Applications

Online dining site Restaurant.com has rolled out an Android application that lets hungry diners buy gift certificates from their favorite restaurants via their handsets.

Travel guide publisher Fodor’s Travel has enhanced its mobile applications with several integrations designed to make it easy for users to go from researching to booking reservations or purchasing tickets without having to leave the app.

Fast casual restaurant chain P.F. Chang’s is letting hungry diners order food from their handsets via a new mobile application for iPhone and Android smartphones.

NEW YORK – A Citi executive at Mobile Commerce Daily’s Mcommerce Summit conference yesterday said that tablets are driving a much deeper level of engagement with customers than smartphones.

NEW YORK – A Zappos executive at Mobile Commerce Daily’s Mcommerce Summit conference said that although the mobile Web is a great way to capture new customers, the company is seeing more sales coming from its mobile applications.

Swedish furniture retailer IKEA is piloting a new mobile shopping application in several countries, including Canada, as a way to enhance the customer experience by enabling users to check stock availability, create shopping lists and access a store map.

CVS/pharmacy has updated its mobile application to let shoppers digitally store their ExtraCare card and earn rewards.

These days brands and retailers are constantly rolling out mobile applications to keep up with tech-savvy consumers. However, only a slight few have really stepped up their game and incorporated the key features needed to have users coming back.

Walmart customers can turn their in-store shopping experience into a scavenger hunt via a new augmented reality application featuring characters from Disney’s upcoming “The Avengers” film.

T.G.I. Friday’s orders another round of mobile with a new application enabling customers to place an order and pay their bills via their smartphones.