mobile commerce 2011 Archives

Holiday shopping season already 500 percent better than last year for mobile payments

11/28/2011 Jennifer Goula

mobile technology wallet Holiday Shopping

As had been predicted, Thanksgiving was an extremely profitable day for retailers online, with reports from IBM showing that sales this year were 39 percent higher than they were on the same holiday in 2010, with a sharp increase in shopping using a mobile device. IBM wasn’t alone in these reports. PayPal and eBay have also reported comparable trends. For example, PayPal Mobile has reported that Thanksgiving 2011 saw an increase of 511 percent worldwide in mobile payments over last year on Thanksgiving. The most common time for American consumers…

Survey shows 13 percent of shoppers will use mobile devices for holiday purchases

11/04/201111/04/2011 John Montgallo

According to the results of a study just released by PriceGrabber, over the upcoming holiday season, 13 percent of shoppers will be using their smartphones and tablets for making their holiday purchases. The study examined the various methods that will be used by consumers for their holiday purchases, including in-store, online, and mobile. Regardless of the increase, among the respondents of the survey, only 4 percent stated that they would actually be making the purchases over mobile. This shows how important mobile devices are becoming for the in-store shopping process.…

eBay reaches markets worldwide, but still has a long way to go

08/11/2011 John Montgallo

Though eBay is present in many different global markets, from the United States and Canada to 12 European regions, and 8 Pacific regions, there are still many untapped territories around the world from different countries that could help eBay to reach greater potential. According to Oliver Hua, the chief operation officer for eBay South East Asia, Greater China, and Japan, the Indonesian market alone offers a substantial opportunity for eBay, considering the 95 million shoppers around the world who are interested in trends such as Penn Olson, Willis Wee, and…