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Allrecipes, Marc’s stores and Verifone are partnering to provide beacon-triggered meal ideas, recipes and product suggestions to shoppers via a mobile app. Early results from the launch are making a strong use case for beacons that goes beyond delivering a coupon at the shelf. Here’s how it works: Shoppers with the Allrecipes Dinner Spinner app will trigger the beacons installed in all 58 Marc’s stores in Ohio. Hyperlocal meal recommendations will be pushed to the user along with recipes featuring products on sale at that particular Marc’s store. Seasons and local weather will help inform the suggestions. The program is designed to address shoppers’ immediate need of what to make for dinner that night, and provide relevant, money-saving deals. Shoppers view 35 million Allrecipes.com recipes monthly from their phones while they are in store making grocery purchase decisions, according to the company. Close to 66 percent of the website’s traffic...