Smartphone sales to flatten out in 2018 as devices fail to impress

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In previous years, mobile phone models saw big differences from one generation to the next. Smartphone sales are expected to flatten out this year, according to a Canaccord Genuity forecast. Last year, the growth rate reached only 2.7 percent. The Wall Street firm predicts that consumers don’t have many reasons to upgrade this year. This prediction takes the mobile phone growth rate in a different direction than other respected forecasts. The Garner market research firm, on the other hand, said that smartphone sales growth would reach almost 5 percent. Still,…

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UK mobile payments set to grow this year

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Report highlights the growth of mobile commerce in the UK this year A new report from eMarketer predicts that mobile payments are set for more success in the United Kingdom. Many people throughout the country have become quite fond of the idea of mobile commerce, praising its convenient nature and the efforts that many retailers are making to engage mobile consumers. Mobile commerce is quite prevalent among online shoppers, but a growing number of people are using their mobile devices to make purchases in physical stores as well. Mobile sales…

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Mobile commerce in the UK could outpace the US

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UK is becoming a very powerful market for the mobile shopping scene The United Kingdom may soon become home to one of the world’s fastest growing mobile commerce markets. According to a new report from research firm eMarketer, mobile commerce will play a major role in the UK’s growing e-commerce sector this year. The rate at which the mobile payments space is growing may soon outpace that which is being seen in the U.S. If the UK manages to establish a lead over the U.S. in mobile commerce, it will…

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Study shows retailers are struggling to embrace mobile payments

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Retailers are falling short when it comes to mobile commerce and engaging mobile consumers Deloitte Digital, a leading digital consulting firm, has released a new study focused on the mobile commerce sector. The study highlights the relationship that retailers have with mobile commerce and what they are doing to engage consumers in the mobile space. A growing number of consumers are embracing the concept of mobile payments, turning to their smartphones and tablets to get their shopping done. Retailers are working to accommodate the needs of these consumers, but many…

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Mobile commerce sees explosive growth in the UK

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UK mobile sales grow significantly over the 2013 holiday season Mobile sales are experiencing explosive growth in the United Kingdom, according to a new report from the British Retail Consortium and KPMG. The report shows that traditional brick and mortar stores, such as Tesco, have experienced lackluster sales over the holiday season of 2013. Physical stores saw fewer customers throughout that time, while online stores, such as Next, experienced a great deal of traffic from consumers using mobile devices. Notably, online merchants managed to take advantage of the hype surrounding…

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