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Mobile Payments Growth

Feb 03, 2014 06:20 PM EST

Mobile readers for Android smartphones and tablets are card-swipe device for merchants in business. The traditional credit card swiper is different where the mobile device credit card reader is a more revolutionary option.  Businesses today are increasing in the adoption of accepting payments through POS mobile credit card readers that attach to Android devices. There are many benefits to Android mobile card readers ranging from flexibility to ease of use.

Snapdeal is now raising $100 million in a funding round that could give it a valuation of $750 million to $1 billion. Snapdeal is prepping for a possible initial public offering in the U.S. within the next year and is on a pace to reach $500 million in sales in its fiscal year ending in March, stated spokesman.

Snapdeal currently has over 18 million members. Snapdeal.com is the most popular e-commerce destination for millions of internet users across India. The site features a wide assortment of quality products from number of Indian & International brands. The Snapdeal Android app is available for free download at Google Play.

The app was created for users to enjoy the online shopping experience on themobile device with official Snapdeal.com Android app. Featuring a user-friendly interface, the app helps browse through multiple product categories application allows users to view reviews, compare prices, specification and features before making any purchase/order. On-the-go online shopping with the app, users can sign-in for quick access to online product availability, shop from favourite brands and get their order delivered by free shipping service to 4000+ cities in India.

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Retail technology is rapidly evolving from serving customers through bricks-and-mortar stores to now having to serve them from through a number of different channels. The market does look good: By 2014, worldwide mobile commerce will reach $352.7 billion. Consumers have largely kept up spending levels this year. Forrester says U.S. web shoppers will spend $262 billion in 2013.

It’s all about strategy and trends for retailers success in online and mobile sales.  The best retail internet and mobile sites are the ones that have the best innovation, creativity, and technology. With millions of Americans planning on using these websites, it’s more important than ever that they are fully optimized to make sure shoppers get the best experience possible.

Today’s consumers demand a retail environment that anticipates their individual wants and needs. New trends in omnichannel, merchandising, technology strategies and retail analytics, as well its technology enablers; ecosystem of four pillars of multi-platform big data, cloud, social, and mobile will accelerate transformation shifting to strategic execution of retailing priorities.

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