Mobile Commerce

Amex cashes in on Coachella with shoppable AR feature

The payments company offered an immersive commerce experience for cardholding festival-goers to browse and buy exclusive merchandise.

By Robert Williams • April 17, 2018
H&M reveals collaboration with Moschino on Instagram Live

The retailer hosted a live chat between supermodel Gigi Hadid and designer Jeremy Scott that aired at Coachella and on @hm.

By Robert Williams • April 16, 2018
Macy's tops rivals as online apparel destination

As a general merchandiser, Amazon continues to gain traffic online.

By Daphne Howland • April 13, 2018
Apple's HomePod reportedly looks like a bust

Employees said that inventory for the smart speaker isn't moving, with some stores selling fewer than 10 devices per day, according to Bloomberg.

By Erica Sweeney • April 13, 2018
Report: Snapchat experiments with commerce for publishers

The company has stepped up broader efforts to appease publishers as they work to monetize their content.

By Robert Williams • April 12, 2018
Fred Segal, Mastercard partner for shoppable windows

The iconic Los Angeles retailer continues the unique offer it's made to shoppers since the 1960s with cutting-edge tech.

By Daphne Howland • April 12, 2018
Forrester: US mobile sales jumped 29% to $153B last year

About half of online adults in the country shopped on their phone at least once in 2017, the researcher estimates.

By Robert Williams • April 11, 2018
Feature
8 mobile marketing winners and losers from Q1

Nike was a three-time victor on mobile in the first few months of the year while McDonald's and Mercedes-Benz struggled to get on the scoreboard.

By Shane Schick
App Annie: Spending on apps jumps 22% in Q1

Google Play and App Store downloads grew 10% to a record 27.5 billion worldwide.

By Robert Williams • April 10, 2018
Amazon reportedly taking on Venmo in peer-to-peer payments

The Wall Street Journal suggests the move could be the e-commerce giant's next effort to enter the banking space.

By Dan O'Shea • April 09, 2018
Amazon opens doors with Amazon Key expansion

The e-commerce giant went nationwide with some Amazon Key features as it continues to build its smart home portfolio, but the service's in-home delivery feature was not one of them.

By Dan O'Shea • April 06, 2018
Starbucks debuts voice ordering on Samsung's Bixby in Korea

Bixby lets customers place an order and pay through voice recognition in the My Starbucks Rewards app.

By Robert Williams • April 06, 2018
2.1B consumers will use mobile payments by 2019

A new Juniper study estimates growth of 30% for mobile payments by next year as major players continue to jockey for market share.

By Dan O'Shea • April 04, 2018
Target calls on Google for first voice-activated coupon

The companies' partnership continues to deepen as they compete against Amazon.

By Natalie Koltun • April 04, 2018
BigCommerce adds Google AMP support for 55K mobile merchants

In a pilot program last year, the company found that AMP-powered merchants saw up to 20% higher click-through rates.

By Robert Williams • April 04, 2018
Opinion
10 retailers leading the way in AR

Ikea, Anthropologie and Lowe's are among those adopting the immersive tech as it quickly catches on, writes Michael Quoc, CEO and founder of Dealspotr.

By Michael Quoc
Panera Bread's 8-month long data breach affects millions

The event could impact up to 37 million customers signed up for online ordering.

By Dan Alaimo • April 04, 2018
Feature
After Amazon Go's launch, retailers renew focus on how mobile shapes in-store shopping

Walmart and Nike are ramping up their mobile strategies, but will the Go model become the new gold standard for retail?

By Natalie Koltun • April 03, 2018
Walmart reportedly mulling acquisition of pharmacy startup PillPack

The retail giant also announced the launch of a new money transfer service through Moneygram that allows customers to send funds to 200 countries.

By Daphne Howland • April 03, 2018
Shopping apps leading target as mobile fraud escalates

Mobile app fraud increased 30% in 2018's first quarter, and one of the sectors hit hardest was shopping apps, said AppsFlyer in a new report.

By Dan Alaimo • April 03, 2018
Apple Business Chat beta draws Home Depot, Lowe's

The feature is now being supported by four retailers as the sector continues to explore new ways to communicate with customers.

By Dan O'Shea • April 01, 2018
Newegg to take bitcoin in Canada

Since the electronics e-tailer started taking the digital currency in 2014, it has become a growing part of its transactions.

By Dan Alaimo • March 29, 2018
Apple ties education push to its community-focused retail revamp

The technology company followed up the product launch with an in-store event to highlight its ongoing transformation from retail space to community gathering place.

By Dan O'Shea • March 28, 2018
Barnes & Noble debuts book discovery social network and app

Brad Meltzer is the first to be featured in the app's "asked by an author" section, where readers can chat with writers and ask questions.

By Robert Williams • March 28, 2018
Retail apps need to do more to drive adoption, visibility

A new L2 report notes that many apps still have not incorporated digital loyalty cards, while many face search ads from competitors with higher-ranked apps.

By Dan Alaimo • March 28, 2018