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COUPONS INC.: has partnered with CVS, Walgreens, Kmart and H-E-B to supply printable coupons to their Web sites. These retailers represent more than 14,000 stores and 20 million online unique monthly visitors. Coupons.com’s other distribution networks include, the Web sites of Kroger, Safeway and Wakefern, as well as over 160 other supermarket chains through its partnerships with Grocery Shopping Network and My Web Grocer. The company said that is retail network is the largest online digital trade promotions platform, spanning more than 28,000 stores generating over $250 billion in annual revenue.

IKEA: will give away thousands of dollars in gift cards and merchandise when its new store opens in Tampa on May 6. The first 100 adults in line will receive a free POÄNG armchair. The first 2,500 people will receive a random prize envelope with IKEA Gift Cards ranging from $10 to $250, or a “Buy One, Get One Free” cinnamon bun, hotdog or frozen yogurt voucher. Many other prizes are also being offered that day. IKEA Tampa is the Swedish company’s third store and restaurant destination in Florida, sixth in the Southeast and thirty-seventh in the U.S. The company has 297 stores worldwide.

THETHERBALL: a mobile loyalty and rewards solutions company, has hired Jay Highley as president and COO. Highley was formerly the chief marketing and sales officer at ChaCha, a mobile search company. He also led Integrated Mobile, Inc. as CEO, an enterprise wireless solutions provider.

REGAL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP: has partnered with Warner Bros. Pictures to offer a collectible “Harry Potter” movie gift card themed after the sequel “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” in theatres July 15.
The cards are available in denominations of $10, $25 or $50.