Retail TouchPoints

JULY 5, 2024

Athletic retailer WSS , which is owned by Foot Locker , will deploy the Aptos One mobile POS solution across its more than 100 U.S. Building authentic relationships with our customers is core to who we are at WSS,” said Sarah Derba, Senior Director for Information Technology at WSS in a statement.

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POS Mobile Information Technology 279

Forrester eCommerce

JULY 25, 2022

When a customer opens a mobile banking app, they are usually trying to complete a specific task: paying a bill, seeing how much money they have left for the month, finding a recent transaction, requesting money from a friend, etc. But banking customers increasingly want more and better features on these apps.

Banking 312

Banking Mobile Customer Technology 312

Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 23, 2024

After a challenging 2024, manufacturing and transportation firms and leaders will use technology to adapt to the tricky environment in which they and their customers find themselves. Find out more in our 2025 predictions for smart manufacturing and mobility.

Mobile 195

Mobile Technology Customer Automotive 195

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The offering can help retailers and brands seamlessly tell their brand story while increasing conversions and gathering customer insight through mobile browser, mid-article or stand-alone video. These ads can enable brands to build ecommerce campaigns on AdAdapted’s Shopping List Marketing mobile ad platform.

Mobile 278

Mobile Customer Retail Article 278

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 22, 2024

These items have been popular in the secondhand market for years, but now there is another consumer good taking the spotlight in the “recommerce” market: mobile phones. The mobile phone space also felt this shift to more intentional purchasing decisions — in 2022, sales of mobile phones in the secondary market totaled $35.9

Mobile 264

Mobile Consumer Goods Consumer Electronics 264

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Research finds that customer experience is the number one factor driving ecommerce brand loyalty , even more so than price and product selection. There are lots of ways brands can create experiences for their customers, and one of the best ways is to mold that experience to a shopper’s busy, on-the-go life. Enter: mobile marketing.

Point of Sale 299

Point of Sale Mobile Customer Marketing 299

Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

To gauge the ease and effectiveness of mobile banking experiences, Forrester evaluated the smartphone apps of the “big four” Australian banks.

Banking 273

Banking Mobile Financial Services Management 273

Retail Technology Review

MARCH 13, 3500

As mobile becomes the default shopping device, Plobal gets on board the Shopify Plus Technology Partner Program to help high-volume merchants increase mobile revenues by engaging their most loyal customers.

Mobile 142

Mobile Shopify Technology eCommerce 142

BigCommerce

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Earlier in 2017, Brandon Chatham from NatoMounts told me he was seeing 80% of his site traffic coming in from mobile. With industry average conversion rates on desktop sitting at 2% –– that’s not just a good mobile conversion rate. It’s a mobile conversion rate nearly unheard of. Make Mobile Count. Make Mobile Count.

Mobile 839

Mobile Payments PayPal BigCommerce 839

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 16, 2024

Samsonite has implemented a new mobile-driven experience across its European stores, powered by Oracle Retail Xstore Point of Service and implemented by Oracle Retail Consulting. Associates get access to complete inventory visibility across channels so they can better serve customers and recommend a broader assortment of products.

Mobile 263

Mobile POS Channel Recommendation 263

Forrester eCommerce

JULY 24, 2024

When I mention Forrester’s exciting new research strand around the future of mobility, a surprising number of people often — wrongly — think I just mean cars, electric vehicles or autonomous mobility.

Mobile 243

Mobile Automotive Customer 243

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

As part of its overall digital transformation, Family Dollar will debut a mobile app in October that will allow users to manage coupons and more easily locate products with improved search functionality. Family Dollar worked with digital consultancy Publicis Sapient to lead the mobile introduction.

Mobile 264

Mobile eCommerce Improvements Management 264

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 16, 2024

Best Buy is rolling out new features in its mobile app to better personalize the shopping experience. Our customers have unique needs and preferences, and our goal is to inspire the discovery of amazing new technology and ensure it truly enriches their lives, all in the most relevant, seamless way possible.”

Mobile 262

Mobile Consumer Electronics Electronics Payment Services 262

Forrester eCommerce

MAY 11, 2024

Customers always want an experience better than the last one – and digital leaders need to understand that to stay relevant. Today’s Indian customers are finding that their mobile banking apps are lagging behind digital trends. And they might not wait around until the apps catch up.

Banking 221

Banking Mobile Customer 221

Groove

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

What is Mobile Website Optimization ? Mobile website optimization is exactly what it sounds like. It’s the way that eCommerce brands optimize their entire site to accommodate not only desktop but also mobile devices. This is an example of a website with absolutely zero mobile website optimization. Source: Appleinsider.

Mobile 343

Mobile Web Design eCommerce Recommendation 343

Forrester eCommerce

JUNE 21, 2022

Mobile banking apps are a crucial component of the overall banking experience. To identify mobile banking best practices, we reviewed the mobile apps of 13 EMEA banking brands in March and April of 2022 for both functionality and user experience.

Banking 370

Banking Mobile Customer 370

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 29, 2022

The popular Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons recently experienced negative publicity after multiple government agencies shed light on the company’s mobile app privacy policies and data collection methods. This discovery tarnished the reputation of a widely respected company with a long history of customer loyalty.

Mobile 312

Mobile Payments Payment Services Retail 312

Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Buried under the lede is the fact that it now owns King, a hugely successful mobile advertising platform with over $300 million in advertising revenue annually. Microsoft completed its largest ever acquisition of Activision Blizzard earlier this month.

Games 396

Games Mobile B2C Customer 396

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 25, 2024

Later this year, Foot Locker plans to upgrade its mobile app, adding real-time launch updates with a “Heat Monitor” for members to monitor and track pre-launch hype, upgraded search and filtering capabilities, streamlined sign-in with biometric authentication and seamless integration with the FLX Rewards program.

Mobile 258

Mobile Gifts Omnichannel Shipping 258

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 10, 2023

Insider Intelligence predicts that mobile commerce sales will account for 43.4% Although standard m-commerce sites offer ease and convenience, more consumers are spending more time in mobile apps, especially those that offer seamless and immersive brand experiences. of total U.S. retail ecommerce sales — and 6.5% of all U.S.

Mobile 246

Mobile Retail Consumer Customer Experience 246

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 23, 2021

The turmoil also proved that mobile technology enables needed flexibility in times of disruption and drives superior customer experiences that make retailers more competitive. A lasting effect of the pandemic is that it’s increased customer demand for more options and raised expectations for more personalized experiences.

Mobile 264

Mobile Payment Services Technology Payments 264

Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Forrester attended the International Motor Show Germany, rebranded as IAA MOBILITY. It took place in Munich between 7-12 September 2021. The event was staged as a hybrid event. It managed to attract 400,000 ‘real’ visitors, making it one of the largest trade fairs since the pandemic started.

Automotive 370

Automotive Mobile Customer Events 370

Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

India is emerging as a powerhouse in mobile banking adoption. According to Forrester’s Asia Pacific Consumer Survey, 2023, a staggering 87% of online Indian adults expressed their desire to do all their banking on a smartphone. This statistic marks the highest percentage among the countries surveyed in the Asia Pacific region.

Banking 388

Banking Mobile Consumer Financial Services 388

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2023

Women’s activewear and lifestyle brand Sweaty Betty has rolled out the mobile POS from NewStore in 73 stores across the UK and Ireland. With NewStore , the brand has unified its direct offline and online channels to helps drive operational efficiency and improve the customer experience.

POS 243

POS Mobile Omnichannel Accessories 243

Groove

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Add in the number of sales made exclusively on mobile devices and the importance of mobile optimization becomes unavoidable. The challenge for many businesses, however, is developing a mobile eCommerce strategy that makes sense for them. Mobile eCommerce Trends To Look Out For. Offer Native Mobile eCommerce Checkouts.

Mobile eCommerce 310

Mobile eCommerce Mobile eCommerce Social Media 310

Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 9, 2022

Between February 28 and March 3, the leading global telecoms and networking event, Mobile World Congress (MWC), took place in Barcelona. The event was hosted as a hybrid event. It attracted about half the attendees that it saw before the pandemic struck, namely 60,000 attendees. The event organizers reduced the floor space accordingly.

Mobile 363

Mobile Events Technology Operations 363

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 27, 2024

A look at the mindset of the online shopper relative to customer service should remind every retailer that they are only as good as their current interaction. Online shoppers focus on current needs, as only 12% consider prior interactions with customer service reps important when using online customer service.

Customer 283

Customer Live Chat Social Media eCommerce 283

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 16, 2022

Bluecore has launched Bluecore Mobile, a tool designed to replace blast messaging with personalized communications on mobile devices. Bluecore Mobile aims to help retailers offer consistent, personal experiences to their customers through mobile devices, similar to how they interact with brands elsewhere.

Mobile 264

Mobile Social Media Retail Channel 264

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Over the past five years, these retailers have seen their customers evolve to represent: More diverse household incomes Historically, dollar stores have had a core customer base of households with an annual income of $30,000 to $60,000 , Mohal said in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

Mobile 299

Mobile Consumer Fulfillment Retail 299

Forrester eCommerce

DECEMBER 8, 2019

It made me realize Forrester no longer publish dedicated “mobile” predictions. Because, mobile has simply become a key driver and enabler of business transformation. Mobile is embedded everywhere. However, many brands wrongly think they have ticked the mobile box and […].

Mobile 389

Mobile Marketing Customer Experience B2C 389

Practical eCommerce

JANUARY 23, 2024

It's never been easier to track sales, customers, and tasks from a phone. The post 11 Mobile Apps for Customer Management appeared first on Practical Ecommerce. Here's the all-new update to our long-running list of providers.

Mobile 98

Mobile Management Customer eCommerce 98

Kissmetrics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

On average, consumers spend $120B in the app store and $190B on mobile ad spend. You can check traffic and user metrics on mobile app analytics to make your app as successful as possible. Here’s what you need to know about mobile app analytics and which tools are most effective at helping you dig into the data.

Mobile 359

Mobile SEO Events Download 359

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The retailer will deploy Jumpmind Commerce, a cloud-native, mobile-first POS solution, and Jumpmind Promote, for unified promotions across both physical and digital experiences. The Vitamin Shoppe will update its point-of-sale and promotions capabilities chainwide with solutions from Jumpmind.

POS 267

POS Mobile Point of Sale Channel 267

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 13, 2021

Ecommerce had to reinvent itself, and mobile commerce is growing. A revolution in mobile technology among retailers is within sight. To be ready for what comes next, online retailers can take a page from those that adapted and grew with the initial shift to a mobile-friendly shopping world.

Mobile 264

Mobile Merchant Services Payment Services Payments 264

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In recent years DoorDash has been steadily expanding the number and types of retailers it works with.

Merchant Services 147

Merchant Services Mobile Fulfillment Recommendation 147

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2022

Destination retailer Event Network — which operates gift shops for aquariums, zoos, museums, science centers, botanical gardens and other cultural attractions — has upgraded to a mobile point-of-service (POS) system and adopted a new cloud infrastructure as it continues its digital transformation.

POS 278

POS Gifts Events Mobile 278

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Global downloads of mobile shopping apps were up 16% year-over-year in the first half of 2022 while the number of sessions was up 29% , according to data from the It’s Not Luck, It’s Skill: Make Every Marketing Dollar Count This Holiday Season report by data.ai. Mobile Retailing Requires a ‘Mindset Shift’.

Mobile 276

Mobile Mobile eCommerce eCommerce Shipping Costs 276