By Chuck Martin Mobile location has long been viewed as a key capability for reaching shopping consumers at more relevant places and times. Much of […]
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Mobile Commerce & the Little Things
By Chuck Martin Mobile is getting better at being integrated into everyday life. While the mobile payments marketplace is still fragmented, various small pieces of […]
Continue readingSmartphone Commerce: Visits, Revenue, Orders Increase
By Chuck Martin More retail activity is starting with mobile devices, which is growing dramatically across the board. While most actual purchasing still happens in […]
Continue readingBiggest Mobile Shopping Driver: the Deal
By Chuck Martin Mobile allows consumers to shop all the time, even though most actual purchases are made in stores. Most (91%) consumers identify their […]
Continue readingMobile Ecommerce: Now a $40 Billion Market
By Chuck Martin More people are buying more things online from their phones. Mobile ecommerce is now more than a $40 billion market, double from […]
Continue reading24% Never Leave the House without Smartphone
By Chuck Martin There may be some good news for the advancement of mobile payments, depending on where people live. While the mobile payment joint […]
Continue readingA Mobile Army of Real-Time Inventory Checkers
By Chuck Martin The mobile and physical worlds continue to more closely integrate with each other. Consumers use mobile devices to research, explore and shop, […]
Continue readingMobile Ordering Meets the Talking & Listening App
By Chuck Martin A few weeks ago, I was in an airport and watched a woman with a small child in a stroller repeatedly shouting […]
Continue readingOnline Mobile Purchasing: China #1, US #20
By Chuck Martin Anyone who regularly travels outside the U.S. is likely aware of the growing significance of mobile on shopping activities everywhere. While PC […]
Continue readingMobile Coupon Redemption AFTER the Shopping Trip
By Chuck Martin Mobile innovation can sometimes transform a process while not disrupting things along the way. A couple of years ago, a California startup […]
Continue readingTaking Mobile on a Shopping Trip & the Road to Savings
By Chuck Martin Over the weekend, I had to catch up on some long put-off shopping trips so had yet another opportunity to do some […]
Continue readingMobile Spending: Men, Tablets & $120
By Chuck Martin Following the money in mobile can be a bit of a chicken and egg exercise. As mobile shoppers bounce between smartphones and […]
Continue readingBarcode Scanning & the New Upside
By Chuck Martin Scanning is about to get a bit more personal. Not as in giving away personal information, but rather in the form of […]
Continue readingIn-Store Mobile Payments on the Rise
By Chuck Martin More people are going to be paying in stores with their mobile devices. However, it’s not going to happen in a very […]
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