#mobilecommerce

QR Codes Are Here to Stay. So Is the Tracking They Allow.

New York Times | July 26, 2021 QR codes — essentially a kind of bar code that allows transactions to be touchless — have emerged as a...

How TikTok Creates a Space for Community Commerce

National Retail Federation | June 22, 2021 Join the discussion around TikTok and the community commerce that brands and consumers cannot...

Consumers Spent Over $100B on Mobile Apps in 2020

Retail Dive | January 5, 2021 Sensor Tower reports 2020 as a year of unprecedented change in consumer spending. Global consumer spending...

Google Expands Visual Search in Latest Shopping Push

Retail Dive | October 20, 2020 Google unveiled several search-based features, including two aimed at helping people shop for everything...

Study: 11% of U.S. Shoppers have Signed up for Walmart+

Retail Dive | October 2, 2020 Walmart+ seems to have caught the attention of millions of U.S. shoppers. Walmart has put considerable...

Amazon Fresh Opens First Grocery Store, Mixing Smart Tech with Traditional Offerings

Retail Dive | August 27, 2020 Amazon’s long-anticipated supermarket in Woodland Hills, California, opened Thursday morning, the company...

An *Even Easier* Target Run: Fresh Grocery Pickup is Rolling Out Nationwide

A Bullseye View | June 25, 2020 Need groceries in a hurry? Target's enhancing their industry-leading Order Pickup and Drive Up services...

Vending Machines are Entering a New Golden Age

Retail Revolution | June 23, 2020 Vending machines are in the midst of a renaissance. Traditional vending machine companies have...

E-commerce Sales Spiked Nearly 93% in May

Retail Dive | June 15, 2020 U.S. e-commerce sales jumped by 92.7% in May, according to a new SpendingPulse report from Mastercard. In...

COVID-19 Boosts the Prospect of Contactless Commerce

National Retail Federation | May 27, 2020 As the growing desire to minimize human contact leads to an increase in touchless fulfillment...

Instagram Checkout: Easier Target Shopping is Just a Few Taps Away

A Bullseye View | May 21, 2020 Target is the first mass retailer to make its products available through Instagram Checkout. Today more...

Home Depot, Lowe's See Record-breaking App Downloads

Retail Dive | May 19, 2020 Home improvement retailers like Home Depot and Lowe's are deemed essential amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and...

Consumers Aren't Adopting Mobile Wallets, Even During the Pandemic

Retail Dive | April 7, 2020 According to a PYMNTS.com report, Apple Pay usage peaked in late 2017 and has declined to about 5.1% of...