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New report tracks growth of mobile commerce

08/28/201408/26/2014 John Montgallo

Report shows that mobile shopping is on the rise throughout the US BI Intelligence has released a report concerning the ongoing growth of mobile commerce in the U.S. The rate at which people are using their smartphones and tablets to shop for and purchase products online and in physical stores is growing. Mobile purchases in physical retail stores is still quite low when compared to spending online, but more retailers are beginning to take steps to accept mobile payments in their stores. Mobile spending reaches $8 billion in the second…

Cyber Monday mobile commerce concerns different between US and UK consumers

12/03/201312/02/2013 Jesse Collins

A survey conducted by Tripwire showed that location made a large difference regarding smartphone shopping. Compliance management and risk based security solutions provider, Tripwire, Inc., has released the results of its survey on Cyber Monday mobile commerce and the impact of mobile security on holiday shopping. This research was conducted with the participation of 1,400 American and British consumers. The study, itself, was held by OnePoll and Dimensional Research. They surveyed the consumers in the United Kingdom and the United States in order to help to understand opinions and behaviors…

Mobile commerce sales this year should nearly achieve $42 billion

09/10/201309/07/2013 Jesse Collins

eMarketer has released a report predicting that the transactions in the United States alone will be considerable. Research firm, eMarketer, has released a mobile commerce report that has indicated that transactions through smartphones and tablets across the United States will reach $41.68 billion by the close of 2013. If the firm is correct in its projection, it would mean that there would be an increase of 68.2 percent over 2012. The total that was reached last year was an estimated $28.78 billion. The total online retail sales in the United…

Obama instructs all agencies to mobile commerce optimize

05/25/201205/25/2012 L. Green

The President has issued a directive to order government agencies to make two primary services mobile phone compatible. President Barack Obama has just announced that he has ordered all major government agencies to make it possible for two key services to be accessed via smartphones, significantly broadening the government’s mobile commerce by the end of the year, with the hope of taking part in this rapidly spreading trend. The directive was first issued on May 23, and included a requirement for a progress report in 90 days. Both the private…

Study underlines the importance of mobile commerce to shoppers

05/06/201205/05/2012 Jesse Collins

Research shows almost 40 percent of American adult mobile owners want to shop with their devices A new poll commissioned by Placecast and performed by Harris Interactive, has indicated that Americans are increasingly adopting smartphones for all elements of their shopping experiences, ranging from research about a specific or type of product, to price comparisons and purchases. The poll suggested that 20 percent of all adult mobile device users in the United States (with either feature phones or smartphones), approximately 39 million people, have made some kind of online purchase…