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A mobile phone application that helps Russian shoppers find the best discount deals in supermarkets has reached more than two million users, tapping into a new mood of thrift after the worst economic crisis in years hit Russia.

Natalia Shagarina conceived the app while she was on maternity leave in 2012 as a niche product to allow women at home with young children to stretch their household budgets by tracking down discounted goods.

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