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Personalization firm RichRelevance raises $20 million
RichRelevance, which provides personalization services to 28 retailers in the 2012 Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide, said this week that it raised $20 million in a funding round. RichRelevance will use some of the capital to fund expansion into new markets outside of North America, says chief marketing officer Diane Kegley. The company also plans … Continue Reading
Brits are twice as likely as Americans to buy on mobile: stats
Econsultancy recaps on the latest 2012 Q1 UK Mobile Study revealing differences in m-commerce on both sides of the Atlantic. It seems that the UK’s shoppers have adapted to mobile shopping more than their US counterparts. In the UK, mobile accounts for 9.1% of all e-commerce sales, compared with 4.6% across the pond. These stats … Continue Reading
RichRelevance cited on Smart Money’s “10 Things Your iPad Won’t Say”
RichRelevance’s recent mobile study was cited on Smart Money’s “10 Things Your iPad Won’t Say” Apple users tend to be bigger spenders than other tablet owners — they forked over an average $123 in purchases on their iPads and iPhones, compared to an average $101 spent by Android users, according to a separate survey by … Continue Reading
The Mobile Market
Retailers act swiftly to engage consumers armed with smart phones and other mobile devices. ANA Magazine talks to Diane Kegley, RichRelevance CMO. “Mobile is becoming the cornerstone of how retailers and brands engage with consumers,” says Diane Kegley, CMO at RichRelevance, a San Francisco-based company that analyzes online shopping patterns. “From the consumer standpoint this … Continue Reading
Watch out: Here comes the iPad 3
Internet Retailer cites RichRelevance’s mobile study as the latest version of the iPad is set to be announced. …iPad owners are retail carnivores. 92% of non-desktop online sales originated from an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch in December 2011, up from 88% in April 2011, says personalization vendor RichRelevance Inc. It studied 3.4 billion shopping … Continue Reading