Six Ways Retailers Are Using Mobile to Supplement the Store

But with smartphones, it’s a different picture. Consumers are less enthusiastic about making purchases: Nearly 20% of K-12 shoppers and 17% of college shoppers say they will make purchases with their smartphones. But more than 30% in both camps saying they will compare prices with those devices.

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August 29, 2011

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Emphasis Is on Enhancing In-store Experience Over M-commerce

More consumers are turning to tablets and smartphones to shop, but this back-to-school season major retailers are using mobile to drive traffic to stores, not necessarily to encourage online transactions.

That’s not to say that brick-and-mortar retailers don’t allow for purchases in mobile apps — Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, has seeded shopping in its mobile app, as have JC Penney, Target and others. Yet mobile commerce doesn’t seem to be a major theme for the back-to-school season. Instead, retailers are using mobile marketing to help customers once they’re at physical locations rather than to encourage them to buy through mobile devices.

“By and large, the majority of retailers at the moment are using mobile to add to the in-store experience,” said Geoffrey Handley, co-founder of Meredith Corp. mobile agency the Hyperfactory.

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John Mahfood “I Listed on the JSE to Raise Capital for My Business”

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November 24, 2016

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November 24, 2016

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Grace Stockholders To Vote On 3-for-1 Stock Split Today

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9 years ago

July 11, 2016

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Shareholders of GraceKennedy Limited will this morning meet to consider and, if thought fit, approve a recommendation for a three-for-one stock split.

If approved, shareholders will receive three stocks for each one that is currently held.

According to group CEO Don Wehby, the stock units with a market price of J$115.00 per stock unit prior to the split will now increase threefold with an initial price of J$38.33 per stock unit

He says the stock split would allow GK’s stock to be made available to more investors while further enhancing the market for the shares.

Ahead of this morning’s Extraordinary General Meeting, GK last week issued 59,360 additional GK shares.

UK Loses S&P Triple A Rating

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9 years ago

June 27, 2016

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The UK has lost its top AAA credit rating from ratings agency S&P following the country’s vote to leave the EU.

S&P says the referendum result could lead to “a deterioration of the UK’s economic performance, including its large financial services sector”.

Earlier the pound plunged to a 31-year low against the dollar, and UK markets closed lower for a second day. On Friday,

Moody’s cut the UK’s credit rating outlook to negative.

Caribbean Hotels Named In Jetsetters’ 2016 Best Of The Best

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June 27, 2016

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Three Caribbean hotels have been named in US-based travel and lifestyle magazine Jetsetter’s 2016 Best of the Best awards.

The list which was published recently, highlighted the world’s 20 best hotels in categories ranging from Best Over-The-Top Luxury to Best Safari Lodge.

Included in the list were Antigua and Barbuda’s Barbuda Belle Luxury Beach Hotel, Anguilla’s Zemi Beach House Resort & Spa, and St Lucia’s BodyHoliday.