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QR codes for Walmart self checkout to be used in more stores

02/26/201302/27/2013 Jennifer Goula

The retailer’s iPhone app allows shoppers to scan the items they want to buy and use a generated barcode. Walmart has just announced that it intends to broaden the use of its iPhone based self checkout program that uses QR codes, so that it will now become available at 40 locations within the Denver area. The app generates a barcode that represents all of the scanned items in the customer’s cart. The iPhone application functions by allowing customers to use their phones to scan the barcodes on all of the…

Mcommerce scramble being faced by large retailers like Walmart

09/24/201209/24/2012 Stephanie Beck

The retail giant is trying to bring itself forward from having fallen far behind in mobile. A recent mcommerce study performed by comScore showed that almost 86 million consumers – translating to four of every owners of a smartphone – had accessed retail websites using that device in July by way of mobile apps. Brick and mortar retailers are finding themselves falling far behind those that have already excelled online. For example, Best Buy and Walmart are finding themselves dragging increasingly further behind the online giants such as eBay and…

Walmart bases its social and mobile commerce in Bangalore

11/15/201111/15/2011 John Montgallo

The largest retailer in the world, Walmart, has announced that it will be establishing its technology hub for social and m-commerce in Bangalore, India. The Bangalore facility will be a part of its worldwide division for e-commerce and will develop technologies and business for social and m-commerce shoppers around the globe. It has also announced that it would be adding 100 new developers to its team to head and own projects and for e-commerce generation as well as m-commerce and social offerings growth for the worldwide marketplace. According to the…