According to online retail data leader comScore – retail merchants and shoppers are going mobile in larger numbers. The growth in mobile digital commerce is expected to have grown by 25% over the last season, which is almost double the growth of desktop E-commerce.
Apple officially launched the iOS 8.2 update on 9th March 2015, enabling support for the upcoming Apple Watch. The revamped version 8.2 will include the Apple Watch companion app. It will also deliver numerous new features in addition to supporting communication with Apple’s hottest wearable device.
Optimizing your iOS apps is not limited to just the hardware specs that have changed over time. Apple’s App Store Distribution page recently shared that – 46% of users have upgraded to iOS8, 49% on iOS 7 and 5% on an earlier iOS. It means that nearly half of app users are on iOS 8.
In our previous article, ‘Brick-and-Mortar Retailers harnessing the power of mobile’, we highlighted some of the technology challenges faced by Brick-and-mortar storeowners while setting up their retail shop. We also mentioned how the recent technology innovations can help improve their in-store customer shopping experience.