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Walmart back-to-school app designed to help people shop in stores

07/13/201807/12/2018 Jorge Gonzalez

Walmart back-to-school app - Back to school blocks - paper - pencil

The discount retail giant launched new app features to improve back-to-school in-store and mobile shopping. The new Walmart back-to-school app feature enables parents to search and shop for their child’s actual school supplies list. They can then use the app to locate the store isle where they can find the item, according a recent announcement from Walmart. Items can also be delivered directly to their homes. For those parents with busy schedules or who simply don’t feel like making the trek to their local Walmart store to buy the items…

Back to school mobile shopping is “stressful” to parents

08/24/201508/22/2015 Jorge Gonzalez

A new report has shown that when it comes to strain on consumers, this time of year beats out holiday purchases. Performance analytics company, Soasta, has now released the findings of the Soasta Back to School Shopping Report Card, which is an annual survey that examines various components of online and mobile shopping purchases. The focus of this survey was on the stressors for shoppers when shopping for the upcoming school year. What this online and mobile shopping research determined was that virtually all (91 percent) back to school shoppers…

The top back to school tech gadgets in 2015

08/17/201508/15/2015 Julie Campbell

There are a lot of mobile devices and technologies out there and students want to be equipped with the hottest ones. The time has come for last minute shopping for school supplies and this year’s students have tech gadgets on the top of their lists, despite the fact that notebooks, pencils, binders, and backpacks are still an important part of the classroom experience. The thing is that these days, there are far more demands for mobile devices and digital technology. While that may sound straightforward, when you have a look…