Mobile Commerce
-
Pinterest pushes into mobile shopping with updated Pins, iOS shortcuts
Revamped shopping features boosted clicks on products to retail sites by 40% last quarter.
By Robert Williams • Oct. 17, 2018
-
Google Shopping Actions wins over Best Buy, Sephora, Nike
The tech company adds products from three of the biggest names in retail to its streamlined search-and-buy capability.
By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 17, 2018
-
Untuckit adds mobile checkout to its in-store experience
The clothing retailer is partnering with Studio Proper to streamline point-of-sale services across 40 stores.
By Dan Alaimo • Oct. 16, 2018
-
CVS rolls out Apple Pay
The drugstore retailer is the latest onetime supporter of the CurrentC mobile wallet platform to begin accepting Apple Pay.
By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 15, 2018
-
80% of online shoppers will use Amazon this holiday season
Holiday shoppers will start earlier this year and spend less while more people will begin with Amazon's big marketplace search engine, reported CPC Strategy.
By Dan Alaimo • Oct. 15, 2018
-
Nearly 40% of shoppers use mobile savings apps
And more than half of customers are willing to receive texts with discounts while they shop in a brick-and-mortar store, according to a Forrester and RetailMeNot survey.
By Robert Williams • Oct. 15, 2018
-
Shopify aims to protect merchants from fraudulent chargebacks
The e-commerce platform’s new feature is intended to protect merchants at a time when the volume and cost of retail fraud have risen dramatically.
By Dan Alaimo • Oct. 10, 2018
-
H&M invests $20M in payments firm Klarna
The retailer aims to streamline payments, deliveries and returns both online and in stores.
By Dan Alaimo • Oct. 09, 2018
-
Lane Bryant, Vibes win 2 awards for mobile engagement
The apparel retailer and their partner marketing firm received prizes for engagement by the Mobile Marketing Association.
By Dan Alaimo • Oct. 05, 2018
-
Skip takes aim at Amazon Go with plans for 3K stores
The mobile checkout app provider is racing Amazon Go to 3,000 stores — whether the e-commerce giant is planning to open that many or not.
By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 04, 2018
-
Facebook Marketplace expands AI features
The social platform's Marketplace is currently a destination for Craigslist-style one-to-one transactions, but it's now adding content from local and e-commerce businesses.
By Dan Alaimo • Oct. 04, 2018
-
16% of consumers to use smartphones for holiday shopping
A new PwC study shows how a shift in buying habits will particularly benefit Instagram, Pinterest and Snapchat, who have boosted their mobile commerce tools in the past year.
By Robert Williams • Oct. 03, 2018
-
Lowe's will test sharing transactional data with Pinterest
The goal is to better map the customer journey and deliver more relevant content, an executive said at Advertising Week New York on Monday.
By Natalie Koltun • Oct. 02, 2018
-
Smart checkouts will process $45B in transactions by 2023, study says
But it could take until 2021 before at least 2,000 stores have smart checkout technology implemented, according to Juniper Research.
By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 02, 2018
-
Fraud attacks on retailers rose 13% in 2017
E-commerce and growing fraudster sophistication are driving increased attacks, according to the Forter Fraud Attack Index report.
By Dan Alaimo • Oct. 02, 2018
-
Deep DiveWill AR bring joy to holiday marketing?
The immersive tech is likely to play a more prominent role this holiday season across advertising, mobile shopping and even in stores.
By Dianna Christe
-
Study: 47% of consumers prefer email messages from retailers
Email remains a dominant force in digital marketing, but retailers have their work cut out for them.
By Dan Alaimo • Sept. 27, 2018
-
Fashion measuring app debuts for iOS
MySizeID aims to give customers the right fit, and reduce returns for retailers, by syncing a shopper's measurements with brand-specific sizes.
By Dan Alaimo • Sept. 26, 2018
-
Survey: 80% of shoppers plan to spend at least as much as last year on holidays
Mobile is likely to dominate the 2018 holiday retail season, as consumers spend more time on devices than watching TV.
By Erica Sweeney • Sept. 25, 2018
-
Snapchat links with Amazon on visual search function
If successful, the new feature could help generate much sought after m-commerce revenue for parent company Snap.
By Chris Kelly • Sept. 24, 2018
-
Zebra unveils new in-store mobile scanner for retailers
In the latest move in the industry's race toward frictionless checkout, Zebra Technologies has introduced a new in-store mobile device.
By Dan O'Shea • Sept. 24, 2018
-
Cosmo teams with Macy's, Juicy Couture on print-to-mobile shoppable AR ad
Readers can scan a QR code in the print magazine to virtually sample and purchase makeup.
By Robert Williams • Sept. 21, 2018
-
Study: Less than 20% of people have made purchases on social media
Security and privacy concerns bar many consumers from trusting social commerce, even though 80% are familiar with the technology.
By Robert Williams • Sept. 21, 2018
-
Bloomberg: Amazon reportedly mulling 3K Amazon Go stores by 2021
Up to 10 of the cashierless convenience stores could open this year, and 50 may be slated for 2019, sources told Bloomberg.
By Dan O'Shea • Sept. 20, 2018
-
4 Walmart execs to join e-commerce acquisition Flipkart
India is the hottest country in retail and Walmart doesn't want to be left behind. It is installing new leaders months after it bought the e-commerce marketplace.
By Dan Alaimo • Sept. 19, 2018