How shoppers with smartphones are changing the retail landscape

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How shoppers with smartphones are changing the retail landscape
By Janet Davison, CBC News
Dec 14, 2011

On a traditional list of Christmas Eve activities, shopping wouldn't rank very high, given that most stores are locked up tight.

But in a reflection of how the world of Canadian retailing is changing, consumers with a hankering for the best post-Christmas bargain will be able to make their choice that night without doing anything more than tapping out an order on their smartphone or tablet.

Future Shop's Boxing Day sale goes live at 8 p.m. ET on Dec. 24, and for the first time, it will be available on mobile devices.

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Good post .... i was christmas shooping in the week and armed with my mobile saved myself ?20 in one shop alone just by scanning the item priced ?89 in store showed as ?69.00 online so i ordered online and collected instore there and then saving ?20