Mobile Commerce

Beyond the Code Freeze: 5 Ways to Keep your Mobile Apps Running During the Holiday Shopping Blitz

In 2024, consumers spent $150 billion on in-app purchases, according to the State of Mobile 2025 report. And no period drives more…

Walmart Looks to ‘Rewrite the Holiday Playbook’ with New In-Store AI Experiences

Walmart has unveiled a series of new AI-powered tools on its app and website aimed at making holiday shopping in stores easier…

Grubhub, Instacart Team up to Expand Grocery Delivery Reach

Grubhub and Instacart are teaming up to bring a wider selection of groceries to Grubhub customers. Grubhub’s 20 million customers can now…

How In-App Advertising is Revolutionizing Ecommerce Customer Acquisition

For many years, ecommerce companies prioritized advertising on the web because it provided significant control over ad targeting, and it was relatively…

The Widening Gap Between Brand and Performance Marketing is Holding Retailers Back — and How to Fix It

The divide between brand and performance marketing is costing retailers revenue. Against today’s collapsed marketing funnel, the old playbook of awareness first,…

Walmart Becomes Latest Retailer to Join ChatGPT’s Instant Checkout

Walmart will join Shopify, Etsy and Salesforce in linking its online catalog with the new ChatGPT Instant Checkout, enabling its customers to…

Ulta Debuts Online Marketplace Open Exclusively to Brands

Ulta Beauty’s online marketplace is now live on the beauty retailer’s website and app. Plans to add a marketplace, built on the…

How Payment Data is Shaping the Future of Retail

Retailers have endured something of a rollercoaster ride over the last few years, but the good news is that, even as continuing…

Walmart Debuts Contactless Car Care Center in Arkansas

Walmart has introduced the first of 10 planned “Auto Care Centers (ACCs) of the Future” in Fayetteville, Ark., providing customers with a…

Riding 8% Annual Sales Increase, Costco Plans to Open 35 New Warehouse Stores by August 2026

Coming off a fiscal year that saw the opening of 24 net-new warehouse stores, Costco is planning a total of 35 new…

Sephora Launches Platform for Creator-Curated Digital Storefronts

Sephora has debuted My Sephora Storefront, an affiliate platform that gives U.S. influencers a new opportunity to build shoppable digital storefronts and…

How Digital Wallets and Embedded Finance are Reinventing Retail CX

Retail is evolving faster than ever — and the checkout is where it all comes together. For merchants competing in a saturated…

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