Retailers are becoming increasingly aware of the, need to and benefit of, developing app and mobile versions of their websites in order to reach more shoppers, more often. IGD predicts that the online channel is set to more than double in value over the next five years. Investing in this market is therefore a necessity…
Retail is one of six markets currently competing in the mobile payments game. Financial institutions, Wireless network providers, Mobile payment services, Traditional payment services and Device makers, join Retailers to make up the six players. According to Appinions Inc. a Manhattan-based startup that provides influence-marketing services, Apple is in the top spot as reported by…
A three-tiered approach to convenient shopping – store, online and mobile, is being flagged as the successful mix for a multi-channel business looking for competitive edge. Store retailers may not be seeing vast growth right now, but apparently they are more likely to stay on top of online sales that are currently growing, and mobile…
Carphone Warehouse, the phone retailer, is going digital with its new look stores. The digital format will be seen across 200 of its 771 stores within the next few months. The digital design is said to create a simplified and slick customer experience through technology. Speaking at one of the revamped stores in London’s Brent…
Product information, price comparisons, social network reviews, e-vouchers, and payments. These are just some of the consumer-based offerings that smart phone and tablets can keep customers engaged with on behalf of retailers. With smartphones now an everyday item for most people, retailers are catching on to the fact that without mobile technology they are in…