Tag: Walmart

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Are mobile marketing firms under threat from in-house acquisitions?

Published: January 12, 2012

With big retail brands such as Walmart, Amazon and eBay making hefty investments to take their mobile marketing development and management in-house, where does that leave service providers?

Walmart makes investment to strengthen in-house mobile capabilities

Published: September 16, 2011

Walmart has made several recent investments in digital and mobile companies, including its recent purchase of OneRiot, suggesting that the retailer is looking to catch up with others in the competitive space.

Walmart lets iPad users stream entertainment content

Published: August 16, 2011

Walmart is working with Vudu to let iPad owners rent or buy entertainment content and stream it through their browser.

Kimberly-Clark targets moms with mobile rewards via Disney promotion

Published: June 24, 2011

Kimberly-Clark is kicking off a mobile incentive campaign in conjunction to Disney•Pixar’s “Cars 2” release that lets moms earn rewards by participating.

Walmart’s hefty investment in mobile lends legitimacy to the space

Published: April 25, 2011

With the news that Walmart will acquire mobile and social commerce firm Kosmix, the retailer became the latest of several large brands last week demonstrating a healthy commitment to the mobile space by investing heavily in related acquisitions or new business.

Kimberly Clark Pull-Ups brand seeks interactivity within Parents iPad magazine

Published: March 16, 2011

Brands such as Kimberly Clark’s Pull-Ups, Kraft, Weber Grills and Walmart are advertising within the digital versions of a number of new applications that Meredith Corp. just released.

Central Garden & Pet debuts mobile image recognition at Sam’s Club, Walmart

Published: March 11, 2011

Central Garden & Pet has tapped Mobius image recognition technology to engage mobile Pennington Ultimate Grass Seed consumers and let them access lawn care information on the go.

QVC is top mobile Web site in terms of performance: Gomez

Published: December 30, 2010

For the month of November, QVC and Newegg emerged as the top performers in Gomez’s monthly U.S. Retail Mobile Site Performance Index, with Amazon, Dell and Walmart rounding out the top five.

Walmart firms up app strategy for in-store holiday push

Published: November 24, 2010

Walmart Stores Inc. is making a bigger play for holiday dollars with the launch of a new application that complements its mobile Web and SMS efforts but is equally geared to driving traffic to its stores nationwide.

Walmart-owned Sam's Club targets in-store shoppers with mobile services

Published: August 11, 2010

Sam’s Club is ramping up its products and services for users of smartphones and other Web-enabled mobile devices to enhance its members’ shopping experience.