Mobile Apps shaping the way customers are shopping

by Deepak Sharma on Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Mobile technology will change the way Retailers interact with their customers, the way customers shop and the way they have options to move on if Retailers are not spot on. Check this iPhone application, called Checkout SmartShop - a shopping assistant meant to help you find online and local prices when you’re out and about shopping.

The App lets you enter barcode on your iPhone (better would be scanning or taking pictures) and find out the price and availability of the product elsewhere, online and other stores. you get to see the user reviews and store locations also with the app.

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With Apple selling 1 million iPhone 3Gs over the first weekend, you can well imagine the impact, SmartShop kind of app can have on Retailers. Question to Retailers, Do you have your mobile strategy in place??

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Interested readers should also check out Save Benjis. Save Benjis is a free iPhone application that allows users to compare prices, read reviews, and buy over 15 million different products from over 1,000 stores. It is getting rave reviews and has had 50,000 downloads in the first week alone. You can download Save Benjis from iTunes with this link.

by Sol on 1:44 PM. #

Hey, I do editing work for Management One. I was wondering if you might want to occasionally post retail articles that I get.

Thanks,

Ryan Wise

by Ryan W. on 12:27 PM. #

I don't have such an option on my phone but guess it's a great idea. Knowing where to buy the needed product and its price is really convenient.

by susankellogg on 8:53 PM. #

Mobile technology will change the way Retailers interact with their customers, the way customers shop and the way they have options to move on if Retailers are not spot on

by Anonymous on 11:07 AM. #