Retail Sectors

Starwood Hotels & Resorts is letting guests book their travels and make reservations across 1,000 of its properties via a BlackBerry application.

American Wagering subsidiary Leroy’s Sportsbook has launched a sports betting application for Research In Motion’s BlackBerry just in time for football season.

Phil’s BBQ customers can now order their meal via a new application as part of the company’s 360-degree mobile commerce and marketing program.

Indie rock recording artist Guided By Voices is launching a multi-content mobile storefront in conjunction with its upcoming reunion tour kicking off later this year.

Jones Apparel Group-owned Nine West has invested in 2D bar codes for the launch of its Fall 2010 Vintage America Collection featuring Joss Stone.

Android users are manly-scented, pork-eating, news-reading bird lovers, according to Coupons.com.

Virgin America is using mobile social network Loopt Star to spice up the deals for its new service from California to Cancun and Los Cabos, Mexico.

Because 82 percent of shoppers use their mobile phone while in the store, marketers need to develop a mobile presence for the 2010 holiday buying season.

A group of mobile content providers is on the hook for more than $10 million to settle a class action lawsuit, even though all of the companies involved deny any wrongdoing.

TD Bank is streamlining its customer service operations via mobile applications for Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android-powered devices.