There’s been a bit of recent research pointing to the significant role of tablets in mobile commerce. At the MediaPost Mobile Insider Summit in Florida […]
Continue readingIn Search of Mobile Commerce at SXSW
As I prepare to head to the annual SXSW Interactive extravaganza, I’ve been perusing the program looking for more indicators of mobile commerce trends. At […]
Continue readingThe Flow of the Mobile App Money
While much of the recent research has been pointing to the impact of mobile websites on shopping behavior, the mobile app keeps marching on in […]
Continue readingThe Splits in Mobile Commerce
Looks like we’re getting to another halfway point in mobile. After finally passing the halfway mark for smartphone penetration in numerous markets including the U.S., […]
Continue readingApps, Reviews & Mobile Strategy
The latest look at the success of retailers’ apps in the eyes of their customers raises some interesting issues. The study (see story below) wasn’t […]
Continue readingMobile Payments Replacement for Small Change?
I’m wondering if maybe mobile payments ultimately will be driven by big businesses but small things. Earlier this week at the Mobile World Congress in […]
Continue readingTablets Top Smartphones for Shopping
A few days ago, I wrote about some research from Lenovo that found shoppers tend to research on smartphones but buy via tablets. Now comes another major […]
Continue readingMobile Payment Platforms on the March
The global battle for mobile payment systems is on, with two major credit card companies introducing their latest approaches at the Mobile World Congress in […]
Continue readingThey Research on Smartphones, Buy on Tablets
Mobile shopping behavior continues to evolve with consumers using smartphones and tablets for both researching and purchasing products. I came across an interesting new study […]
Continue readingShowrooming May Not Be the Retailer Challenge
It appears much of the retail action relating to mobile is likely to happen in the actual store. Going through the lengthy annual global shopping […]
Continue readingMobile Payments Getting Ready for Prime Time
It looks like NFC will play a significant role in this year’s annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Google will be there promoting its mobile […]
Continue readingMobile Purchasing: Urgent Need vs. Irrational Passion
In yet another view of what causes people to buy something via mobile device comes a piece of research out of theUK showing that smartphone […]
Continue readingThe Rise of SMS Mobile Coupons
A text from Target today reminded me that my mobile coupons were about to expire, suggesting that if I’ve lost them to text OFFERS to […]
Continue readingPrice Matching & the Mobile Shopper
The bar for retailers to play in the mobile space to combat showrooming keeps getting higher. Best Buy’s decision to finally match the prices of […]
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