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M-commerce set for massive Christmas shopping success in UK

L. Green
in-store Mobile commerce shopping line

New research from NetSuite has shown mobile commerce will be a key factor in holiday shopping. An m-commerce study commissioned by NetSuite Inc. has revealed that nearly one quarter of consumers intend to spend a larger amount of money this year on their Christmas shopping than they did three years ago. It also indicated that many would be using mobile devices to help to make their purchases. The research indicated that m-commerce will be playing a vital role in driving holiday sales throughout the Christmas shopping season in the United…

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Mcommerce may be heading toward a rapid decline

L. Green
QR Code mcommerce Growth on the Rise

The numbers may begin falling very soon, and certainly after the holiday shopping season is through. Anyone who has ever been out shopping on Black Friday will understand why mcommerce picks up so dramatically on that day and over that weekend until the end of Cyber Monday. The lines and the limited ability to move about to compare products and prices make technology a valuable resource. Smartphones are making it possible to overcome many of the barriers that are presented on the busiest shopping days of the year. Mcommerce is…

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M-commerce should continue to grow as Christmas nears

L. Green
UK mobile commerce

Analysts are predicting that revenues will climb throughout the holiday shopping season. As online shopping activities get into full gear throughout the United Kingdom in preparation for holiday gift buying, many companies are now placing a significant focus on their m-commerce efforts to try to pull in an even greater amount of money from shoppers with smartphones and tablets. This festive season is expected to be a very important one for mobile, and it’s already off to a hot start. Research and predictions abound, as analysts throughout the industry attempt…

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Mobile commerce will be a 2012 holiday shopping star

Julie Campbell
Holiday m-commerce shopping present

Black Friday through Cyber Monday has made it clear that smartphone shopping is a winner. The first full weekend of holiday shopping has clearly shown that mobile commerce was a major player from Black Friday all the way through Cyber Monday, as consumers comparison shopped, read reviews, and made online purchases to avoid the lines. For retailers, this channel represents a major shift in the way that they need to reach out to customers. The success of mobile commerce so far has been tremendous in virtually all areas. In the…

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Mcommerce web slowed to a crawl from massive Cyber Monday use

Jesse Collins
m-commerce slow performance

Mobile websites took over twice as long to load throughout the online discounts and offers. While Cyber Monday showed record breaking mcommerce performance for sales, the tremendous number of smartphone and tablet shoppers that swamped the mobile web generated delays that considerably slowed down site loading times. Some of the delays faced by smartphone and tablet users mirrored the lineups on Black Friday. The average load time on Cyber Monday was 18 second longer than it would typically be. This, according to the Keynote Mobile Commerce Index. The web and…

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