Applications
The ShopNow mobile application makes it very easy to find out what retail stores are nearby depending on what you are shopping for, and let's you know if they are open right now.
Start it up, and with one click you tell it your shopping task:
Maybe you are at Hillsdale Mall, shopping for your kids:
Or maybe you are in San Carlos for lunch, and would like to browse women's clothing and accessories:
For many tasks, you can quickly get the information you want with just a click - who is here and open right now, as well as the address and time they are open today. The 'shopnow' - store is open display also reflects special holiday hours for today.
Detailed information is also available, this includes standard hours of operation for the week, holiday hours of operation (next 7 days), as well as links to call them or go to their website:
ShopNow is currently in public beta for iPhone and Android, with coverage for Silicon Valley, CA.