Monday, November 18, 2013

Reviews42 upgrades Android app with Location-Based Services (LBS)

Offering ease to retail shoppers, Reviews42, a consumer product research platform providing comprehensive price comparison, product discovery and user reviews, has updated its Android app by introducing a new service named Nearby Stores for its users. The service will use the GPS/WiFi system of the user's phone to detect the location and then suggest the category specific retail stores within the vicinity of user.
The application helps the consumers to combat challenges such as price transparency, availability of the product, correct place to buy and availability of retail stores in the vicinity. The application contains information of more than 1.5 million products and 350 product categories.
Currently, Reviews42 has geo-mapped nearly 75,000 offline stores across India to its database. It plans to add thousands of new stores every month in the future.
“When people are shopping in a retail store, they are at an information disadvantage vis-à-vis prices, features, and reviews of different brands at other stores. Reviews42 intends to empower these shoppers by making all the desired information easily available on the user’s mobile phone,” said Neeraj Jain, co-founder, Reviews42.
Surjendu Kuila, co-founder, Reviews42 highlighting the advantages said, “Users will also have the option to call the stores, find driving directions to the shop, check the availability and compare prices of the products. Overall, customers can save money by getting the best price for the product from a close by and convenient location.”
The Reviews42 App provides the interested consumer all the information on all consumer products ranging from Mobiles, Tablets, Laptops, Baby Products, Kitchen and Home Appliances. The application can be downloaded on Windows, Android, Black Berry and iPhone.
The focus of the organization is to make the Indian Shopper smarter by equipping him with valuable information so that he or she can take informed decisions. The company aims to arm consumers with all requisite information before they make a purchase decision.

About Reviews42
Reviews42 is a consumer product research platform providing comprehensive price comparison, product discovery and user reviews. Reviews42 encourages its users to share their candid product experiences with the community to help everyone avoid costly buying mistakes. The focus is to make the Indian Shopper smarter with valuable information so that he or she can take informed decisions.
Its community consists of passionate shoppers, products experts and everyday users of the products. The Reviews42 App provides the interested consumer all the information on all consumer products ranging from Mobiles, Tablets, Laptops, Baby Products, Kitchen and Home Appliances (Refrigerator, Washing Machines, Microwaves, Air Conditioners). The App contains information of over 1.5 million products and 350 product categories.
Reviews42 is not a retailer/seller of product (Webstore, ecommerce site). It shows all the reviews (positive as well as negative) to its users. The user’s/consumer’s comments on products are unbiased and honest as the company doesn’t encourage any brand to write its own reviews. The various ratings/rankings shown on the website are based only on user feedback. Brands or other parties have no say in these ratings/rankings.