Why Mobile is the New Retail Hub
Many shoppers start their journey on a smartphone, and finish it at the brick-and-mortar stores on which they’ve always relied. This is prompting retailers to rethink their business model with mobile as the hub.
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Creating Predictability in a Chaotic Environment at ULTA Beauty
ULTA Beauty’s latest clienteling app is great for busy consumers that regularly buy cosmetics but don’t have time to go to a store. ULTA Beauty recognizes this by offering auto fulfillment of common items, like foundation or mascara. But they also use historical buying data to suggest other items the buyer might like based on their personal preferences.
Apple Watch will be a Mobile Payments Game-changer
The long-awaited Apple Watch was unveiled on Monday, and Apple hopes wearers of the luxury time-piece will use it, among other things, as a mobile wallet. See what impact Apple Watch will have on mobile payments.
Free Shipping and Flexibility are Key Global Ecommerce Drivers
Convenience, flexible delivery and payment options continue influence online consumers worldwide, says a new study conducted by comScore on behalf of UPS.
3 Payments Trends to Watch in 2015
The payments space is becoming increasingly crowded. To help sort through the changes taking place in the payments landscape, here are a few trends to watch for in the year ahead.
Mobile Shift Continues in the UK
Are you selling cross-border to the UK? Then you better make sure your ecommerce site is ready for the mobile shopper. Here’s a look at how mobile commerce is growing across the pond.
Mobile Commerce Matters More Than Ever
If there is one major lesson merchants learned during the 2014 holiday season, it’s that mobile mattered more than ever. Mobile commerce went from being a necessary evil to an overnight game-changer. And the merchants that got on board with mobile commerce reaped the benefits of the iOS and Android-armed shoppers.
Best Buy Expanding Availability of Curbside Pickup
Mobile app-driven startup service Curbside has expanded beyond Bay area Target locations and a San Jose mall to include three Best Buy stores in the area.
Using Email to Close the Smartphone, Browse-To-Buy Gap
A key approach to solving the low smartphone conversions rate challenge is to better leverage the email channel, which is typically the number one activity on smartphones. Here are four tips to start testing and tweaking so you’ve got your program optimized and ready for the 2015 holiday season.
GameStop Brings Mobile Shopping Cart to Brick and Mortar
GameStop plans to use Microsoft Azure cloud platform to continue to enhance the in-store mobile engagement of its customers in interactive, informative and entertaining ways. That includes an industry-first – a mobile shopping cart that can be transferred directly to a store POS.