Tag: mobile commerce adoption

Mobile commerce research shows 88 percent engagement

John Montgallo
Mobile Commerce News

Worldwide survey has shown a massive interest by consumers in smartphone content and shopping. A global consumer survey performed by the MEF in London has shown that 88 percent of smartphone media users are now engaging in mobile commerce and content. This is an increase over 2011, when the figure for engagement was 82 percent. This, according to the results of the annual survey, which have just been released. The research was performed in conjunction with On Device Research, and included the participation of respondents from among ten different countries.…

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Mobile commerce future looks bright in Australia

Sam Lambert
Mobile games Australia

Recent study indicates that the channel may be worth over $5 billion this year. The latest statistics from Australia are indicating that the country is on track for its mobile commerce to exceed $5 billion this year, as smartphones and tablets have become an important shopping tool for product discovery and research. This research was performed by eBay’s payment service, PayPal. What the company discovered, was that retail spending that has occurred through or as a result of mobile commerce should reach 5.6 billion by the time 2012 comes to…

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Mobile commerce share from iOS devices is 80 percent

Stephanie Beck
Mobile Commerce Traffic

Apple devices make up the majority of all wireless online spending . The time has arrived that smartphones and tablets have become mainstream products, and people are using them for a growing number of daily activities, including shopping using mobile commerce websites. The more shoppers use these devices to make their purchases, the more Apple seems to take the lead. This is an important consideration as one of the most defining holiday shopping seasons for mobile commerce begins to take its very first steps. It is believed that approximately one…

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Mobile commerce explosion driven by consumers in Singapore

Jorge Gonzalez
Singapore mobile commerce shopping concerns

Retailers within that country are finding that it is the fastest growing market for smartphone shopping. Though mobile commerce is beginning to take off just about everywhere around the world, it is the shoppers in Singapore that appear to be driving the boom and sending it forward at breakneck speeds. Retailers are reporting tremendous successes specifically from that country’s consumers. Singapore shoppers appear to have heavily embraced mobile commerce and are using it to make purchases of everything from electronics to fashion and groceries. Asian women’s clothing retailer, Qoo10, is…

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Mobile commerce adoption slow amongst travelers

Jorge Gonzalez
M-commerce Travelers mobile apps

Mobile commerce grows, but is sluggish in some sectors Mobile commerce is expanding around the world. As an industry, it has managed to attract the attention and investments of several technology and telecommunications companies as well as financial institutions. The expansion of the mobile commerce industry is poised to bring a number of benefits to a large demographic of consumers, especially those that frequently travel around the world. Travelers, however, may not been keen to the concept of mobile commerce, according to a report from eMarketer, a travel management service…

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