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Trouble may be brewing for Google’s mobile commerce venture

Trouble may be brewing for Google’s mobile commerce venture

Mobile commerce continues to prove problematic for Google Mobile commerce is gaining momentum, but the same cannot be said for Google Wallet. Google has been laboring to promote its Wallet application for nearly two years. The Wallet exists as a mobile commerce platform, allowing users to pay for goods and services using little more than their smartphone. Google had high hopes for the Wallet, but the initial launch of the application was plagued by security faults … Read entire article »

Filed under: Commercial, Featured News, Mobile Commerce, Near Field Communications, Technology News, Trends, United States

Mobile commerce performance considerably improves at J.C. Penney

Mobile commerce performance considerably improves at J.C. Penney

Keynote Systems has reported that the retailer’s site is now loading twice as fast as previously. According to the latest results of the mobile commerce index from Keynote Systems, the homepage for J.C. Penney Co. Inc. was able to slash its load time in half by 1.78 seconds. On average, the department store was able to load its page in 7.21 seconds, a considerable improvement. The rule of thumb, according to Keynote, is that the lighter a mobile … Read entire article »

Filed under: Commercial, Mobile Commerce, United States

Mobile commerce activity doubled last year among the Top 500 retailers

Mobile commerce activity doubled last year among the Top 500 retailers

According to the latest data, there are twice as many active companies as there were the year before. The 2013 Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide has shown that many of the leading companies are now realizing that mobile commerce is becoming increasingly important, and are beginning to become active in the channel with smartphone friendly websites and apps. It showed that there were twice as many using m-commerce in 2012 as there were at the same time … Read entire article »

Filed under: Mobile Commerce, Trends

Mobile commerce website performance at Foot Locker drops through the floor

Mobile commerce website performance at Foot Locker drops through the floor

The latest report from Keynote Systems has shown a massive drop in the site’s availability. The most recent Keynote Mobile Commerce Performance Index report has just been issued and has shown that Foot Locker has taken a considerable dive in its website performance. The retail chain experienced a very slow homepage load time at 17.42 seconds in the most recent week. This is a considerable decline from the Foot Locker’s previous mobile commerce site performance. For instance, in … Read entire article »

Filed under: Commercial, Mobile Commerce, United States

This week’s Mobile Commerce Round Up

This week’s Mobile Commerce Round Up

Below find our notes of this week in Mobile Commerce… QR codes are used, but not for purchasing A Euromonitor retail technology survey shows that QR codes are being scanned by consumers, but not in order to purchase products. The survey suggests that consumers are significantly more likely to use the codes to obtain information on products rather than buy them.  Survey shows that approximately 40% of consumers use the codes in this way. QR codes used in Wisconsin … Read entire article »

Filed under: Augmented Reality, Featured News, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Payments, QR Codes, Technology News

Mobile commerce and search are headed in the right direction

Mobile commerce and search are headed in the right direction

After observing data over the last consecutive quarters, it is clear that money will be directed to smartphone shopping. Following the release of data from The Search Agency, the report on the topic suggests that there will be an increase in mobile commerce spending as retail and search experience a considerable push over that channel. The study showed that there has been strong growth in every sector throughout this year’s first quarter. The data that was released in … Read entire article »

Filed under: Commercial, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Marketing, Trends