The mobile economy is changing the shopping experience. Mobile shoppers not only love to shop from their mobile devices but attribute great importance to being able to use mobile apps in and outside of stores.
According to Apigee, 82% of all Americans think mobile shopping is great for these reasons:
- Browsing for deals wherever you are – 50%.
- Performing price comparisons inside a store – 48%.
- Using a mobile device to find a retail store – 40%.
- Redeeming electronic coupons – 38%.
- Secretly shopping without a spouse/significant other knowing – 25%.
- Buying embarrassing or personal items without using a work computer – 14%.
- Sneaking shopping time in at work – 12%.