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Revitalizing Retail in Canada Through Mobile Innovation: It's Everything You Never Imagined
Apr 2012		Doc # CA2MS12		Insight

Printed Page Length: 9 pages
Number of Figures: 3

By: Krista Napier
Senior Analyst & Tracker Team Lead, Mobility
Team: Canada Research
Team: Canadian Client Devices Team
Team: Canadian IT Overview Team
Team: Digital Marketplace and New Media
Team: Mobile and Wireless

Price $ 1,500.00

Abstract

This IDC Insight highlights some examples of mobile retail experiences in Canada that have been announced in early 2012. This Insight examines these recent solutions as well as the challenges and opportunities they present to the retail sector in Canada. This Insight closes with a future outlook on the industry and essential guidance for those businesses and vendors looking to engage and invest in mobile commerce in Canada. The broader ecosystem of solutions and players in the market, including banks, payment systems, and vendor offerings, will be examined in an upcoming IDC document on mobile commerce in Canada later in 2012.

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Subscriptions Covered:

Canadian Consumer Internet, Video and Wireless Services , Canadian Mobile Solutions

Companies Covered:

PayPal Pte. Ltd., Well.ca Inc.

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Topics Covered:

App stores, BlackBerry, Hardware, Media tablets, Mobile Consumer, Mobility, Smartphone, TV phone, Tablet PC, Touchscreen, Video player, eCommerce

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