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Mobile local ad spending to soar 539% from 2011 to 2016

The amount of money spent on those ads will hit $5.01 billion in 2016.

Posted 04/20/2012Bill SiwickiPost a comment

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Smartphone owners don’t want to be bothered

Most would prefer no promotional messages sent to their devices, a survey finds.

Posted 01/10/2012Kevin WoodwardPost a comment

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Shopko is catching up in m-commerce to rivals Walgreens and CVS

The pharmacy merchant has debuted a prescription app.

Posted 01/10/2012Bill SiwickiPost a comment

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Yes, Virginia, consumers will buy big-ticket items via mobile

Dell’s average order value for mobile purchases is 25% higher than online.

Posted 12/27/2011Bill Siwicki1 comments

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Now Walgreens customers can refill a prescription with a quick text

The retailer texts a reminder, the customer replies and the prescription is refilled.

Posted 10/06/2011Bill SiwickiPost a comment

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Twitter influences consumers’ purchases

35% of shoppers say that Twitter feeds help guide their purchasing decisions.

Posted 09/20/2011Zak Stambor1 comments

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A mobile bridge between coupons and loyalty cards

Retailers can use a text message service to help consumers redeem coupons.

Posted 09/08/2011Bill SiwickiPost a comment

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Mobile shoppers are young, and more affluent than mobile web users overall

A new study shows 58% of mobile shoppers are age 18-34.

Posted 06/13/2011Bill Siwicki1 comments