Shopa Docket is an Australian

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company, founded in 1986, based in

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, Australia. It is a provider of coupons that appear on the back of receipts in supermarkets and variety stores and outlets including

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, Harris Farm and IGA. Shopa Docket helps companies to advertise, promote and market their brand through their coupons. Shopa Docket is part of the Shopa Group. It provides online offers, deals, vouchers, and coupon codes from several local and national brands. It is the sole provider of printed docket advertising in Australia, reportedly by

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History

Shopa Docket was established in 1986 by Simon McCord, with a single retailer called Pick N Pay Hypermarket in

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offering free cash register rolls in exchange for advertising space on the back of receipts. In 1989, Franklins, Bi-Lo and many other independent and regional supermarkets came on board. In April 1992, The

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tied up with Shopa Docket to spread the anti-criminal message as part of the Crimestoppers Program throughout

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and

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. In 2001, Shopa Docket rolled out full-color dockets across Australia for the first time. In 2013, the

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teamed up with Shopa Docket to spread awareness about fire safety among the

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. In 2019 Shopa Docket launched Shopa Save, a prepaid deals and in-store and online cashback rewards program. In 2020, Shopa Digital was launched, offering clients social media, search engine optimisation and pay-per-click advertising services. All three brands became part of the Shopa Group. Shopa Docket currently have over 720,000 active registered user members and over 100,000 participating businesses. Shopa Docket distributes more than 1 billion ads a year in Australia.

Others

In February 2003, The company partnered with

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and supported the '' Clean Up Australia Day'' initiative by printing and distributing more than 60 million coupons on the back of shopping receipts. Shopa Docket have been supporting Clean Up Australia for more than twenty years. In 2012, Shopa Docket partnered with Hannah's Chance Foundation to hold the first Shopa Docket NSW Sarcoma Surf Tag Team event, raising over $7,000 for the foundation. Shopa Docket has sponsored

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, Sydney Kings,

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and

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References

External links

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