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Amazon’s Consult-a-friend mobile commerce tool adds social component to shopping

11/20/202311/19/2023 Jorge Gonzalez

Mobile commerce - Shopping Online via phone

The massive online marketplace is letting shoppers talk to people they know for purchasing advice. Amazon has been working on making its mobile commerce experience more social and collaborative, and its latest feature, Consult-a-Friend, is letting shoppers ask people they know for buying advice. The feature is meant to provide online shoppers with an experience more similar to in-person shopping. Amazon is looking to streamline the mobile commerce experience when it comes to asking people for their opinions regarding what they want to buy. While it is possible to talk…

Digital wallets could prove very expensive for conventional banks

01/09/202301/07/2023 Jorge Gonzalez

As these payment apps and services grow in number and use, banks could lose out on billions in transactions. Consumers worldwide are increasingly using digital wallets to complete transactions both online and while in-store shopping, which means that banks stand to lose out on billions in transactions that would traditionally have belonged to them. What has yet to be seen is if those banks will pivot to keep up with their primary online competition. As digital wallets such as PayPal, Apple, and others are adopted at a rapid rate in…

Microsoft and FedEx partner up to improve online and mobile commerce shipping

06/02/202005/30/2020 Jesse Collins

The companies announced a new multiyear collaboration to combine their technologies. Last week, FedEx and Microsoft jointly announced a new multiyear collaboration to help transform online and mobile commerce shipping. They plan to do this by bringing together the courier’s global digital and logistics network and the tech giant’s intelligent cloud power. The partnership wants to build new opportunities for their customers through a range of joint offerings. Together Microsoft and FedEx intend to use the joint online and mobile commerce shipping enhancing offerings powered by Dynamics 365 and Azure.…

Google Shopping announces free product listings on search pages

04/28/202004/27/2020 Jorge Gonzalez

Google Shopping - Online Shopping via tablet

The tech giant has removed the fees typically associated with the marketing feature. Google Shopping has announced the temporary elimination of its product listing fees for online merchants trying to reach their customers during the pandemic. Brick and mortar businesses are scrambling to reach their customers in new ways. Non-essential brick and mortar businesses who have not previously sold products and services online are now attempting to work as fast as they can to reach their customers using online resources. To help ease the burden of working with a new…

Virtual reality shopping experience makes home delivery more like in-store

03/30/202003/27/2020 Julie Campbell

Virtual reality shopping - young woman on couch with VR headset

As more customers must rely on e- and m-commerce, VR lets people feel like they’re still at the mall. As social distancing shuts down more brick-and-mortar shops, LifeStyles In 360 is providing a virtual reality shopping experience. This lets those brands close their physical doors while still allowing customers to feel as though they’re not just buying through a screen at home. The Florida-based tech firm created the VR commerce experiences for several large brands. LifeStyles In 360 is the company behind the virtual reality shopping experiences offered by large…