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OCT 2008

Personalized Store Ads Take Off

Big Marketers Start to Embrace Pitches Tailored to Reflect Shoppers' Buying Habits

Wall Street Journal, October 23, 2008 — For years, supermarket cashiers have handed shoppers coupons as they left the checkout aisle. These days, shoppers often get narrow paper strips printed with something else: ads related to the shopper's own buying habits.

Recently, Stouffer's has used such ads to encourage buyers of its single-serve frozen entrées to join its Dinner Club. Joining the club allows consumers to earn points for buying the Nestlé unit's products. The points can be used to bid for rewards like TV sets and magazine subscriptions.

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