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Global Smartphone Subscribers Surpassed Feature Phone Subscribers in 2014

Forrester eCommerce

We expect the share of people using smartphones to grow at a rapid pace through 2020, when 87% of all mobile subscribers will have a smartphone. According to our recently published Forrester Research World Mobile And Smartphone Adoption Forecast, 2015 To 2020 (Global) , in 2020 there will be more than 5.4 mobile app.

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Ron Johnson’s Enjoy Technology Files for Bankruptcy, Set to be Sold

Retail TouchPoints

Johnson co-founded Enjoy in 2014 after leaving JCPenney and currently serves as its CEO. The idea was to bring the store experience to consumers’ homes via a technology-powered “mobile store” operation, with an initial focus on telecommunications and consumer electronics ( AT&T and Apple are partners in the U.S.).

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Square Debuts Appointment Booking App to Help Service Providers Connect with Customers

Retail TouchPoints

Called Square Go , the new app integrates with the seller-facing Square Appointments service, which launched in 2014 and helps service providers schedule and manage customer appointments. The Square Go app, available for free for both consumers and businesses, is currently available in the U.S. for iOS devices. “We

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7 Brands Discuss the Benefits of the New Cashless Economy and Apple Pay’s Growing Ubiquity

BigCommerce

Adii Pienaar, Founder of Conversio and WooThemes (later acquired by WooCommerce), sums this up best: Customers worldwide are using their mobile devices for online shopping more often. Depending on who you want to believe, it’s estimated that since late-2014 more than 50% of all online purchases are made from mobile devices.

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How to Prep for Mobile Commerce in 2018

SellBrite

But in recent years, buyers are getting even more flexibility and accessibility with online shopping—thanks to the rise of mobile shopping. Mobile commerce is growing in popularity as technology improves. To help sellers prep for “m-commerce” in the coming year, this guide will walk through how much mobile shopping has grown.

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Guarding the Retail Fortress: Cybersecurity Challenges and Network Interruption Risks

Retail TouchPoints

In the last several years, retailers have increased the speed with which they have built online and mobile app presence. In 2014, cybercriminals used a third-party vendor’s credentials to enter Home Depot’s network and deployed malware on the self-checkout systems to steal customer information.

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Apple Store Creator’s ‘Commerce-at-Home’ Startup Enjoy to Go Public via SPAC

Retail TouchPoints

Enjoy , which Johnson founded in 2014, brings the store experience to consumers’ homes via a technology-powered “mobile store” operation. . “In In online commerce every company has the same last mile — it’s a delivery to the door,” said Johnson in a video explaining the concept behind the company.