Despite being seen as the mobile-savvy generation, 15% of Britain’s 18-34 year-olds who own a smartphone admit to having never used their smartphones for anything shopping related on a given list, according to new research.
A recent report found that retailers are missing out of £6.6bn a year by not going mobile. Alf Saggese, MD EMEA at Moxie, argues that the lack of technology uptake shows that the retail industry shows there is still huge room for improvement.
The latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index have revealed that UK online retail sales were up 18% year-on-year (YoY) in June, the highest recorded annual growth in 2015 and equating to £9.3 billion spent online.
British shoppers reject facial recognition and personal greetings when entering brick-and-mortar shops, but welcome product personalisation and location-based offers in stores, according to new research.
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is calling for radical changes to the emergency ‘999’ call service to reflect the digital age, where more people are communicating by text or social media, rather than making a voice call.
Use of smartphones when shopping has only increased 9% since 2013, with smartphone shoppers in the north of the UK most likely to have used an app to shop, according to new research.
When Google released its Mobile-friendly update on April 21st 2015, many experts believed it would have a dramatic impact. Websites that we’re not deemed ‘mobile-friendly’ were penalised in the search results rankings on mobiles. But nearly two months on, how have the changes affected sites that are not optimised for smartphones and tablets? New research … [Read more…]
US men use more apps, but Women spend longer on them, according to a new US study from Nielsen.
While 89% of all online retail purchases are still made on PC or laptop, mobile is playing an ever increasing role in the shopping journey, according to new research.
EE is set to launch its own-brand action camera with built-in 4G connectivity, the mobile network looks toe xpand further into its own devices.