Finally some proof that Mobile Internet usage is profoundly shaking up the way consumers shop, according to new research from PriceGrabber.co.uk.
Of the 908 online shoppers that were asked about their mobile shopping habits, 66 percent owned a Smartphone or another Web-enabled phone. Of the consumers who shop from their mobile, nearly half (48 percent) claim that the convenience of having the Internet with them wherever they go is their number one reason for smart shopping. PriceGrabber.co.uk’s research found that of the consumers that own a Web-enabled mobile phone:
• 24 percent compare or check prices from their mobile phone
• 22 percent research product details and specifications from their mobile phone
• 16 percent purchase online from their mobile phone
• 9 percent check product availability
• 5 percent access online discount vouchers
When it comes to most popular mobile purchases, research revealed that of the consumers who purchase online from their mobile phone…
• 59 percent purchase digital content for mobiles (ringtones, Apps and music/video clips)
• 52 percent purchase consumer electronics, such as GPS, MP3 players and digital cameras
• 45 percent purchase computers, laptops and peripherals
• 45 percent purchase books
• 33 percent purchase clothing
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