Consumer electronics

NEW YORK – A Best Buy executive at Aberdeen Group’s Retail and Consumer Markets Summit said that cloud computing is changing the ways that companies are approaching service-oriented architectures by combining all channels into one place.

Mobile accessories company Case-Mate is letting users buy gadgets for their handsets via a commerce-enabled mobile site.

In what likely means a major step forward for its mobile strategy, Best Buy has hired Stephen Gillett, an instrumental force in Starbucks’ mobile successes over the past couple of years, to further the retailer’s position in the mcommerce space.

Big box retailer Best Buy is using location-based mobile ads to drive consumers in-store to check out Sharp’s line of televisions.

Lenovo has rolled out a commerce-enabled mobile site to let consumers buy electronic gadgets while on the go.

Electronic retailer Radioshack is using mobile advertising to drive in-store traffic with a holiday-themed campaign.

Amazon.com Inc. is letting Android shoppers compare in-store prices with those on its site via a new Price Check app.

The total redemption value of mobile coupons will exceed $43 billion globally by 2016, according to a new study by Juniper Research.

Google Offers has teamed up with Gilt Groupe’s local experience site Gilt City to offer its subscribers weekly deals on the company’s Web site, mobile app and email distribution list.

With the rise in mobile shopping, retailers have an opportunity to hook consumers in-store. A new study from online shopping review site Retrevo.com found that 43 percent of mobile shoppers surveyed have downloaded a retailer’s application.