Flipp app launches to help consumers find local sales and plan weekly shopping trips

In time for Black Friday, Canadians can get ahead of their shopping experience

TORONTO, Nov. 5, 2013 /CNW/ - Wishabi, a leading technology company whose digital flyer platform is used by top retailers across North America, today announced the launch of Flipp, a flyer app that helps consumers find sales in their community and plan their weekly shopping trips. Flipp, a free app available on iPhone and iPad, transforms the way consumers shop and save money every week as the app delivers an unmatched way to browse flyers from leading retailers including IKEA Canada and Target Canada, create shopping lists and start the shopping experience from anywhere at any time.

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Flipp can be downloaded in iTunes at: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/flipp/id725097967?mt=8.

The new Flipp app has a unique set of features and functionality including:

• Flip - quickly flip through favorite flyers to find items to purchase
• Search - easily find products or stores to quickly create a shopping list
• Clip Items - clip items straight to a handy shopping list
• Discount Finder: instantly highlight discounts to find biggest deals
• Favorites: save favorite store's flyers for easy reference every week

"We are giving consumers what they want. Canadians love flyers, in fact, 46% actively seek them out. Flipp brings the weekly flyer to life on mobile, personalizes it and delivers it to the hands of consumers coast-to-coast creating a shopping experience and savings like never before," said Wehuns Tan, CEO of Wishabi. "Wishabi is transforming the flyer industry. The launch of Flipp further drives the movement of connecting customers with their favorite retailers in the exact way they want in this digital age."

Wishabi has a deep expertise in the digital flyer industry with over 95 store flyers in Canada on its industry leading technology platform. The company has a distribution network that reaches over 20 million consumers monthly.

Flipp is available for download in the iTunes app store starting on November 5th. Wishabi is also holding a Flipp promotion where names will be drawn daily to win $500 gift cards. To enter the promotion go to: www.flipp.com.

About Wishabi
Wishabi is a leading technology company that has reinvented the digital flyer experience via patent-pending technologies. Inspired by the beauty and ease of print media and the real-time interactivity of personalized digital content, Wishabi?s mission is to fundamentally improve how people discover, view and share flyer content across all devices and platforms. Retailers such as Macy's, PetSmart, Sports Authority and Dollar General can be found on the Wishabi platform. Wishabi was founded in 2007 with offices in Toronto and New York. For more information, visit www.wishabi.com and www.flipp.com.

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SOURCE: Wishabi

Kate Annis, Director of Marketing, Wishabi Inc., 416-316-3869, [email protected]

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