Receiving deals on your smartphone. Researching products on your desktop and buying them via a mobile app. Scanning a QR code in the store, then checking online reviews when you return home. These examples certainly don’t represent your Grandma’s shopping journey: In her day, she waited until her local store opened, then traveled there, hoping what she needed was on the shelf. Today, of course, the path to purchase is radically different. Consumers shop where they want, how they want and when they want, often with mobile device firmly in hand. In fact, a recent Catapult Marketing study found that 44 percent of surveyed shoppers hold their smartphone while they walk the aisles. And 37 percent of customers use a PC/laptop, smartphone or tablet to perform shopping activities for pet, alcohol, baby or grocery items. "Request Now" to read the full white paper. Request Free! |