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Use mobile to lure customers to stores, keep them there: Google

Posted by on May 10, 2013 at 1:15 am

With smartphone owners using their device both before and during physical retail shopping trips, mobile can be used to get customers to the store and help keep them there, according to a new report from Google.

Samsung abandoning Android? ‘Tis Tizen?

Posted by on March 26, 2013 at 11:00 pm

The elephant in the room at the Galaxy S4 smartphone launch in New York was Android. Not one word about the Google-owned operating system. Is all well in Camelot?

20pc of adidas mobile store locator visits result in in-store traffic

Posted by on March 7, 2013 at 1:15 am

A new case study from adidas, iProspect and Google found that one in five consumers who clicked on a store locator on the brand’s mobile site went to an in-store location, showing how marketers need to move beyond conversions to gauge the effectiveness of mobile.

63pc of consumers used more than one device to holiday shop: study

Posted by on February 25, 2013 at 1:30 am

With consumers using multiple devices to aid in the shopping process, this holiday season had a direct correlation to the amount that users spent, according to a new study from Google and Nielsen.

Why the mobile wallet will reign in 2013

Posted by on January 7, 2013 at 2:00 am

Technologies such as Google Wallet and Apple’s Passbook are replacing traditional forms of payment. With consumers increasingly becoming more comfortable making purchases both big and small, there is no doubt the mobile wallet will make an even greater splash this year.