By Chuck Martin Beacons are going big. While many retailers, agencies and brands have been experimenting with beacons for many months, the growth of the […]
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Mobile Shopping & the Age Factor
By Chuck Martin Mobile shopping may not have any great age barriers. It turns out that older shoppers are comfortable using their phones to shop, […]
Continue readingApple Dives into the World of Mobile Payments
By Chuck Martin Mobile payments are starting to get serious. Besides some larger iPhones and cool new watches, Apple’s major foray into mobile payments yesterday […]
Continue readingMobile Retail Passes the 50% Point, Tops Desktop
Chuck Martin Mobile is finally beating the desktop for shopping at retailer websites. We’ve seen this coming for some time in a monthly mobile tracking […]
Continue readingApple & Paving the Road to Mobile Payments
By Chuck Martin Apple’s latest announcements today could be a boon to mobile commerce. The company is noted for introducing technology that changes consumer behavior. […]
Continue readingMore Loyalty Coupons Coming to a Store Near You
By Chuck Martin More routine shopping activity is migrating to mobile. As consumers continuously shop throughout The Mobile Shopping Life Cycle, various actions that have […]
Continue readingMore Coupons Finding Mobile Shoppers
By Chuck Martin Mobile coupons are on the rise, which should come as no surprise. This is hardly to say paper coupons are dying, though […]
Continue readingSoftcard, CurrentC: The New, Big Names in Mobile Payments
By Chuck Martin Maybe mobile payments aren’t moving along as quickly as some might like, but at least some of the major players behind the […]
Continue readingOn Tracking the Increases in Mobile Commerce
By Chuck Martin As we get ready for a barrage of studies forecasting the scope of mobile commerce over the coming holiday season, the summer-ending […]
Continue readingMobile Payments & the Under $5 Cash Purchase
By Chuck Martin To hit its stride, maybe mobile payments will have to replace the idea of using cash more than credit or debit cards. […]
Continue readingBillions Spent in Mobile Train Ticketing
By Chuck Martin While trains around the world keep rolling along, more and more travelers are using mobile to pay for the ride. Mobile train […]
Continue readingMobile Payments vs. Chip-Enabled Cards
By Chuck Martin The future of mobile payments may have just received a boost from Walmart. The massive retailer this week notified the world that […]
Continue readingThose Who Browse Online, Buy Online
By Chuck Martin In online commerce, there’s browsing and then there’s buying. We’ve seen from numerous studies that consumers use multiple devices to research what […]
Continue readingCommerce Growth: Desktop, 10%; Mobile, 47%
By Chuck Martin Commerce is up and commerce is really up, depending on where it’s done. Desktop-based ecommerce increased a little while mobile commerce is […]
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