First came the Internet, then the wireless technology and finally the smartphones. The important cog in the chain of things is however eCommerce. There was a time when concrete stores defined real commerce but not so anymore.
The new reality is that the demarcation line between this online-offline seller has been bridged. If one has a good enough mobile connected to the net, one can access anything and everything.
The relative advantage with shopping online is that it gives the customer greater choices for the same product. Pricing can also be accommodated based on individual choices while best deals are always up for grabs.
The real reason why the eCommerce landscape has seen such a boom is due to the explosion of mobile apps that cater to consumer on a click's touch!
Here are some apps that revolutionized eCommerce retail, both at the user and supplier end:
1. Amazon
This app allows you to scan an item's barcode, price offered by Amazon. However, it was quite frowned upon during its release due to the laser used in barcode scanning .
2. eBay Mobile
With global mobile sales of $2 billion plus under its belt, eBay certainly made it easy for all the online shopper junkies across the globe. With acquisitions like Milo and RedLaser under its wing, the platform allows price comparisons with various item inventories on the offer.
With global mobile sales of $2 billion plus under its belt, eBay certainly made it easy for all the online shopper junkies across the globe. With acquisitions like Milo and RedLaser under its wing, the platform allows price comparisons with various item inventories on the offer.
3. Groupon
Available across wider mobile platforms - Android, iPhone, Windows and Blackberry, Groupon's real time coupon deals helps one keep track of latest offers while setting reminders about unused Groupons before expiry dates pass.
4. Walmart
4. Walmart
Most of you smartphone users must be unaware that a mobile app for Walmart even exists. Available for Android users, this apps scans products with the nearest stores. Users can also rate the items with provisions of Rollbacks i.e limited edition takeaway deals on offer.
This app may not be as popular as an Amazon or Groupon, but the users always go away with a real time shopping experience with "kicks" to earn for redeeming gifts vouchers.
Google's Shopper app functions on iPhones and Android smartphones that allows users to scan products from its database as well as provides access to retailer websites directly. Moreover the voice recognition comes as an added advantage to identify products while the app also stores product data in the absence of a bad cell service.
7. Square Wallet
This mobile app changed the way payments were made online. The most amazing part of using this is that users can make payments after checking into virtual stores by saying their names to block the item from transaction.
This mobile app changed the way payments were made online. The most amazing part of using this is that users can make payments after checking into virtual stores by saying their names to block the item from transaction.
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