Commerce in Motion reveals results of retailer study regarding technology

Mobile Commerce

A program functioning over multi-channels which was created and sponsored by RedPrairie, Commerce in Motion, functions to provide commentary, content, and conversation to retail and supply chain executives and has now announced the results of their benchmark study entitled “The SoMoLo Imperative: Social, Mobile, Local Shopping Reaches the Tipping Point.” Commerce in Motion commissioned the study, which included the participation of almost 150 different retail executives and questioned them about the impact of social (So), mobile (Mo), and local (Lo) consumer behaviors on the operations of the retail industry. The…

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VeriFone launches next generation of mobile payment solutions to connect retailers and consumers

Mobile-Commerce

VeriFone Systems, Inc. has announced that it is launching its next generation of mobile payments solutions and is welcoming merchants to reconsider the way that they interact with consumers and the way that they think about security, mobility, and even globalization. The company introduced the new solutions as a part of their expanding point of sale business which currently dominates the marketplace. The service widening will include new mobile technology, multimedia, and payment paradigms, in addition to services based in the cloud which are all designed to improve the overall…

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What the new year holds for tech and commerce

Mobile Commerce

Last year, the technology world reached a critical point where the world saw dramatic changes toward mobile marketing, collaborative consumption, social commerce, empowered individuals, and education sector disruptions. The predictions for 2012 indicate that this year will be even more exciting than last year, across the board. Among the main points of focus in tech this year is mobile. Absolutely everything in the mobile world is at the cusp of significant and meaningful changes, and they will be growing extremely rapidly because of the global mobile connectivity levels that are…

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Retailers that want to survive better get on the mobile commerce bus

Mobile Commerce

With the holiday season getting started, a growing number of people are using their smartphones as tools to help them to make their shopping decisions, so retailers that want to survive and thrive are being required to get involved in the mobile commerce trend. Failing to be involved in mobile commerce this year is a direct path to lost sales because those retailers will be failing to meet the needs and expectations of their current and prospective customers. Companies such as Lowe’s, Toys R Us, and Best Buy are all…

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Study shows mobile payment transactions to break hundred billion mark in the near future

Mobile Commerce projections

According to research performed by Pyramid Research, as published in a recent report, over the next few years, mobile payment transactions will reach and surpass hundreds of billions of dollars. As mobile technology continues to play an increasingly important role in people’s daily lives, payment vendors are now scrambling to be able to take advantage of the opportunity created by those people’s desire to include the use of their mobile devices in their product purchasing decisions, including searches, price comparisons, store locations, and even the purchases themselves. According to the…

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