Thursday, November 22, 2012

Amazon Changed Holiday Shopping Forever — Now App Showdown Is On


Amazon changed retailing when its price check app was released on Andriod - the most commonly used operating system - last year. Brick & mortar stores reluctantly acknowledged that show rooming was here to stay.

Now this year, stores are battling Amazon with their own apps, designed to keep a share of the wallet in house. They have recognized the new reality of anytime, anywhere retail. 

This article discusses native apps of Walmart, Target and others and discusses the features they are enabling on the apps to prevent customers from going to Amazon's Price checking tool. 

Read full article here:
http://www.wired.com/business/2012/11/black-friday-mobile-apps/


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