Tag: holiday shopping

Both the timing and the attention given to mobile make sense for Discover. IBM has predicted a record mobile holiday shopping season in 2014, and Forbes, which says “mobile commerce will grow exponentially this holiday season,” expects shopping from smart phones and tablets to account for nearly one quarter of all online sales.

This year social media adds to the frenzy of Black Friday and doorbuster deals, with retailers like Best Buy and Sears offering tech-savvy consumers special savings and services via social networks and smartphones. Media Logic's Director of Media Integration Patrick Boegel discusses how social media is reshaping the retail season during an interview with Capital News 9's Britt Godshalk. Watch the interview on Capital News 9