Tag: us mobile shopping

Mobile shopping share of e-commerce is spiking this year

Stephanie Beck
Mobile shopping share - mobile phone and laptop

In 2020, retailers are recording more digital conversions over smartphones than in previous years. Only a handful of years ago, the mobile shopping share was next to irrelevant in the grand scheme of e-commerce. Though it was relatively certain that smartphones would be a vital platform for making purchases, it hadn’t happened yet. In 2014, smartphones and tablets accounted for only 13 percent of al digital sales. Moreover, those numbers were for orders much different than those of today’s mobile shopping share. At that time, the trend clearly showed that…

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Commuter commerce is on the rise according to new survey

Jesse Collins
commuter commerce - woman on phone outside of bus

Almost half of commuters use their smartphones for ordering food or shopping. Commuter commerce is a growing trend according to research from Fetch. A recent survey conducted by the mobile agency has revealed that 43% of the 1,700 US commuters they surveyed last month have used their mobile phone to shop or order food ahead. This percentage of shopping and food ordering via smartphones is higher than before. The commuters who were surveyed also revealed that they engaged in mobile commerce activities during their commute more now than they did…

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Best Buy mobile stores will all close by the end of May

L. Green
Best Buy mobile stores - Image of Best Buy Store

The electronics retailer has decided to shut down all 250 of its American mobile shops. Best Buy mobile stores will be shutting down as of May 31, said the electronics retail giant. The company plans to close down all the 250 locations in the United States. This was not much of a shocking revelation to consumers who were used to seeing the tiny shops. Many of the Best Buy mobile stores are located in shopping malls. For shoppers who saw them regularly, the news may sound as though it is…

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US mobile shopping now used by almost 2 out of 3 consumers

L. Green
US mobile shopping trends

New CTA Research data shows that m-commerce is now becoming quite a regular occurrence. As a growing number of people look to their smartphones for regular daily tasks, US mobile shopping has taken off along with the trend. In fact, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has published the Path to Purchase Using Mobile Devices Market Research report with details on this m-commerce shift. The CTA report states that both mobile commerce and online shopping research brings in-store purchases. This trend in US mobile shopping has had a considerable impact on…

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Mobile commerce is on the rise

L. Green
mobile commerce

One quarter of shoppers use smartphones and tablets for their online buying experience. A recent survey of consumers in the United States has shown that 25 percent of users of smartphones and tablets take part in mobile commerce as the exclusive channel by which they do their online shopping. The survey was performed by an Ohio based company called Biginsight. What it discovered was that consumers are increasingly forming a complete dependency on their tablets and their smartphones in order to complete many activities in their lives, including shopping, but…

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