Back-to-School Shopping with Slifter Saves Time, Money and Gas

    Slifter Powers Back-to-School Shoppers with Deals on Local Products at

Nearby Stores



    NEW YORK, Aug. 14 /EMWNews/ -- Parents hoping to save on

back-to-school shopping need to look no further than their mobile phone.

Slifter, a popular mobile local shopping tool, helps consumers search deals

and products at nearby retail locations - enabling parents to shop smart

and fast.



    With over 300 million products at more than 150,000 local retailers,

consumers simply enter a keyword, product name, model number or UPC code to

find the product, view availability, see price and promotional information,

and receive detailed directions to the nearest store.



    Whether a shopper's concern is the price of a laptop or the amount of

gas needed for a back-to-school shopping trip - Slifter allows consumers

to: sort by distance or price; search local store inventory for products,

Hot Deals, and promos (including 40 million circular offers); see product

information, images and maps; save products and promotions into a mobile

Shopping List; and share finds with family and friends.



    "Slifter offers parents a way to find must-have items without breaking

the bank or the gas tank," said Alex Muller, CEO of Slifter. "Since

back-to-school shopping is especially stressful this year, Slifter hopes to

ease the pressure and give control back to the consumers."



    Slifter is immediately available for free via, wireless web, and

downloadable application on almost every mobile device including Blackberry

and iPhone, just visit http://www.slifter.com on your mobile phone. To check out

our Back-to-School Gift Guide visit Slifter on your PC at http://www.slifter.com.

    About Slifter



    New York City-based Slifter, is a popular mobile shopping tool that

enables millions of mobile users to search and share products and

promotions, straight from their cell phones. It is accessible for free via,

wireless web, or java application on almost any mobile device. For more

information on Slifter, please visit http://www.slifter.com.