10

May

2013

Consumers blame security, delays and complications for abandoning m-commerce purchases

Author: The Fonecast

A new survey from the USA has published some of the reasons why consumers are giving up on mobile shopping transactions.

The 2013 Mobile Consumer Insights study, which was conducted on behalf of payment technology company Jumio, found that 68% of smartphone and tablet owners had attempted to make a purchase on their device. However, 66% of these people had failed to complete a mobile-based transaction.

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25

Mar

2013

4G could more than double the value of UK mobile shopping this year, according to eBay research

Author: The Fonecast

Introducing 4G mobile phone services to the UK could help boost the retail economy by around £1.8 billion this year, according to figures compiled by retail analysts Conlumino and published by eBay.

That’s a 113% year-on-year increase in mobile shopping when compared to 2012.

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2

Mar

2013

Most mobile internet users are as happy with mobile advertising as they are with TV or online ads

Author: The Fonecast

Mobile advertising business InMobi has announced the results of its Mobile Media Consumption Report, which contains information from over 15,000 mobile users in 14 markets around the world.

Overall, 50% of global mobile web users said they now used their mobile device as the main way to go online.

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14

Feb

2013

Almost a third of the UK's web page views now come from mobile devices

Author: The Fonecast

New figures from research company comScore show how UK consumers are increasingly relying on their internet connections and their smartphones.

People in the UK spent more time online than the citizens of any other European country - an average of 37 hours per month - while desktop internet usage was up 5% year-on-year to 44.8 million people in December 2012.

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15

Jan

2013

Mobile optimisation is becoming a top priority for online retailers, says new research

Author: The Fonecast

Online retailers are focussed on improving the customer experience for web shopping this year, turning browsing into sales across all devices. That’s according to the 2013 State Of Retailing Online survey from retail community Shop.org and research company Forrester Research.

In fact, 51% of US retailers surveyed said their top priority for 2013 was site optimisation.

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