Apps

eBay is running a new promotion this summer in partnership with Twitter to generate more mobile app users. The promotion, titled "The Summer of Choice," kicks off June 24, when eBay shoppers will begin tweeting dueling deals. Ecommerce Bytes explains that Twitter users will have three days to vote on the dueling deals, at which time…

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Sessions at the Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition in Chicago this week made it clear that retailers need to be more mobile friendly. From having an easy-to-use mobile app to using keywords for SEO so consumers can easily find what they're looking for, retailers need to be able to adapt to thrive in today's mobile-centric…

Under Armour launched the brand's first mobile shopping app, tying UA Shop into the sports apparel maker's digital fitness applications. The shopping app will integrate data from the Under Armour Connected Fitness platform, a collection of Under Armour-owned apps and websites that track exercise, sleep, diet and other activities.

The on-demand economy movement is big — and getting bigger. It’s poised to disrupt trillions — yes, trillions — in GDP, according to Scot Wingo, executive chairman of ChannelAdvisor. Nearly half of all U.S. consumers have tried at least one on-demand service. The appeal? Zero friction. Consumers tap a button and their ride arrives, dinner…

Digital technology is being put to use in brick-and-mortar stores to create a more seamless experience for customers and improve a company’s ability to effectively market to them.

There’s been a lot of talk about the demise of the mobile web at the hands of mobile apps. One pundit sees apps dominating users’ attention; another predicts apps will kill off the mobile web. As the saying goes, “prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.” The reality is neither solution will go away.…

Mobile commerce, a.k.a., m-commerce, is the fastest-growing shopping platform in the retail industry — faster, in fact, than the e-commerce platform did when it launched in the 1990s. Digital sales during the 2015 holiday season, for instance, rose 50 percent — two-and-a-half times the growth rate of online holiday sales overall.

Did you know 90 percent of shoppers use their smartphones to make purchasing decisions while in-store? According to SessionM, the top activities consumers perform on their smartphones are comparing prices, researching product information and reading online reviews. Additionally, Forbes surveyed more than 1,600 millennials and found 47 percent had recently downloaded a mobile shopping app.…

When retailers talk about meeting the needs of today's consumers, speed is frequently cited as a differentiating factor. From speed to market with new inventory to quick checkout to expedited delivery, it seems all retailers want to do everything fast. That's why it's a little surprising to hear John Hazen, senior vice president, direct to…