Mobile Retail News & Media
Mobile spending surges bringing big changes for retailers in 2021
by Udayan Bose
Udayan Bose, founder and CEO at NetElixir, shares insight on the major shift in mobile engagement among consumers and what retail marketers need do to revamp…
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Food retailer taps Birdzi for mobile rewards app effort
March 11, 2021
Harps Food Stores is launching a mobile rewards app aimed at building loyalty, personalization and digital engagement.
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Now accepting entries for 2021 ICXA Elevate Awards
by David Drain
The ICX Association Elevate Awards honor projects and companies for their innovative use of technology to enhance the customer experience. Any CX technology…
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Porte helps customer save, reduce debt, monitor spending
February 17, 2021
Populus Financial Group, a financial products and services provider, has launched Porte, a mobile banking solution to help members work toward financial…
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Consumers loving digital banking engagement, reveals BoA
February 12, 2021
Consumers are embracing mobile banking with one banking institution experiencing record levels of engagement.
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Jewelry vending machine to benefit NYC restaurants
February 11, 2021
Marla Aaron, a jewelry designer and East Harlem, New York resident, will take her jewelry vending machine to the streets of New York City for the first time as…
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2 must-haves for building a robust customer experience in 2021
by John Kavulich — Vice President, IoT Solution Sales, Acuity Brands
John Kavulich, VP, IoT Solution Sales, Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc., shares why the new year is when retailers should reflect on the 2020 learnings and that…
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Men, women not so different when it comes to shopping behavior
January 12, 2021
Over two-thirds of men and two-thirds of women do the majority of their shopping online and more than two-thirds of men and women are using their smartphone…
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How groceries of any size can boost growth beyond COVID-19
Bagrat Sataryan, CEO, Local Express, lists out several attributes grocery and supermarket retailers need to incorporate into the online presence to achieve…
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Making the move to contactless payments
by Andrew Jamieson — Technology and Security Director, UL
Andrew Jamieson, technology and security director at UL, maps out how retailers can deploy contactless payment options with little pain and meet customer…
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5 questions for ensuring mobile technology success in retail
by Peter Sciara — Senior Mobile Solutions Arhchitect, Stratix Corporation
Peter Sciara, mobile solutions architect at Stratix, offers up five questions retailers should ask themselves to make sure the mobile tech retail strategy will…
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Electronic payment, cards top choice for holiday shoppers
November 27, 2020
Contactless payments are being embraced by consumers this holiday shopping season and the trend will likely continue.
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Forever 21 checkout experience gets a tech boost
November 20, 2020
Retailer Forever 21 is the first of Authentic Brands Group's properties to deploy Bolt, a checkout experience platform providing seamless checkout, payments…
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Study: Shoppers prefer mobile pay
November 12, 2020
A good majority, 74%, of Americans are using their phone to order and pay for merchandise and food at least once a week, with nearly half, 48%, tapping the…
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Women will continue shopping online well past COVID-19, claims study
November 10, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is driving more females to shop online given shutdowns and health concerns, and the behavior likely won't change much even when the…
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Adobe: Online US sales will be a record-breaking $189B
November 5, 2020
It is music to U.S. retailers' ears: This holiday shopping season will be a record-breaker in terms of online sales as Adobe projects it will hit $189 billion.
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Chicago passengers can use iPhones, Apple Watch for tap-and-go payment
November 2, 2020
Chicago Transit Authority passengers can use their iPhone or Apple Watch to make tap-and-go fare payments via Apple Pay's Express Transit mode by uploading the…
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Visa aims to curtail fraud for merchants, consumers
by Pat Shea — Editor, NetworldMedia
Fraud is a challenge retailers and consumers regularly battle. Mike Lemberger, senior vice president and regional risk officer for Visa, North America…
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Japanese retailer taps MishiPay mobile self-checkout technology
October 28, 2020
Japanese retailer MUJI is deploying MishiPay's mobile self-checkout technology across all the company's U.K. locations.
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Macy's leads in apparel digital maturity, reveals study
October 28, 2020
When it comes to digital maturity among apparel retailers, Macy's is at the top of the list, according to Incisiv's first annual Apparel Digital Maturing…
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