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JUNE 6, 2019

Barely more than a year after banking giant JPMorgan launched an effort to bring younger clients into the fold — through digital means and specifically through a digital banking app — the firm is killing that particular nationwide project. billion tagged for this year and with significant focus on Chase mobile and digital efforts.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Cashplus is upgrading its mobile app with the Google maps spend tracking feature, the company announced on Thursday (Feb. The tool also categorizes payments so people can track business spending and tag payments to a specific job or client. Transactions are easy to spot and show identifying information like brand logos.

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JUNE 21, 2018

To condense business conversations and tasks into one place, Shopify has launched a new mobile app dubbed Shopify Ping. Through the app, merchants can manage tasks through messaging without needing to switch between apps and tools, Shopify said in an announcement.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

StyleSnap is available within the Amazon app, which consumers use by clicking a camera icon in the upper right-hand corner of the app, then uploading a photograph or screenshot. Shoppable tags on each displayed product redirect to shop the item in its own eCommerce environment. percent from 2019 to 2025.

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APRIL 15, 2016

According to a recent article by Re/code , Project September is an app and website that will give users the ability to tag images from Instagram with product details that help to make products more discoverable and (as Maybank and her team hope) drive purchases from the platform.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Customers can even comparison shop: Digital price tags alongside every product show the Prime price and list price. Interestingly, though, there are no price tags. If customers want to find out how much an item costs, they must use Amazon’s mobile app to scan the item for a price.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Customers can even comparison shop: Digital price tags alongside every product show the Prime price and list price. Interestingly, though, there are no price tags. If customers want to find out how much an item costs, they must use Amazon’s mobile app to scan the item for a price.

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MARCH 19, 2018

In an effort to make checkout easier for customers, Macy’s plans to roll out mobile checkout in its brick-and-mortar stores. The technology, which is powered by the retailer’s mobile app, is expected to be deployed to all of Macy’s full-line stores by the end of the year, CNBC reported.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Apple will begin to sell iPhones in Germany but only the older models that have Qualcomm’s chips in them after losing a lawsuit with the mobile chip maker. The hefty price tag of Apple’s newest iPhones, coupled with an economic slowdown and extending smartphone replacement cycles in China has been hurting the smartphone maker.

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JUNE 13, 2019

“We are thrilled to welcome Scoot to the Bird ecosystem, and look forward to working with the Scoot team as we further scale our complementary missions — to replace car trips with micro-mobility options for all,” said Travis VanderZanden, founder and CEO of Bird, in a press release.

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APRIL 16, 2018

Even so, there are opportunities for retailers like Macy’s in the mobile arena. According to SimilarWeb, more than half of online traffic for general merchandise originates from mobile platforms. The news comes as Macy’s plans to roll out mobile checkout in its brick-and-mortar stores.

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

As it stands, Instagram is making commerce a big priority as shoppers turn to mobile devices for shopping. The feature is available via just-added stickers in Instagram Stories and tags in a person’s feed and can be set with details such as product details and the date. Smartphones, in one case, accounted for 35.6

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MAY 28, 2019

The company integrated GO-PAY into the GO-JEK app, which lets customers store money on their mobile phones, much like a digital debit card. And when it comes to mobile payments, Apple is teaming up with partners like the Bonobos clothing store and Bird scooters to reduce friction for purchases such as clothing and scooter rides.

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

For shoppers who rely on smartphones, the “face” of the modern retailer is becoming its mobile website and app. Retailers from Kroger to Starbucks , as well as Shell , Dollar General and Macy’s , are rolling out their own mobile apps with smartphone-based payment options to meet the needs of the connected consumer.

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AUGUST 24, 2018

Moving beyond text-based online search for its customers, Forever 21 has unveiled visual search for its website and mobile eCommerce platforms. To search for items such as dresses, pants and jeans, customers can access a “Discover Your Style” module on the retailer’s web and mobile web sites.

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JANUARY 22, 2020

This includes artificial intelligence (AI) or other advanced learning tools for deeper insights, increased disbursements functionality and contributor features on Shutterstock’s mobile app. The Role Of Mobile Disbursements. Mobile disbursements are one of several tools that may impact contributor loyalty over the next few years.

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MAY 22, 2018

Consumers love mobile apps: In fact, there were 175 billion downloads globally in 2017 — a 60 percent growth from 2015, according to App Annie ’s end-of-year retrospective report. months in apps per year. months in apps per year. But how can retailers capture a shopper’s interest in their own apps?

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Customers place their orders through a restaurant’s website or app. Its mobile pay-at-table service, initially targeted toward casual and fast casual restaurants, enables consumers to use their mobile devices to launch a participating restaurant’s app or mobile web page to view and pay checks. Mobile Ordering.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Technomic’s Top 100 Global Chain Restaurant Report for 2016 found, for instance, that 68 percent of customers in Asia reported using a mobile device to place a food order in the past three months, and in the Middle East, that statistic was about 60 percent. But in North America, placing mobile orders to restaurants is still a novelty.

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DECEMBER 7, 2016

Retail performance mobile marketing expert Fidzup recently announced it raised $3.7 The Paris-based company brings mobile programmatic advertising to physical stores. The Fidbox uses Wi-Fi technology to identify mobile users in-store who have Wi-Fi enabled and tracks their retail journey from entrance to exit.

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MAY 15, 2019

Special tags can trigger purchases with Apple Pay without the need for a special app. iPhones can read a near-field communication (NFC) tag that is specially encoded to display an interface for an Apple Pay purchase when a user holds a device near it. million diners during Valentine’s Day week.

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OCTOBER 1, 2018

For example, a company could program the platform to display product care information when customers use their smartphones to engage with the near-field communication (NFC) tag or code on the package. Companies can also get — and provide — important information when customers scan a product’s code or engage with its RFID tag.

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JANUARY 23, 2020

Others are using self-service and mobile ordering creatively, as a competitive differentiator. Boston-based vegetarian fast food chain Clover Food Lab is getting one-third of its business via mobile ordering software it wrote itself — a bold move that most small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) could never take on.

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JUNE 4, 2018

The bag that tags along, you might call it. The maker of the bag that tags along? The tech behind the luggage is the Robot Operating System (ROS), which houses a GPS tied to apps on iOS and Android smartphones. Flush with cash. The suitcase itself is known as autonomous luggage — as it follows its owner.

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AUGUST 27, 2019

Today’s shoppers can find eCommerce niches for just about anything for which they are hunting, whether they are searching for the lowest price tags or products with ecofriendly missions. This would use AI to properly tag and codify items while also relying on customers’ mobile cameras for more engaging experiences. “I

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NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Interestingly, though, there are no price tags. If customers want to find out how much an item costs, they must use Amazon’s mobile app to scan the item for a price. And earlier this year, Amazon opened an Amazon Books location in Washington D.C. The location is stocked with books, electronics and toys, among other items.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Last year, the retailer also provided a digital makeover to its eCommerce website and mobile app, incorporating visual search and the ability to find products by scanning price tags to check color and size options.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

The pain is particularly pronounced in China , where the price tag of its latest iPhones and local competition have been weighing on demand. “Technology is evolving, and they need to continue to tweak their structure to be sure they’re on the right curve.”. Apple’s moves come at a time when demand for its iPhones is starting to slow.

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JANUARY 6, 2020

That mobile order ahead has rapidly changed the entire landscape for quick-service restaurants (QSRs) is undeniable. One can see it in the numbers — Chipotle Mexican Grill recently reported that mobile orders now represent 20 percent of its total sales and is the fastest overall growing part of its business.

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JANUARY 27, 2017

The startup has developed a location-tracking smart tag and accompanying mobile app that sends alerts to parents when their child has gone outside a preset range. On the mobile app, parents or guardians can set up distance rules and maps and read summaries about their kids’ location.

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JULY 29, 2019

The rise of video games, both online and mobile, is helping to drive innovation in retail. Augmented reality gaming has been a particular area of focus for Tilly’s, which has been partnering with AR developer Zappar since 2017 on a mobile-based, AR-centric campaign centered on increasing app downloads and driving store traffic.

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MARCH 28, 2016

Not only has its photo-processing software managed to endure the age of digital piracy, but a large part of Web and mobile entertainment options runs off its Flash product. As customers place items also equipped with RFID tags into the bag, those potential purchases are immediately registered to a central system.

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JUNE 18, 2018

As reported by Reuters , Mercari is set to bow on the public markets in Japan, and while observers of the stock market are watchful of a billion-dollar price tag — which means, of course, unicorn status — the enthusiasm underpins a business model of a different sort.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

If sales depend on customers having downloaded the store’s mobile app, he said, then the brand is only reaching about 10 percent of its shopper base — and besides, do they really want customers to be looking at their phones as they browse the store?

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JULY 11, 2017

Then, as guests are seated (or seat themselves), they’ll receive a Bluetooth tag to place on the table, which relays location data to the kitchen based on the zonal structure. In some instances, two tags might suffice: Is the customer sitting indoors or out on the patio? At Panera, one of BlueCats’ U.S. Another potential setup?

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

Gamers around the world rejoiced on Thursday when Nintendo’s first true foray into the world of mobile gaming was released. When it hit app stores, Super Mario Run simultaneously topped download rankings in 68 countries. First, the app was only released on iOS devices, leaving out a majority of smartphone users worldwide.

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JANUARY 30, 2017

And while the two tech firms’ red envelope competition to see which site can be the originator of more digital/mobile red envelopes is something of a yearly staple in China — this year, it is getting a modern Pokemon update. The new strategies on offer seem to be bent on promoting their offline mobile payments and augmented-reality games.

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