Apparel and accessories

Shoppers at a Gap store in San Francisco can check-in via the new social music app Roqbot to receive a 25 percent discount on their purchases.

Specialty retailer Gap Inc. is showing that it is a force to reckon with in the mobile commerce space via a new partnership with Google Wallet that lets consumers tap to pay for products.

Retailer Lands’ End is driving mobile sales this season with a commerce-enabled iPad application and a loyalty SMS program.

Specialty retailer Old Navy is upping its mobile efforts with an iPhone application designed to increase holiday sales and let consumers know about new products.

Since rolling out an SMS program in June 2009, retailer New York & Co. has grown its mobile database to 180,000 opted-in consumers.

C. Wonder, a new boutique in SoHo, is piloting in-store mobile devices featuring payments technology and the ability to cross-sell customers.

British department store chain Debenhams recently used an augmented reality app to let users shop virtual pop-up stores at five landmarks around Britain.

British retailer River Island is expanding its brand to international markets with a commerce-enabled iPad application.

Retailer Anthropologie is expanding its print catalog to digital platforms with an iPad application designed to increase brand awareness.

Retailer American Eagle Outfitters is continuing its push in the mobile commerce space via a new partnership with Google Wallet.