Tag: mobile shopping growth

Mobile Commerce is Booming, and QR Codes Are Leading the Charge

Stephanie Beck
Mobile Commerce

Shopping’s gone mobile, and there’s no turning back. The era of “e-commerce” has catapulted into the era of “m-commerce,” and your favorite way to shop is a huge part of this transformation. Mobile devices aren’t just creeping up on desktop shopping; they’ve officially dominated it. And at the intersection of convenience, tech-savvy consumers, and businesses racing to adapt lies one key tool playing an outsized role in this shift—QR codes. Why QR codes? They’re everywhere lately. Those little black-and-white pixelated squares you probably scanned in a restaurant to check the…

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APAC mobile shopping spend is through the roof in 2017

Sam Lambert
mobile commerce forecast

Research shows many consumers in Asian countries enjoy m-commerce as a favorite pastime. The APAC mobile shopping trends are moving more quickly than pretty much anywhere else in the world. Mobile commerce has become a regular part of everyday life in many of those countries. In fact, shopping via smartphone has become a favorite pastime for many people. Some consumers within the region would even go so far as to say that m-commerce is indispensable. This consumer sentiment toward m-commerce helps to explain why APAC mobile shopping is taking off…

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OverstockArt.com announces its mobile website’s official launch

Jorge Gonzalez
Overstockart.com Mobile Site

OverstockArt.com has announced that it has officially launched m.overstockArt.com, its new mobile website. This is the latest in the company’s moves to maintain its current position as a top site in the online home décor industry. With the addition of this new mobile site, customers of overstockArt.com are able to access the complete collection of over 60,000 decorative ceramic tiles and oil painting reproductions using their mobile devices with smaller screens. According to overstockArt.com’s CEO, David Sasson, the company was responding to statistics such as the July 2011 Nielson report,…

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