Walmart said it plans to generate $9 billion in revenue from ecommerce sales in 2014. One way Walmart expects to reach that revenue goal is by adding a "same-day delivery" capability. Amazon also has said it is looking at next day delivery, or perhaps same-day delivery, in at least some markets.
Walmart is more optimistic than is Amazon. Walmart is testing same-day delivery in four markets and a scan-and-go smart phone service, which would allow customers to scan purchases with their smart phones and pay for the purchases without getting into a check-out line.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Walmart Expects $9 Billion in E-Commerce Sales in 2014
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
Another Example of How Technology Diffusion Has Changed
Major General Robert Wheeler says that where once the military led development of new technologies with war-fighting implications, now the vast majority of improvements are being driven by advances made in the private sector. And that is particularly true in the mobile technology area, Wheeler says.
So the Department of Defense and other federal agencies are looking for help from corporations and enterprise sources.
That mirrors the paradigm change for many other technologies. Once upon a time, important new technologies were discovered or proposed at universities, then commercialized for enterprises. Technology then tended to migrate to mid-market firms, then to smaller businesses, and finally to consumers.
In the broadband and mobile businesses, that pattern has changed. These days, innovations tend to move from university directly to the consumer markets, and people then migrate their use of those tools into the work environment.
So the Department of Defense and other federal agencies are looking for help from corporations and enterprise sources.
That mirrors the paradigm change for many other technologies. Once upon a time, important new technologies were discovered or proposed at universities, then commercialized for enterprises. Technology then tended to migrate to mid-market firms, then to smaller businesses, and finally to consumers.
In the broadband and mobile businesses, that pattern has changed. These days, innovations tend to move from university directly to the consumer markets, and people then migrate their use of those tools into the work environment.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
Enterprise Workers Use "Non-Desk PCs" 1/2 the Time
A survey by Forrester Research shows that about half the time, surveyed employees use only their desk PCs. About 20 percent of the time, workers use both PCs and laptops, and 28 percent of the time use their desktop, notebook and smart phone.
Smart phones represent about 35 percent of the amount of time enterprise workers say they use at some point in a day. The desktop PC gets used at some point in the day by about 82 percent of users in a typical day.
Many employees use multiple devices during a typical day. Some 16 percent to 20 percent of workers said they use four devices at work.
Perhaps 22 percent said they used two devices, 18 percent said three, 20 percent four or five, and 14 percent said six or more.
In other words, workers using 2 or more devices was at 74 percent in February, and has now dropped to 66 percent. Tablet usage is about 12 percent.
Smart phones represent about 35 percent of the amount of time enterprise workers say they use at some point in a day. The desktop PC gets used at some point in the day by about 82 percent of users in a typical day.
Many employees use multiple devices during a typical day. Some 16 percent to 20 percent of workers said they use four devices at work.
Perhaps 22 percent said they used two devices, 18 percent said three, 20 percent four or five, and 14 percent said six or more.
In other words, workers using 2 or more devices was at 74 percent in February, and has now dropped to 66 percent. Tablet usage is about 12 percent.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
PC Sales Drop in 2012 for First Time in 11 Years
PC sales will drop in 2012, for the firs time in 11 years, according to IHS iSuppli. IHS iSuppli notes that hasn't happened since 2001, the "dot com bust."
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
Videoconferencing "Cannibalized" by Mobile Devices
The videoconferencing market is moving away from expensive telepresence systems and toward mobile applications, says Andrew Davis, senior partner of Wainhouse Research.
Davis says mobile applications will soon outpace other videoconferencing offerings such as tele-presence and room-based systems.
In fact, demand for telepresence systems is expected to decline sharply in the coming years as the market for these systems becomes saturated with options.
That will not come as a surprise to observers who follow the industry. Over the last couple of years, enterprise and business interest in videoconferencing likewise has been moving to desktop approaches rather than room-based approaches.
Revenues generated by the enterprise videoconferencing and telepresence market dropped to $644 million in the second quarter of 2012, a 6 percent decline, according to a new report by market research firm Infonetics Research.
Davis says mobile applications will soon outpace other videoconferencing offerings such as tele-presence and room-based systems.
In fact, demand for telepresence systems is expected to decline sharply in the coming years as the market for these systems becomes saturated with options.
That will not come as a surprise to observers who follow the industry. Over the last couple of years, enterprise and business interest in videoconferencing likewise has been moving to desktop approaches rather than room-based approaches.
Revenues generated by the enterprise videoconferencing and telepresence market dropped to $644 million in the second quarter of 2012, a 6 percent decline, according to a new report by market research firm Infonetics Research.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
Dwolla Partners With mFoundry for Peer to Peer Mobile Payments
Dwolla is partnering with mobile banking and payments service provider mFoundry to provide peer to peer mobile money transfers and payments to mFoundry's 800 banks and credit unions using the mFoundry cloud banking platform known as Fin.X.
The Starbucks Card Mobile is powered by mFoundry. The new agreement means Bank of America, PNC Bank, Zions Bank and more than a third of the top 50 U.S. institutions could provide P2P money transfer, if they choose to do so.
The Starbucks Card Mobile is powered by mFoundry. The new agreement means Bank of America, PNC Bank, Zions Bank and more than a third of the top 50 U.S. institutions could provide P2P money transfer, if they choose to do so.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
EBay UK Soon Will Close 50% of Transactions on a Mobile
"Showrooming," the process where consumers check out merchandise, but wind up buying it online, is going to get worse, some might argue. One aspect of mobile commerce is that consumers increasingly will be able to look at merchandise, and then buy from an online suppliers, while they are inside retailer locations, immediately, says eBay CEO John Donahoe.
That explains why eBay is interested in mobile commerce. Donahoe says eBay UK closes about a quarter of its business will close on mobile, and that percentage rapidly is approaching 50 percent of transactions.
Donahoe shared that eBay has between 300-400 employees working on mobile solutions.
That explains why eBay is interested in mobile commerce. Donahoe says eBay UK closes about a quarter of its business will close on mobile, and that percentage rapidly is approaching 50 percent of transactions.
Donahoe shared that eBay has between 300-400 employees working on mobile solutions.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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