Apple devices are extending their lead in terms of generating traffic over mobile devices. According to a mobile commerce report that has recently been released by Gene Munster, an analyst at Piper Jaffray, devices using Apple’s iOS operating system are continuing to lead the web traffic generation space in the United States over Google’s Android based devices. Furthermore, the gap between these two types of device is continuing to grow as iOS leaps forward. In order to be able to obtain mobile commerce traffic data that was as accurate as…
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Mobile commerce environment shows ongoing strength
A new report has shown that this channel is rapidly on the grow, but mobile payment methods remain shaky. A new report released by Information Week which is called “Mobile Commerce: State of the Market” has revealed that the channel is continuing to grow with considerable strength and speed. The data used for the report was from a survey that was conducted with the participation of 500 company execs. It illustrated the strong and rapid growth being see in the mobile commerce ecosystem. For instance, among the executives from the…
Read MoreMobile commerce in China will pass the $27.1 billion mark next year
This is expected to considerably surpass the totals that are generated by shoppers in the United States. China’s online shopping is taking off at a breakneck speed and this is transferring over to multiple channels, including mobile commerce, which will continue to reach record levels by 2014, says a recent study. The massive online shopping company, Alibaba, has released an infographic to demonstrate this success. The most recent estimations include a prediction that there will be 322 million online shoppers who will be spending approximately $285 billion in total next…
Read MoreM-commerce is still not being taken seriously by top companies
Leading businesses in the U.K. are failing to take advantage of this highly important channel. A study that has looked into the largest companies in the United Kingdom has discovered that they are often progressing in an weak or entirely wrong direction when it comes to m-commerce and appealing to consumers with smartphones and tablets. The study found that these large organizations are failing to take this channel seriously. It indicated that approximately 70 percent of mobile users in the United Kingdom are now owners of smartphones. Approximately half of…
Read MoreMcommerce has several barriers in India
There are a number of challenges in the way of mainstream smartphone shopping. Mobile phones have already become a central part of the average lifestyle in India, but experts believe that mcommerce is still facing a bumpy road before it will become the norm within that country. The current statistics regarding the use of the devices in that nation is astounding. In fact, in a recent posting at NextBigWhat, the statistics from India said that there are more individuals who have mobile devices than there were people who had access…
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