Apps

In episode 24 of Total Retail Talks, Vijay Ramani, co-founder and CEO of Totspot, a resale shopping app for clothes and accessories for the entire family, discusses why the startup business opted for a mobile app marketplace rather than a traditional e-commerce site as well as the company's plans for its recently secured $1.5 million in…

Under Armour has grown from humble beginnings — company founder Kevin Plank started the company from his grandmother’s basement in Washington, D.C. — into a worldwide brand that’s represented by some of the leading athletes today, including Tom Brady, Jordan Spieth, Stephen Curry, Misty Copeland, and many others. While having those stars associated with the…

With 51 percent of mobile users utilizing apps while shopping in-store, retailers have an opportunity to impact consumers and turn them into loyal customers right where they're already engaging — on their smartphones. Hundreds of apps are available to download, but the ones that will remain in the marketplace are those that leverage a user’s…

With the holiday season upon us, GPShopper, a mobile app platform for retailers, set out to analyze how today’s U.S. shoppers are using mobile. GPShopper teamed with comScore, a digital measurement firm, to survey over 1,100 adults that shop on their smartphones. Not surprising, mobile is taking over the holiday season, with 83 percent responding…

Sears is fueling more downloads of its mobile application this season by asking in-store shoppers to enable location settings on their smartphones, select and pay for out-of-stock items within the app, and receive complimentary shipping. As retailers go head-to-head in their bid to capitalize on holiday sales, Sears is attempting to bump up digital purchases…

On Alex and Ani’s iPhone app, released Oct. 1, you can pose a question to an “Ogham Oracle” and receive a piece of life advice in return, derived from the ancient Celtic divination system. Or you can discover your “personal blueprint,” which explores the symbols that define you, like your birthstone. You can also shop…

This webinar offers insights and tips on how retailers can leverage digital technologies to better engage and sell to consumers.

The global consumer has thousands of options for every purchase they make, and ever-changing mediums on which they can engage with brands. With that in mind, one consistent trend shows that their buying habits are direct reflections of experiences they’ve had interacting with an e-commerce channel. This trend has been validated through a recent survey…

There’s an experience familiar to nearly anyone who’s downloaded a game on their smartphone. Try as you might to conquer the latest level/village/candy, your thumbs lack the speed/agility/candy to get you through. With deep regret, you purchase an item or expansion pack to continue your long march toward distraction. If every time you do this…

A Target Corp. executive who helped birth one of the Minneapolis-based retailer’s most celebrated digital innovations is leaving the company. Alan Wizemann, vice president of mobile and Target.com, played an instrumental role in launching Cartwheel, the retailer’s mobile coupon app that has rung up more than $1 billion in sales since it rolled out two…