Mobile and online payment alternatives… Americans spent more than $2.25 billion online on the two shopping days known as Black Friday and Cyber Monday alone, according to ComScore. The market analysis company also found Americans spent $43.2 billion total online in Q2 2012. These numbers were music to the cyber-ears of electronic payment processor Paypal, one of the more popular payment processors on the web. But there are many people out there who simply dislike Paypal because of its success, its policies, or both. Thankfully there are several alternatives merchants and…
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Mobile’s tremendous role on Cyber Monday
Data from PayPal, eBay, GSI Commerce, and IBM has all shown that Cyber Monday this year saw a spike in mobile activity as the early holiday shopping season truly took off. Cyber Monday falls on the Monday after the Thanksgiving Weekend and has been the opportunity for online retailers to offer Black Friday-like sales to online shoppers. However, this year, with a growing number of consumers accessing the internet from their tablets and smartphones, a notable amount of the shopping on that day is occurring by way of mobile channels.…
Read MoreSears mobile sees growth in double-digit proportions over the weekend following Thanksgiving
Over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and the Monday that followed (Cyber Monday) Sears customers were using their mobile devices to shop for products, make purchases, and pick them up at the store, providing the retailer with double-digit increases. Sears has placed a significant focus on mobile throughout 2011, as it intends to expand on its current mobile offerings so that customers will have a full line of features available. This year, the mobile strategy for the retailer has included additions that include providing consumers with a larger number of options…
Read MoreSears revs up for Cyber Monday with enhanced web and mobile commerce site features
With only a week before Cyber Monday, Sears Holdings has announced the heavily anticipated new and enhanced e-commerce and m-commerce website features at its Sears.com, Kmart.com, and mygofer.com sites. This retail giant has made several changes in order to make it easier for consumers to navigate the sites on one of the biggest days of the year for online shopping. These efforts include the user of mobile apps that provide the opportunity for accessing the inventory at local stores, as well as mygofer-powered home delivery services. This gives customers the…
Read MoreMobile shoppers won’t wait for Black Friday to start holiday shopping
PayPal has stated that they don’t believe mobile shoppers have any intention of waiting for Black Friday before they begin their holiday shopping this year. Instead, PayPal believes that the day before Thanksgiving will announce the start of the mobile shopping season. This will bring about the first wave of hunters who will be out looking for great products at the right price. Experienced shoppers won’t wait for shopping days like Cyber Monday, as previous years have shown those manufactured days to be more hype than anything else. The online…
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