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By Anthony Ha, TechCrunch

shopkick, the location-based shopping app backed by Greylock and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, is having its biggest rollout yet — Target says it’s making the service available in its stores nationwide.

Target was already announced as a shopkick partner, but until now, it was limited to testing integration in seven cities. Now, thanks to what the company says were “rave reviews,” it’s expanding its shopkick integration to all of its 1,764 stores in the United States, making it the largest shopkick retailer.”

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Horse Sense ShoesAn early stage startup aptly known as Horse Sense Shoes has brought in just over $150k as of late, according to recent fundraising disclosures filed with the SEC.

Based in Plymouth and founded by inventor Mike McHugh, the technology involves placing an embedded sensor within the horse’s shoe that transmits indicators like heat and pressure to a SaaS dashboard.  The idea here is that performance horse owners, handlers and their care takers, can better identify serious health issues before they become irreversibly problematic or life threatening.

It’s a truly original approach to a growing problemin a multi-billion-dollar niche market.

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