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Almost two-thirds of smartphone and tablet users access websites on a daily basis and more than a half shop via their mobile device at least once a week, according to new research from e-commerce and …
Just over one third (34%) of smartphone owners will be ‘very likely’ or ‘likely’ to purchase more items from their mobile device thanks to 4G technology and faster internet connections, according to the latest eCustomerServiceIndex …
When looking at the mobile channel for marketing, many retailers ignore email, but with a growing number of consumers using mobile email as a comms channel, perhaps its time to think again. Matt Swan, Client …
Debenhams , Expedia and Argos have topped the UK Mobile Commerce study by EPiServer, published this week. The report scored the mobile websites and apps of 30 of the UK’s top retailers against a detailed …
Technology appears to be playing a role in reversing the stereotype of the male dislike of shopping. As the number of people owning a smartphone continues to rise, research from Kantar Media’s Global TGI …
The arrival of universal 4G in Britain could boost the retail economy by around £1.8 billion over a year, according to new research revealed today by eBay. The boost represents a 113% year on year …
With Internet Retailing Expo 2013 continuing as you read this, we take a look at some of the key take aways from the SoLoMo (Social-Mobile-Local) session on day one. Look out in the coming weeks …
A study by Stibo Systems has found that 59% of consumers have made a purchase on mobile so far this year – twice as many as did this time in 2011. And one in five …
eBay has revised its global m-commerce forecast, predicting that it will generate in excess of $20 billion in mobile sales volume in 2013. The forecast comes as eBay reveals that more than four million new …
New research carried out by performance marketing specialists Intela has found that consumer willingness to purchase goods and services over their mobile devices has increased in the past year, with a half of UK smartphone …
Despite web traffic from mobiles hitting 19.63% in January 2013, sales of goods through the mobile channel fell slightly in January compared to December, as the pre-Christmas m-retail bonanza tails off, according to figures from …
Tablets – and the iPad in particular – are rapidly reshaping how e-commerce works and they are starting to drive consumer behavior. is driving retail innovation. Here Mark Inskip, UK managing director for Group …
£3.5 billion of Christmas retail sales will be purchased on or influenced by smartphones, according to business advisory firm Deloitte. The influence of smartphones far outweighs the value of direct sales made through them, with …
In its annual look at how UK consumers are shopping online in the run up to Christmas, IBM has found that use of mobile devices for both researching and buying continues to increase, with tablets …
Nearly nine in ten (88%) of the world’s mobile media users now engage in mobile content and commerce – up from 82% in 2011 – according to the findings of the MEF’s latest annual global …
According to forecasts by the independent retail analysts Verdict, m-commerce is set to grow a whopping 504% between now and 2017 – resulting in almost £1 in every £4 spent online being through a mobile …
Krishna Subramanian, CMO, Velti explains why he thinks the under-rated and overlooked Passbook app in iOS6 is set to transform mobile retailing
Four fifths of smartphone owners use their device while watching television, according to the latest eCustomerServiceIndex results from eDigitalResearch and IMRG. The survey also found that a similar number (81%) of tablet owners use their …
The popularity of tablets is the driving force behind strong growth in mobile searches, finds the latest BRC-Google Online Retail Monitor report, with, two in five of all mobile retail searches now undertaken on tablets …
Hesitation in investing in ‘third wave’ technologies will cost UK retailers more than £860 million worth of sales over the next two years, new research from eBay reveals. That’s the equivalent to the amount UK …
