Retail mobile payments implementation aren’t living up to intentions

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A recent AMEX survey showed a considerable gap between a company’s plans and actual execution. AMEX recently held a survey looking into the intentions and implementation of retail mobile payments. The research showed that Canadian retailers have a considerable gap between what they plan to do and what they’re actually doing. The AMEX survey showed that 76 percent of merchants believed that m-commerce is “the way of the future.” That said, Canadian businesses aren’t actually implementing the retail mobile payments into their own operations, for the most part. “There seems…

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Mobile commerce continues its rise to fame

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Mobile commerce is much more than a passing fancy Mobile commerce has reached a point where it can no longer be considered a passing trend or something that consumers will forget about in a few years. Smartphone and tablets are becoming more common among consumers and many people are using these as tools to get their shopping done. In the past, people generally participated in e-commerce to purchase high profile products. Now, however, many people are using their mobile devices to buy every day things, such as basic groceries. These…

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Mobile commerce is growing in Spain

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It is the younger generations that are starting to send the trend upward within that European country. According to the latest data, mobile commerce is staking off among the younger population in Spain, but at the same time, reports are showing that this demographic has also included themselves among the people who habitually “showroom”. Showrooming has brick and mortar stores worried about whether or not they can remain competitive. The behavior called showrooming occurs when a consumer heads to a brick and mortar store in order to have a look…

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Mobile commerce has grown 24 percent in a year

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The data from a recent survey has revealed that spending is increasing rapidly over smartphones and tablets. According to the results of a recent study, consumers continue to love everything about their mobile devices and are using them on an increasing basis as a part of their overall shopping experiences through mobile commerce. Consumers are using their smartphones to help them to interact with their favorite retailers. This, according to a mobile commerce report that was recently released in a partnership between the Partnering Group and comScore. What it revealed…

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