Xamarin Vs Titanium Vs PhoneGap Vs Cordova: A Comparison Xamarin Vs. Titanium Vs. PhoneGap Vs. Cordova: A Comparison The statistics in favor of app development for eCommerce leave little doubt that apps have become the most rapidly growing mobile technology that consumers have embraced at all levels. Even B2B customers use apps to compare product prices, features and important shipping options before placing orders, and social media 's popularity with app users promises to deliver extraordinary exposure to ideal potential customers. Therefore, key decision-makers in major eCommerce companies have some important decisions to make: whether to develop a proprietary app, how to write and test it, which partner to use in the development and whether their current eCommerce platforms can handle any ancillary issues that arise when integrating one or more apps into regular business operations. Cross-development tools have simplified writing apps for all devices and systems, which becomes increasingly important when customers, employees and tech support often bring their own devices to work. Xamarin offers some astonishing efficiencies for cross-development applications that appear and perform like native apps on Windows, Android and iOS devices. Regardless of the cross-development tools that programmers use, seamless integrations with their companies ' systems are essential to get the most from code-sharing or building native apps for the major systems. App Statistics Keeping up
We understand the importance of technology and social media in the operations of business and how technology can be an aid in our business operations. We plan on focusing our attention on sites like Facebook, Instagram, and other social media outlets to advertise our business which will provide the customer with daily information on specials as well as access to coupon programs we provide. Using social media will provide an outlet for our customers to provide reviews and feedback on our business. Many people feel that bad reviews can hurt a business; we feel that bad reviews provide an opportunity for us to make a new friend and change a process which may harm our business with future guests. Two brothers would also like to develop a smartphone application for iOS and Android which we find is also lacking with many businesses in the Wenatchee valley. This application will also provide instant access to our business as well as letting us track our market. As far as marketing outside of social media we plan to brand our image using items like car clings, bumper stickers, clothing, and sponsorship of local
The retail industry such as Men’s Wearhouse, Macy’s, Burlington, and Express operate websites and are part of a highly competitive industry. They contend with local, national, and global online retailers that bring comparable products and offer comparable services. Consumer opportunities in retail are shifting quickly with online retail stores, with an innovative future, which includes speed, convenience, and personalized mobile access. The change to e-commerce is pervasive to traditional retailers that must adjust their growth strategies, or risk a downturn in business. Whereas retail is ever expanding within e-commerce, retailers do offer different products and services in order to promote their
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As noted in the case, “the growth in the apps market is closely tied to the growth in the market for mobile devices, both smartphones and tablet computers that are connected to cell phone networks.” Revenues from mobile apps have been on the rise and forecasts indicate a continual increase. Forecasts were made for revenue from mobile
Over the past decade, Internet usage has soared to new heights, and as a result, a new e-commerce platform hits the market every day. Leading to decreased prices and increased efficiency, competition is good for business, but it can also create quite a headache. Each platform has its own set of pros and cons, and sorting through them all can be tedious and frustrating. Though potentially time-consuming, it is important for users to carefully analyze each available platform, comparing its features to their unique business needs. In the digital realm, an e-commerce platform acts as the location of your business, and just as it is in the real world, location is everything. With this in mind, choosing the right platform for your business is crucial
Enhanced shopping applications for mobile devices continue to constitute a large focus of Macy’s organizational strategy. According to Business Wire (2014), enhanced navigation allows customers to easily and quickly move between features, reach desired product with fewer clicks, check-out more quickly, as well as the enhanced ability to manage gift registries (par. 8). At the same time, Macy’s should continue to provide adequate Internet access throughout its stores to allow customers use their mobile applications for shopping. Heller (2012) reports that Macy’s will offer free WiFi throughout its stores which would allow shoppers to easily view and post reviews in real time, which is something that has shown to spur others ' purchases (par. 5).
In Vietnam, I have a best friend, and her name is Van. She lives close to my house in my town. Her family have two girls: one is her, and she has another sister, her name is Tram. Although they are not twin sisters, they look like twin because of appearance. Tram are older than Van because Tram is Van’s older sister. Tram is twenty-nine years old, and Van is twenty-four years old. However, they look like twin sisters; they are different in many aspects. They have the different character, hobby, and the way of speaking.
Smartphones and tablets are anticipated to grow and play a bigger role in how people are shopping. Mobile offers customers the convenience of mobile ordering and helps to create customer loyalty since they will be able to track past and present orders all in one places (Vine, 2015).
Wal-Mart Corporation has definitely made their mark in the retail world that we all know in the United States and around the world. It is a very unique retailer that has some competition, but not very much. They dominate the consolidated shopping realm and are very strong in their sales, despite the recession. This application would help many shoppers discover new products and help them find products that they were not aware were sold at Wal-Mart stores. Also, shortening the amount of stores an individual has to travel to saves them money. With the popularity of smartphones and applications on the rise I think this would be a big hit with many people all over the world. Wal-Mart has made their store as unavoidable in everyone’s lives as possible and people love their convenience. If the
Technology at Wal-Mart has advanced so much so that it has not only enhanced the customers experience but has help Wal-Mart to become more energy efficient as well. Besides Wal-Mart e-commerce website the company has looked to @walmartlabs for new innovative technology to help keep the company relevant in an era with many different competitors. Wal-Mart was originally a leader using a Retail Link sales-data system that helped Wal-Mart to analyze their customers shopping carts to capitalize on trends; however, other competitors were able to get hold of the software and now have the same electronic analytical abilities as Wal-Mart (Neff, 2011). This has in turn decreased Wal-Mart competitive stance. Wal-Mart by using @walmartlabs is testing an application called Shopycat, which will utilize social-media sites like Facebook that will use member
A steady increase in the popularity of online sales has caused a major push towards e-commerce in the retail industry.
Today's enterprises are under tremendous pressure to keep pace with a rapidly changing marketplace while supporting employees, customers, and consumers who are using an entirely new set of capabilities to meet their needs. Capabilities such as social media, cloud services, analytics, and mobility are enabling users and buyers to localize and personalize specific needs to do a variety of tasks, whether for professional or personal purposes. While the combination of these capabilities is radically altering the means by which enterprises need to do business, the move to a mobile-enabled world is creating tremendous opportunities for enterprises to
Many retailers have expanded their retail market to an online market. Using the internet to sell their goods is known as e commerce. “Ecommerce allows consumers to electronically exchange goods and services with no barriers of time or distance” (Network Solutions, n.d.). E commerce has expanded rapidly in recent years due to its convenience for the consumer and the increase in businesses that use electronic retailing (e-tailing). Businesses use different marketing methods in order to reach their customers and attract new ones.
Everyone prefers to purchase using a mobile app as they find it more interesting and quick. This kind of service was not that famous many years back, people used go to markets and buy goods by themselves. Consumer nowadays are always busy with their hand phones and m commerce took the
Some businesses like Amazon and EBay have felt the huge impact of m-commerce. Though for most retail companies, sales via mobile devices is still a small fraction of total sales. When looking at the world as a whole, the potential for m-commerce is astounding. A lot of retailers are seeing increased sales via mobile devices with a larger percentage of those sales coming from tablets and less from Smartphones. M-commerce currently accounts for over 11% of all e-commerce sales and theses figure are still rising.