Mobile commerce goes haywire in the UK

Foursquare takes on augmented reality

Mobile commerce apps from iPhone are excelling over Android

QR codes could play an important role in stopping fraud

7-Eleven leverages app to deliver exclusive offers all summer

Convenience store chain 7-Eleven is putting a mobile application at the center of a summer-themed promotion, providing users an opportunity to access exclusive coupons and offers.

Mobile influences 45pc of in-store purchases: report

Almost half of consumers surveyed in a new report from InMobi said that mobile impacted an in-store purchase, showing the key role that the medium plays in influencing consumers to shop.

Foursquare plunges further into local search with app update

Foursquare is continuing to make a name for itself in local search with a new mobile application update that lets consumers find businesses on a more granular level.

Mobile, social video platforms proliferate, challenging marketers – Mobile Marketer

Mobile Marketer today - Mobile, social video platforms proliferate, challenging marketers; 52pc of consumers used a mobile device when booking travel in the last 90 days.

Kroger drives convenience for loyalty members with new mobile features

Grocery store chain Kroger is leveraging mobile to make its loyalty program more convenient for members, who can now download coupons, renew prescriptions and perform other tasks via the retailer’s application.

Ferragamo engages New Yorkers via window QR code – Luxury Daily

Luxury Daily today - Ferragamo engages New Yorkers via window QR code; Luxury retailers lack brand awareness in China.

Have a safe, relaxing Memorial Day weekend

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4 reasons to stop calling tablets mobile devices

It might be hard to believe, but tablets are not mobile devices and here are four reasons why.

Mhealth program in Thailand uses app to collect medical data

Mobile marketing success relies on message customization

Mobile payments partnership formed between NCR and LevelUp

Mob.is.it brings more control to mobile sites

Jamba Juice rolls out mobile payments more broadly following successful pilot

Following the success of a mobile ordering pilot with PayPal, Jamba Juice is working on developing its own branded mobile ordering and payment solution that can be rolled out more broadly across its store base.

Timberland, Kenneth Cole, Alex and Ani dole out targeted, in-store mobile offers

Kenneth Cole, Timberland, Exhale Spa and Alex and Ani are a few retailers that are participating in a new pilot program that rewards consumers for downloading a mobile shopping application.

Study finds that Facebook and Twitter symbols subconsciously influence online buying decisions

The display of a social media icon such as a Facebook "Like" button or a Twitter symbol on a shopping website increases the likelihood that consumers will buy some products, and reduces the likelihood that they will buy others.

Comment: ME Commerce - Moving your IT strategy from 'multiple channels' to 'multichannel'

ME commerce is a term recently coined to describe the coming together of mobile and e-commerce.

Four times more consumers consider mobile payments safer than credit cards

It's hard to put a price tag on security and privacy, but a recent study of consumers' online and mobile purchasing attitudes conducted by Javelin Strategy & Research and PaymentOne (www.

UK brand owners slow to adopt mcommerce

80% of UK companies ignoring the mobile revolution.

Report finds 76% of SME retailers haven't gone mobile

A report which sought the views retailers has highlighted that SME retailers are being left behind when it comes to incorporating mobile commerce as part of their customer offering.

ISACA Guide Offers Tips for Secure Mobile Payments

With the increased use of mobile devices to pay for goods and services, traditional wallets with cash and credit cards could one day be obsolete.

Retailers fail to provide positive mobile buying experience

Users could not complete purchase on 91% of sites with Blackberry.

Retailers 'must focus on m-commerce'

Developing an efficient and accessible mobile web presence will be vital to ensuring success for businesses in the coming years, according to an expert.

Facebook ads to appear on mobiles for first time with 'Premium' service

Facebook is letting companies place ads on its mobile version for the first time, and to advertise on the log out screen, flowing the launch of its new 'Premium' service.

Retailers still need to strengthen their mobile offering

Pure play retailers Amazon and ASOS have topped the very first eChannel Retail Benchmark from eDigitalResearch after offering customers a clear and consistent experience across all of their online and mobile customer touchpoints.

Smartphones influence more than £15bn of in-store retail sales

Smartphone use drives higher in-store conversion rates and isset to increase to more than £35bn of in-store sales by 2016.

US Smartphone growth related to age and income

Owning a smartphone is closely related to both how old you are and how much money you make, according to a Nielsen survey in January of more than 20,000 mobile consumers.

Four in ten mobile searches lead to a purchase in-store

With the high street as we know it under threat of extinction, according to some forecasters, retailers need to fight back by incorporating mobile into the heart of their marketing strategies, says a new report.

New Look launches content-led iPhone app

High-street fashion retailer New Look has a new iPhone and iPod Touch application, offering vibrant fashion and lifestyle content, special offers and style advice, while providing a seamless bridge to the New Look mobile commerce site.

UK consumers uneasy on mobile payments but m-commerce still expected to grow.

The future for mobile payments and commerce in the U.

Retailers still failing to match consumer appetite for mobile.

Less than a quarter of retailers are harnessing the power of m-Sites, despite consumers becoming increasingly comfortable with the concept of purchasing via their mobile phone.

Consumer confidence in mobile commerce rises

Ecommerce businesses offering customers the chance to purchase items on their mobile handset may have seen a significant rise in sales as fewer consumers abandon their selections.

Mobile internet overtaking fixed usage

Mobile is increasingly the primary platform for internet access, according to a Global Consumer Survey (GCS) report from MEF, the global community for mobile content and commerce.

Short-term approach to mobile threatening loyalty revenues

Short-term mobile marketing tactics are narrowing marketers' long-term strategies for customer loyalty, according to research from 2ergo.

Twitter expands advertising program to Smartphones

Twitter is expanding its ad program to iPhone and Android handsets, as the company gets more aggressive about ramping up revenue.

Comment: The mobile payment revolution

The increase in smart mobile technology such as smartphones and tablets has led more consumers to e-commerce, establishing a new form of remote payment and a host of new face-to-face payment services.

Unilever to reward customers for watching ads via mobile app

Most advertisers want viewers' eyes glued to the TV screen, but Unilever will ask men to check their phones and watch a video in exchange for free products.

Leading retailers dominate the seminar programme at Retail Business Technology Expo

Line up includes Boots, Debenhams, Jaeger, John Lewis, Marks & Spencer, McDonald's, Morrisons, Oxfam, Otto, SPAR and Tommy Hilfiger .

Mobile coupon redemption rates to reach 8% globally by 2016 as North American and Western European adopt campaigns

A new report from Juniper Research has found that the global redemption rate of mobile coupons will average at over 8% by 2016; an eightfold increase over the best paper coupons campaigns.

1 in 5 Christmas retail searches on mobile

BRC-Google Online Retail Monitor Q4 2011 Total retail search volumes grew 24% in the fourth quarter compared with the same quarter a year earlier.

US: MasterCard enables mobile payments for Subway restaurants

MasterCard Worldwide will equip restaurants belonging to global sandwich franchise SUBWAY with PayPass-enabled contactless payment terminals at more than 7,000 US locations by the end of Q1 2012.

PayPal adds NFC features for Android 3.0-powered smartphones

PayPal has released version 3.

Research reveals mobile payment security concerns

Phone hacking fears prevalent among consumers as 44% worry about lack of security software on mobiles.

Sales boosted by social media presence

Half of goods bought online will be via companies' social media portals by 2015, research has suggested.

Six Steps to Successful SEO - Step 3 - Pin it down

In the last article we looked at your competition and why research is so important before beginning to SEO your website.