Research
February 4, 2016
Retailers are not keeping up with shoppers’ mobile needs
By Chantal Tode
Substantially more shoppers want to use their smartphones while shopping compared with a year ago, but retailers are not moving fast enough to meet consumers’ increasingly sophisticated mobile needs, according to a new report from Accenture.
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