American Eagle Outfitters Testing iBeacons

American Eagle Outfitters and app developer Shopkick have announced plans to launch shopBeacon in 100 top-performing American Eagle Outfitters and Aerie stores across the country. According to the company, Shopkick's shopBeacon is the first Apple iBeacon-based presence signal for retailers. "AEO has always been an early adopter of cutting-edge technology, which is why we're partnering with Shopkick once again in order to provide our customers with the best mobile shopping experience available today," said Joe Megibow, senior vice president of omnichannel e-commerce at American Eagle Outfitters.