Ahead of this year’s holiday season, mobile commerce appears to have reached critical mass, new research suggests.
In fact, a full 88% of regular mobile users now take advantage of retail mobile apps, according to findings from app marketing firm Apptentive.
That share represents an increase of 174% since Apptentive conducted comparable research, last year.
Even among respondents who reported a preference for shopping in-store, 47% said they plan to do least some of their holiday shopping with retail mobile apps.
Among survey respondents who reported using retail mobile apps, 61% said they use the apps at least once a month....
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