http://www.internetretailing.net News, insight and analysis for Europe's ecommerce and multichannel retail professionals Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:31:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Internetretailingnet/~3/O-mAC8Nlh0Q/ http://www.internetretailing.net/2010/09/mobile-%e2%80%98stock-comparison%e2%80%99-service-aims-to-help-retailers-use-apps-to-drive-consumers-back-into-stores/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:53:22 +0000 Paul Skeldon http://www.internetretailing.net/?p=7117 Start up company Udozi is aiming to harness the power of the mobile web to help retailers drive consumers back into their stores and get them shopping ‘the old fashioned way’ with a stock comparison service app <h3>Related news</h3><ol><li><a href='http://www.internetretailing.net/2010/08/online-service-to-help-retailers-use-web-to-drive-consumers-back-into-stores/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Online service to help retailers use web to drive consumers back into stores'>Online service to help retailers use web to drive consumers back into stores</a></li> <li><a href='http://www.internetretailing.net/2010/07/mobile-marketing-influences-a-third-of-us-shopper-to-visit-certain-stores-study-finds/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Mobile marketing influences a third of US shopper to visit certain stores, study finds'>Mobile marketing influences a third of US shopper to visit certain stores, study finds</a></li> <li><a href='http://www.internetretailing.net/2010/08/apps-more-popular-for-shopping-with-consumers-than-catalogues-as-mobile-starts-to-prove-itself-finds-portaltech-study/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Apps more popular for shopping with consumers than catalogues as mobile starts to prove itself, finds joint eDigital Research and Portaltech study'>Apps more popular for shopping with consumers than catalogues as mobile starts to prove itself, finds joint eDigital Research and Portaltech study</a></li> </ol><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Internetretailingnet/~4/O-mAC8Nlh0Q" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.internetretailing.net/2010/09/mobile-%e2%80%98stock-comparison%e2%80%99-service-aims-to-help-retailers-use-apps-to-drive-consumers-back-into-stores/feed/ 0 http://www.internetretailing.net/2010/09/mobile-%e2%80%98stock-comparison%e2%80%99-service-aims-to-help-retailers-use-apps-to-drive-consumers-back-into-stores/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Internetretailingnet/~3/jCMneQfb24E/ http://www.internetretailing.net/2010/09/payware-brings-card-present-payments-to-micro-merchants-through-iphone/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:50:14 +0000 Paul Skeldon http://www.internetretailing.net/?p=7133 Another day, another iPhone based card processing solution comes on the market. This time, PAYware from Verifone, is pushing its app-and-sleeve card reading solution at micro-merchants in the US, with plans for a second generation solution that will work in chip and PIN markets in Europe later this year <h3>Related news</h3><ol><li><a href='http://www.internetretailing.net/2010/09/intuit-and-mophie-turn-iphones-into-card-readers/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Intuit and mophie turn iPhones into card readers'>Intuit and mophie turn iPhones into card readers</a></li> <li><a href='http://www.internetretailing.net/2010/05/visa-launches-nfc-payment-dongle-for-iphone/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Visa launches NFC payment dongle for iPhone'>Visa launches NFC payment dongle for iPhone</a></li> <li><a href='http://www.internetretailing.net/2010/03/card-not-present-fraud-falls-by-19/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Card not present fraud falls by 19%'>Card not present fraud falls by 19%</a></li> </ol><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Internetretailingnet/~4/jCMneQfb24E" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.internetretailing.net/2010/09/payware-brings-card-present-payments-to-micro-merchants-through-iphone/feed/ 0 http://www.internetretailing.net/2010/09/payware-brings-card-present-payments-to-micro-merchants-through-iphone/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Internetretailingnet/~3/Rt-w4ySNkpk/ http://www.internetretailing.net/2010/09/shopping-com-goes-android/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:42:58 +0000 Paul Skeldon http://www.internetretailing.net/?p=7110 Following the successful launch of its m-web strategy and iPhone app earlier this year, online comparison website Shopping.com continues its move into mobile with the launch of an Android app for the UK market, marking the next phase of the company’s mobile strategy <h3>Related news</h3><ol><li><a href='http://www.internetretailing.net/2010/04/ocado-android-app-allows-mobile-grocery-shopping-using-voice/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Ocado Android app allows mobile grocery shopping using voice'>Ocado Android app allows mobile grocery shopping using voice</a></li> <li><a href='http://www.internetretailing.net/2009/09/amazon-introduces-app-for-android/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Amazon introduces app for Android'>Amazon introduces app for Android</a></li> <li><a href='http://www.internetretailing.net/2009/05/google-launches-product-search-for-android-and-iphone/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Google launches Product Search for Android and iPhone'>Google launches Product Search for Android and iPhone</a></li> </ol><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Internetretailingnet/~4/Rt-w4ySNkpk" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.internetretailing.net/2010/09/shopping-com-goes-android/feed/ 0 http://www.internetretailing.net/2010/09/shopping-com-goes-android/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Internetretailingnet/~3/7-2Y29JZfMA/ http://www.internetretailing.net/2010/09/intuit-and-mophie-turn-iphones-into-card-readers/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:36:02 +0000 Paul Skeldon http://www.internetretailing.net/?p=7105 Accounting software supplier Intuit and iPhone sleeve and charger maker mophie have become the latest paring to develop a device that turns the iPhone into credit card reader for the US market. 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He’ll be speaking in track three of the conference, Making Cross-Channel Work, giving insights into the way House of Fraser has approached its move into ecommerce over the last three years. 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