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Mobile commerce makes up one fifth of U.K. online purchases

06/04/201306/01/2013 Julie Campbell

A recent report has shown that smartphone and tablet shopping have increased by 5,000 percent in three years. A new mobile commerce report has just been released by Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG) and Capgemini has suggested that in the first quarter of this year, 20.2 percent of the purchases made online came from smartphones or tablet devices. The report found that the adoption of shopping over smartphones and tablets is explosive in the U.K. Moreover, not only is mobile commerce growing extremely rapidly, it is reaching levels that…

The future of mobile commerce and how it is revolutionizing business worldwide

06/04/201312/13/2013 Julie Campbell

M-commerce is moving forward at full steam and many feel that it won’t be long before it turns retail upside down. It doesn’t come as a surprise to anyone to hear that cell phones are the most widely used electronic device in the world, as there were approximately 7 billion of them. This means that there are nearly four times (3.8 times) more phones than there are PCs. A growing percentage of cell phone users now own smartphones. These individuals are relying on their devices on an increasing basis, and…

Mobile commerce apps from iPhone are excelling over Android

05/24/201305/22/2013 Jorge Gonzalez

This, according to the results of a panel that examined the usage of the applications on the devices. The outcome of a recent panel report on the use of mobile commerce apps has suggested that the experience provided by iPhone applications of this nature is far superior to that available to their Android device using counterparts. The report indicated that m-retailers generate far more income from Apple device users than from Android. iPhone currently leads the way, with quite a distance over Android smartphones, when it comes to both the…

Mobile commerce sends British retail skyward in April

05/17/201305/15/2013 Sam Lambert

The performance of the sector in the United Kingdom received considerable benefit from smartphones and tablets. Online sales underwent a significant growth in the United Kingdom in April, this year, and a great deal of it is being credited to the contribution of mobile commerce, said the British Retail Consortium. The trade association for the British retail industry reported that the impact of smartphones and tablets is massive. The latest report from the British Retail Consortium looked directly at the growth and impact of online shopping and indicated that mobile…

Mobile commerce is becoming a vital part of the mom lifestyle

05/08/201305/07/2013 Jorge Gonzalez

The requirement that moms have for multitasking suits the use of smartphones very effectively. The results of a recent survey have revealed that when it comes to multitasking for moms in their busy lifestyles, mobile commerce plays a central role in being able to get the job done with the most convenience. The survey showed that smartphones are crucial to juggling busy schedules and getting everything done. The survey was conducted by Alliance Data Retail Services, a company that provides programs for marketing driven credit cards. What the firm discovered…