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M-commerce apps have second highest download growth rate

08/22/201708/18/2017 Jesse Collins

Gaming applications have held onto the top spot, but shoppers are clearly showing their love of mobile. A recent StartApp report has shown that m-commerce apps are second only to gaming applications when it comes to download growth rate. Moreover, the report predicts that there remains a great deal of room for additional growth. This growth rate has particular potential in the areas of popular music, photo and entertainment apps. According to the StartApp data, gaming applications have been downloaded by 78 percent of global device users. Not far behind,…

Some mobile shopping apps are striking a chord with Millennials

07/20/201507/18/2015 L. Green

M-commerce is continuing to take off at a steady pace, but certain applications are doing better than others. When it comes to hunting for products online, m-commerce is exploding among Millennials, but there are certain mobile shopping apps that are attracting a lot more attention than others, and according to a recent Forbes report, the difference is a striking one. Over the next year, it was predicted that sales over mobile commerce would reach more than $280 billion. When compared to last year, the difference is massive, considering that the…

Mobile commerce app Spring wins $25 million in funding

04/23/201504/22/2015 Jorge Gonzalez

Spring raises more funding from venture capitalists Funding continues to flow into the mobile commerce sector, as venture capitalists show more support for services and platforms that show promise. Spring, a mobile commerce firm founded by venture capitalist David Tisch, has announced that it has received $25 million in its latest round of funding. This funding round was lead by Google Ventures, Sound Ventures, and Groupe Arnault. The funding will help the platform continue to improve its mobile application, also called Spring. Spring app is becoming a popular mobile shopping…

M-commerce apps are frustrating shoppers

02/16/201502/14/2015 Jesse Collins

A recent study has shown that most consumers have required help in using an app but very few use the device to get it. A recent study conducted by Contact Solutions has revealed that the majority of shoppers in the United States have required assistance when using an m-commerce app, but only a small fraction of them actually used that device in order to obtain the help that they needed. A massive 81 percent of shoppers have found themselves unable to use a mobile commerce application without help. Among those…

eGrove Systems aims to make it easier for merchants to embrace mobile commerce

12/19/201412/16/2014 Stephen Vagus

New product launched by eGrove Systems will allow online merchants to build their own mobile apps IT solutions provider eGrove Systems has announced that it has launched a new product, called Elite m-Commerce. The product is meant to provide online merchants with a way to create their own mobile commerce applications. The demand for such a service has been growing in the retail sector for some time. Many merchants do not have the capability to develop their own mobile applications, which has left them reliant on third parties that may…