2008." read more

Natchez Democrat , 12/3/2007
Malls now Internet searchable
"New technology is allowing shoppers to find out about product availability or the latest sale items at Bonita Lakes Mall in Meridian and Turtle Creek Mall in Hattiesburg without ever leaving home." read more

New York Newsday, 12/3/2007
New service offers high-tech shopping experience
"The online reconnaissance helps shoppers narrow their searches. But making the purchases in person saves shipping time and shipping costs." read more

The Storefront/The Roanoke Times, 11/27/2007
Shop with your cell phone
"In time for the holiday season, Roanoke's Valley View Mall now is offering shoppers the chance to search for a particular item by using their cell phones." read more

Fox Business , 11/26/2007
NearbyNow Broadcast Coverage
"NearbyNow Black Friday Cyber Monday Fox Business Broadcast Coverage" read more

The Examiner, 11/22/2007
Stores use web 2.0 to lure customers
"When customers search for an item, a list of stores that carry that item, along with notices about sales and links to coupons appears." read more

WCAV - News, 11/14/2007
New Site Promises to Streamline Shopping Experience
"The website www.nearbynow.com allows shoppers to search the mall from the comfort of their own home or cell phone." read more

KSTP-TV (ABC Affiliate) . Minneapolis, 11/13/2007
Internet Insite: Reserve in-store holiday products online
"The site nearbynow.com promises to tell you what malls in your area have any given product." read more

KCEN-TV . Waco, TX (NBC affiliate), 11/12/2007
New program is making finding bargains at local malls easier
"The creators of NearbyNow are calling it a Google for malls and both shoppers and mall management are excited about its possibilities." read more

Baylor University . The Lariat, 11/9/2007
NearbyNow allows shoppers to reserve from home, save time
"The company uses inventory data from every store in the mall to help shoppers find the nearest place to buy a product." read more

mocoNews.net, 11/7/2007
Publisher Houghton Mifflin Goes Mobile; CosmoGirl Concierge
"CosmoGirl is launching a shopping service with NearbyNow dubbed CG! Concierge, which lets readers check whether the item is available at their local mall in the size and color they want." read more

FierceWireless, 11/5/2007
CosmoGIRL! and NearbyNow Launch New Multimedia Advertising Program to Drive Teen Shoppers Into Malls
"CosmoGIRL! Magazine, the number one selling teen magazine at newsstands, today announced CG!Concierge, a new advertising program that highlights hot new items and trends, and links teen shoppers directly to local shopping malls selling those products." read more

YPulse, 11/5/2007
Ypulse Essentials: CosmoGirl!
"CosmoGIRL! and NearbyNow launch a new multimedia advertising program to drive teen shoppers into malls." read more

Wyoming Business Report, 11/2/2007
Frontier Mall puts inventory on Web
"The service coordinates product availability information and reservation requests between participating merchants and consumers." read more

The Daily Times, 10/31/2007
Net browsing: Foothills Mall now 'searchable'
.NearbyNow's local search service allows us to leverage the Internet and mobile phones to provide a more timely and convenient shopping experience." read more

techburgh.com, 10/30/2007
New Service Takes the Work Out of Holiday Shopping
"NearbyNow.com empowers shoppers by letting them check store inventory in 10 minutes or less at shopping malls in more than 130 cities from the Internet or mobile phone, and even reserve products for pick up before heading out the door." read more

The Brownsville Herald, 10/28/2007
Online service allows shoppers to reserve merchandise at Sunrise Mall
"Shoppers can peruse the virtual isles of Sunrise Mall retailers to search for and reserve products, ensuring items will be available before ever setting foot into a store." read more

Pittsburgh Tribune Review, 10/18/2007
Malls combine online, in-store shopping
"Specific product searches can be done at Web sites, powered by Los Altos, Calif.-based NearbyNow Inc." read more

Staten Island Advance, 9/21/2007
Let your fingers do the walking, by Leslie Palma-Simoncek
"Online shopping just went interactive ..."

Search Engine Land, 9/17/2007
Local Search Is About Products Too, Not Just Restaurants And Plumbers, by Greg Sterling
"Sites like ShopLocal, Krillion and NearbyNow, among others, are working diligently on this challenge. Once substantially accomplished, that inventory ..." read more

Belleville News Democrat, 9/15/2007
St. Clair shopping help is now online, by Will Buss
""We hope it will drive sales and make online shoppers into in-store shoppers, especially for the holidays," Zimmermann said." read more

Integrated Marketing at Point of Decision (IMAPOD), 9/10/2007
Trip to the Mall Guided by Text Messages
"New technologies allow shoppers to use cellphones and PDAs" read more

Kelsey Group Blogs, 9/6/2007
ShopLocal gets Personal, by Mike Boland
"Social tools aid in shopping" read more

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 9/6/2007
DRESSING ROOM: A dresser.s worth of fashion news, by Helaine Williams
"NearbyNow confirms the product.s availability and lets you know when it will be available for pickup. When in the mall, use the mobile search service to find products and sales" read more

UK Design - Lojas e Shopping Centers, 9/5/2007
Clientes online para os shoppings do mundo real, by Mario Sampaio Vianna

Savannah Business Report, 8/31/2007
Oglethorpe Mall is Savannah's First 'Searchable' Mall
"This service is powered by NearbyNow, Inc., the first company of its kind to provide Internet and mobile search technology for shopping centers."

Intelligencer Journal, 8/30/2007
Park City offers cell-phone searches, by Patrick Burns
"NearbyNow, allows consumers to search for products, brands or sale items at shopping center using the Internet"

Kansas City Business Journal, 8/23/2007
Mall lets shopper search by Web, phone, by Jerry LaMartina
"Shoppers in the mall can use the mobile search service to locate products and sales." read more

SocialLocalMobile, 8/21/2007
NearbyNow: Location-Based Shopping
"Search the mall using your cellphone" read more

The Edmond Sun, 8/18/2007
Online technology greets mall shoppers, by Alice Collinsworth
"[Shoppers] can "pre-shop" online for any product, brand or sale available in the mall using the Internet or a mobile phone - and then visit the mall to pick up their selections." read more

The Oklahoman/NewsOK.com, 8/16/2007
Search engine allows shoppers to browse Quail Springs at home, by Trisha Evans
"We thought, why don't we make it the Google of in-store shopping?" read more

Paramus Post, 8/15/2007
Westfield Garden State Plaza, First .Searchable. Shopping Center in Paramus, by Mel Fabrikant
"NearbyNow's local search service is focused on making shopping as convenient as possible." read more

Mobile Insider, 8/14/2007
Calling In A Mall Stampede, by Steve Smith
"Looking up sales in the mall is the real killer app here, Dunlap says" read more

Mobile Messaging 2.0, 8/14/2007
Location based Mobile Advertising, by Chetan Sharma
"It is working well and providing invaluable analytics to the retailers." read more

The INDsider, 8/14/2007
Mall of Acadiana launches unique Internet service, by Leslie Turk
"The Mall of Acadiana has taken the guesswork out of Internet shopping..." read more

Brockton/Taunton Enterprise, 8/12/2007
Taunton shoppers go Web surfing, by Laura O.Neill
"It's just very handy and an easy way to find out what's on sale at the mall." read more

Cincinnati Enquirer, 8/12/2007
Marketplace notes, by Jeff McKinney
"Shoppers at Kenwood Towne Centre can now look for items they want even before they go to the shopping center with a touch of their cell phone or a click on the Internet." read more

Cleveland Plain-Dealer, 8/9/2007
Online service guide to local malls
"Wasted trips and hours of fruitless searching may soon be distant memories." read more

www.dailyfreebies.com, 8/3/2007
The NearbyNow Back to School Sweepstakes

Denver Post, 8/2/2007
Park Meadows helps users check stock online, by Elizabeth Aguilera
"Retail-industry experts lauded the move, noting the increasing influence the Internet is having on traditional shopping." read more

Internet Retailer, 8/1/2007
Driving traffic from the web to stores, by Paul Demery
"Find every sale, find every product" read more

Mobile Europe, 8/1/2007
Taking search to another level
"The outcome is a location-based mobile advertising pitch completely in tune with the user's context." read more

Vancouver Columbian, 7/31/2007
Mall debuts new virtual shopping site
"Use backpack as a search word and the system spits out numerous styles at 15 different stores within the mall." read more

Seventeen.com, 7/31/2007
17 Buzz Shop and Win!
"Back-to-school shopping just got way better!" read more

Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Go Upstate.com), 7/29/2007
Jostens is moving to Southport location
"McAndrew said the aim of partnering with nearbynow is to continuously drive up sales and traffic in the mall." read more

Comparison Shopping Engine Strategies, 7/27/2007
NearbyNow: sign of a new CSE trend?, by Scott Hurff
"I think it will be good going for the company who can figure out the framework for connecting the on- and off-line worlds -- for everyone from the big to the little boys." read more

San Fernando Valley Business Journal (subscription required), 7/21/2007
Around the Valleys, by Nadra Kareem

San Fernando Valley Business Journal (subscription required), 7/19/2007
Shopping Search Service

The News-Gazette.com (subscription required), 7/17/2007
Mall service to allow shoppers to find, reserve products
"NearbyNow touts its service as a marketing tool retailers can use to turn online shoppers into in-store buyers." read more

Associated Content, 7/17/2007
St. Louis Area Malls Get New Internet Service, by Walt Crocker
"I like to browse around the Internet and check out merchandise before I tread all the way down to the store to purchase it." read more

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 7/6/2007
Net result: Malls go high tech, by Gail Appleson
"Howe said the company was founded to harness the trend of consumers researching products online and then buying them in stores." read more

Des Moines Register, 7/6/2007
New online tool benefits shoppers, by Patt Johnson
"By sending a text message, shoppers can find the nearest store in the mall that sells a specific product or advertises a sale." read more

Naples News, 7/5/2007
Shopping just got easier at Coastland Center, by Katy Bishop
"I'd use it," Brittany said. "Because you'd be guaranteed to find your size and exactly what you'd want." read more

SqueezeOC.com, 7/4/2007
Search first, then shop at MainPlace mall, by Cynthia

Washington Times, 7/2/2007
Westfield malls let shoppers surf site, by Jeff Haberkorn
"The results will list all the stores that carry the product, with some photos, details, applicable discounts and price." read more

Chicago Tribune, 6/23/2007
INSIDE RETAILING: Walgreens' travel plans include Hawaii, by Sandra Jones
"VIRTUAL SHOPPING: Need to find a polka dot dress but don't want to spend hours walking through the mall?" read more

San Gabriel Valley Tribune, 6/21/2007
Westfield allows patrons to browse online first, by Rodney Tanaka
"NearbyNow has been adopted by shopping centers across the country." read more

In Business Las Vegas, 6/22/2007
Plenty of boom and bust cycles in LV's future, by Brian Wargo
"Shoppers at Meadows mall have a new service that enables them to find out if the items they want are available before they go to the mall" read more

Chicago Sun-Times, 6/20/2007
Westfield launches online mall shopping service, by Tech Briefs

Canton Repository, 6/17/2007
Westfield Belden Village helps you find what you're looking for via Internet, mobile phones, by G. Patrick Kelley
"The text-messaging generation can also use the service while at Westfield by using their mobile phones." read more

Daily Southtown, 6/13/2007
Westfield malls go high tech
The Australian mall operator said Tuesday it has partnered with NearbyNow to let customers browse items online and even reserve specific items before driving to the mall.

Herald News, 6/13/2007
Westfield malls go high tech, by Bob Okon
Mall-goers using the service "can definitely plan a shopping trip more effectively." read more

Self Service, 6/11/2007
Mobile shopping looks to change retail self-service, by Tamara Mendelsohn
NearbyNow, another local search-based application, gathers local inventory feeds from mall-based stores; when users search for specific products, the application sends back an SMS detailing which stores carry the product and whether it is in stock. read more

Lincoln Star Journal, 6/6/2007
Westfield Gateway opens product search service
"Shoppers can then reserve products to be picked up at their convenience" read more

St. Petersburg Times, 6/2/2007
Malls going to online service, by Mark Albright
"We're bringing together the store experience and the online world," Scott Dunlap said, Chief Executive of NearbyNow Inc. read more

The Olympian, 6/1/2007
Shop at mall by phone, online, by Jim Szymanski
Westfield Capital mall shoppers now can use the Internet or cell phones to make shopping potentially more convenient. read more

The Kelsey Group, 4/26/2007
NearbyNow in 100 Cities by the Holidays, by Mike Boland
"But the most interesting direction for the company could be its mobile product." read more

Search Engine Watch, 4/25/2007
NearbyNow in 100 Cities by the Holidays, by Mike Boland
"The company understands that being informative but non-intrusive is key in creating mobile advertising that doesn't irritate the consumer." read more

Media Post - Online Media Daily, 4/24/2007
Local Retailers Jumping Into Mobile Search With NearbyNow, by Tameka Kee
"The company understands that being informative but non-intrusive is key in creating mobile advertising that doesn't irritate the consumer." read more

Red Herring, 4/24/2007
NearbyNow Bags $5 Million, by Herbert Sample
"This is useful for shoppers from both Mars and Venus"

BizReport, 4/24/2007
NearbyNow pulls local retailers into mobile search, by Kristina Knight
"Local search is a huge business for local retailers and shoppers, who are known to look for a store location at the moment they are shopping rather that preparing beforehand" read more

Screenwerk, 4/23/2007
News Releases and Other Bits, by Greg Sterling
"NearbyNow is building incredible value..." read more

San Jose Mercury News, 4/21/2007
Gap veteran to head adult apparel units, by Michele Chandler
"The service lets shoppers see which stores carry the products they want,..." read more

Inside Business: The Hampton Roads Business Journal, 4/9/2007
Lynnhaven "searchable" Customers can shop entire mall online, by Mary Worrell
"The phenomenon we.re tracking is reserving online and buying in-store," Dunlap said. read more

The Journal Gazette, 4/7/2007
"Let Web do the walking", by Sherry Slater
"Let's say you know what you want ... and you want it fast."

The Courier of Montgomery County, 4/2/2007
Shoppers can browse The Woodlands Mall on phone, computer, by Tiffany Williams
"The service appeals to serious and recreational shoppers alike and helps drive foot traffic into malls." read more

HomeTownCobb, 3/31/2007
Cumberland Mall Becomes the First .Searchable. Mall in Atlanta
"NearbyNow.s local search service allows us [the Cumberland Mall] to leverage the Internet and mobile phone to provide a more timely and convenient shopping experience." read more

Houston Chronicle, 3/30/2007
Woodlands Mall launches new Internet, mobile product searches, by Laura Isensee
"Some people like to buy online, some people like to buy in-store. We fit in between," ...

WANE-TV News, 3/20/2007
New Way to Shop at Glenbrook Square
"There is a new tool to make shopping at the mall a lot easier. It's a tool that allows Glenbrook Square shoppers to search for specific items on line..." read more

The Birmingham News, 3/7/2007
Bricks-clicks service lets shoppers surf mall, by Sherri C. Goodman
"University of Alabama at Birmingham retailing expert Robert Robicheaux said the application is a 'really good way to marry the brick and click,' he said..."

Search Engine Land, 3/5/2007
Local Shopping Search Stalks E-commerce, by Greg Sterling
"NearbyNow, Inc. has inked $2.5 million in Series A financing to bring the local shopping mall to the home computer, VentureWire has learned..." read more

advertising 2.0, 2/20/2007
Is there anything new in online shopping?
"NearbyNow, Inc. has inked $2.5 million in Series A financing to bring the local shopping mall to the home computer, VentureWire has learned..." read more

Inside Collin County Business, 2/14/07
Search Stonebriar Online
"NearbyNow is an online shopping search engine specifically made for local malls. It allows consumers to search various products and compare prices online, but buy the products in person..." read more

DIRECT Magazine, 2/1/07
Window-Shopping the Small Screen, By Brian Quinton
"Shoppers can receive ads and special offers via SMS, such as a free iTunes card for purchases at a selected merchant during a specific period of time, say the next 20 minutes....." read more

DIRECT Magazine, 12/20/06
NearbyNow Puts the Mall on Your Mobile Phone, By Brian Quinton
"What would you give to be able to find out, without setting foot in that seething mass of frazzled parents, crying kids and overworked sales clerks, whether that set of barbells your Aunt Fanny had her eye on was available, and maybe even on sale? NearbyNow wants to give you that chance ..." read more

California Real Estate Journal, 12/11/06
Online Service Raises Retail Store Receipts, by Mitch Deacon
"NearbyNow is the first online service that allows people to search the merchandise at a particular shopping center over the Internet..." read more

ClickZ News, 12/11/06
NearbyNow Makes Bricks-and-Mortar Inventory Searchable, by Zachary Rodgers
"Consumers are embracing the Internet more and more for product research," said Sterling. "Lost amid all the hype about cyber Monday is the fact that the offline retail economy dwarfs the online." read more

Arizona Daily Star, 11/22/06
Shopping's easy at Park Place online, by Joseph Barrios
"Here's one way out of the crowded stores and long lines at the malls: shop at the mall online. Park Place mall has launched an online service that allows shoppers to search for any product or brand available in the mall by using the Internet...." read more

Retail Traffic Magazine, 11/10/06
Googling The Mall
"The service works much like Google except rather than scanning the Internet, NearbyNow searches a database it builds by getting every tenant in a center to provide inventories of items for sale at the center...." read more

Shopping Centers Today, 11/3/06
Cellular Sell, (ICSC)
"After a successful test run, mall owners General Growth Properties and Westfield Group are rolling out a new technology at some of their properties that allows shoppers to search products, brands and sale merchandise at a particular shopping center over the Internet or by mobile phone..." read more

Screenwerk, 10/27/06
NearbyNow Building Incredible Value, by Greg Sterling
"NearbyNow is building out real-time retailer inventory on local mall sites...This is the very data that people at my final Kelsey show said would take 10 years to compile. It now appears, through NearbyNow's efforts and others' that it's going to take about two..." read more

Marketing Trendz (subscription required), 10/26/06
The Early Adopters - General Growth Properties and Westfield Embrace Multi-Channel Shopping with NearbyNow, by Myriam Beauge
"The future belongs to multi-channel retailing...NearbyNow addresses this, making mall trips more efficient for shoppers and giving retailers an opportunity to increase sales productivity. "

Mountain View Voice, 10/6/06
Surf before you shop - Mountain View's NearbyNow lets you window shop before hitting the mall, by Angela Hey
"NearbyNow's site instantly told me that Ryka offered aerobic shoes, that they were prize-winning, and were in stock at several Eastridge Mall stores. It also showed me the hottest brand of the week (Nike), the hottest store and the hottest fashions...I look forward to holiday gift shopping this year..." read more

San Jose Mercury News, 8/25/06
Find stores at mall to be as simple as going online, by Michele Chandler
"Talk about the perfect male-oriented tool," said online consultant Rob Enderle, principal of the Enderle Group. "We are not wonderful about shopping. We hunter-gatherer types want to get in, buy it and get out..." read more

The Kelsey Group, 8/25/06
NearbyNow: Part Deux, by Mike Boland
"Mobile search applications are a hot topic right now, and NearbyNow realizes it can really unleash the potential of its search platform on mobile devices..." read more

Search Engine Watch, 8/22/06
NearbyNow Brings New 'Inventory' To Local Search, by Gerg Sterling
"The "holy grail" of online shopping is local inventory information. Paradoxical as it may sound I say that because the overwhelming majority of transactions occur in local stores and that isn't going to change any time soon..." read more

The Kelsey Group, 8/17/06
NearbyNow: A Preview, by Mike Boland
"Today I had the chance to speak with Scott Dunlap, CEO of NearbyNow, which has an interesting model for bringing inventory data online to drive offline conversions the company is worth checking out..." read more

Dow Jones VentureWire, 6/20/2006
DFJ Leads $2.5M Round For Online Shopping Co. NearbyNow, by Clancy Nolan
"NearbyNow, Inc. has inked $2.5 million in Series A financing to bring the local shopping mall to the home computer, VentureWire has learned..." read more here