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Mobile commerce predicted to reach $25 billion in 2013

09/04/201309/02/2013 Jesse Collins

The boom of smartphone and tablet based shopping is here and it is predicted to sail this year. In the first half of 2013, comScore recorded mobile commerce sales as having reached $10 billion in the United States, alone, and that firm’s latest survey data is now suggesting that by the end of this year, that figure could rise to exceed $25 billion. Last year by the halfway point, the sales over smartphones and tablets had been at $8.3 billion. For the entire year of 2012, mobile commerce brought in…

M-commerce statistics have increased this year

04/01/201303/29/2013 Jennifer Goula

A recent survey has shown that while the channel is on the rise, there are still barriers to be faced. The results of a recent study conducted by Stibo Systems in their 2013 Consumer Retail Survey have shown that the number of purchases made over m-commerce have increased by 19 percent within the last year. Over the last year, purchases made over smartphones have increased considerably, says the study. The research indicates that they increased from 40 percent to 59 percent within the 12 months prior to the study. At…