The massive online marketplace and auction site has experienced its biggest year, yet, in 2013. According to one of the most recent announcements from eBay, the company is experiencing its best holiday mobile commerce season ever, particularly when its payments through PayPal are taken into account. Though it has continued to experience strong sales since the first shopping weekend, that was a hot performer. From Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, both eBay and PayPal saw the highest holiday mobile commerce activity that they have ever had. The volume of purchases and…
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Mobile commerce optimized websites performed best on Black Friday
According to this year’s figures, smartphones and tablets played a very large role on the first day of holiday shopping. Every year, a growing number of people are using their small screen connected devices to comparison shop and to make actual purchases on Black Friday, and this was certainly the case this year, particularly when it came to those that had been mobile commerce optimized for the friendliest experience over those devices. This was the first year that the data made it quite clear that the sites designed for those…
Read MoreCyber Monday mobile commerce concerns different between US and UK consumers
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…
Read MoreCanadians may favor mobile commerce for holiday shopping
Mobile commerce can make holiday shopping more enjoyable Canadian consumers may be looking to avoid going to physical stores during the 2013 holiday season, according to a new study from Pollara, which was conducted on behalf of PayPal Canada. The study suggests that mobile commerce has provided a reasonable alternative to traditional shopping experiences. Notably, through mobile shopping consumers would be able to avoid long lines at checkout as well as the other stresses associated with holiday shopping. Study shows consumers favor mobile platforms The study suggests that more than…
Read MoreTablet commerce makes up 62 percent of U.S. mobile this year
As mobile’s role as a whole grows in the United States, specific devices are being found to be important as well. Mobile devices are being used to an increasing degree for online shopping and, according to eMarketer tablet commerce is starting to become very important to both product research and the purchases themselves. The firm recently released its projections for this year and determined that the use of the device is rising. This year, eMarketer feels that mobile shopping will reach 16 percent by the end of the American holiday…
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