Mercury launches combined mobile payments, gift and rewards card

January 7, 2014

Mercury Payment Systems has launched the Mercury StoreCard, an all-in-one mobile payments, gift, rewards and promotions card.

Report says mobile retail purchases will exceed $700B annually by 2018

January 7, 2014

A new report from Juniper Research says that annual retail payments on mobile handsets and tablets are expected to reach $707 billion by 2018, representing 3…

InMarket announces first-of-its-kind retail beacon program

January 7, 2014

Technology company inMarket announced that it has deployed "the world's first multi-retailer iBeacon platform, and the first-ever grocery store implementation…

Digby announces upgrades to mobile marketing platform

January 6, 2014

Digby today announced the launch of several new upgrades to Localpoint, the company′s award-winning platform that facilitates consumer engagement in and around…

Iris Mobile launches proximity-based messaging tool for brands

January 2, 2014

Iris Mobile, a mobile solutions provider offering a text-based rich media messaging platform to marketers, has announced a new solution called proximity based…

Sports Authority goes live with shopkick

December 20, 2013

Shopkick has announced it has partnered with Sports Authority, one of the largest full-line sporting goods retailers in the United States. All shopkick users…

Study says shopper satisfaction up 23 percent since 2008

December 20, 2013

Motorola Solutions has unveiled the results of its seventh annual Holiday Shopping Study which found that overall in-store satisfaction has grown 23 percent in…

Univ. of Arkansas researchers develop risk assessment tool for mobile POS

December 17, 2013

The researchers studied 26 different retail scenarios and found that there is no "one size fits all" system.

Tips for embracing showrooming during the holidays

In a surprising move, Best Buy is wholeheartedly embracing showrooming this holiday season. What gives?

Spindle will buy Yowza!! to capitalize on mobile coupons

December 11, 2013

The mobile commerce company Spindle is acquiring Yowza!! for its mobile marketing and couponing platform and merchant relationships.

Apple Stores turning on iBeacons today

December 6, 2013

Earlier this week, The Associated Press got a demonstration of how Apple is going to use its iBeacon technology inside its retail stores. Those iBeacons are…

American Eagle, The Gap, TopShop ranked top mobile fashion retail apps

December 4, 2013

Plastic Mobile, a mobile marketing agency, announced today the findings from its new Mobile X Retail App Report, where a team of mobile experts examined the…

US holiday e-commerce projected to rise 15% this year

December 4, 2013

Retail consultancy eMarketer has released its forecasts for this holiday season for both the U.S. and the U.K.

LUX Beauty Boutique rolls out in-aisle checkout app

December 4, 2013

Toronto-based company Digital Retail Apps announced the roll-out of its mobile app SelfPay at LUX Beauty Boutique in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. With SelfPay…

Mobile Email Scorecard names the best retail email campaigns

December 3, 2013

LightningBuy, a single-click mobile checkout platform that lets merchants sell directly from email and social media posts, has announced the retailers with the…

Understanding the Mobile Location Analytics Code of Conduct

Retailers can comply with best practices for customer privacy while still ensuring the best holiday shopping experience.

Seven of the top 10 activities customers perform on their cell phones are shopping-related

November 25, 2013

Shopping is one of the top uses of mobile technology, and seven of the top 10 activities customers perform on their cell phones are shopping related. At the…

Nearly 75% of consumers use a smartphone while shopping

November 21, 2013

Consumers go everywhere and can do just about everything on their smartphones, and shopping is no exception. According to the new Connected Intelligence…

Mobile ads that combine location with profile data see 10 percent increase in click-through

November 19, 2013

By adding strong data insights such as audience profiles and mobile search behavior to details about a consumer's location, mobile marketers can amplify the…

Microsoft, FreedomPay bring big data analytics to payments platform

November 18, 2013

For businesses, it may be tempting to think that mobility begins and ends with apps for smartphones or tablets. But according to the commerce platform…