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NEW YORK — Consumers see smart phones as future personal, coupon-clipping shopper assistants, a global survey released Monday by Accenture found. According to the survey, 79% of smart-phone users would find it useful to download money-off coupons to their phones, and 73% of those shoppers would be receptive to being pinged with instant money-off coupons as they passed by an item in a store.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. Consumers shopping this Black Friday will spend in a “mindful manner,” according to a new Nielsen survey.

While 1-in-5 Americans confirmed they will shop on Black Friday, 61% of those surveyed said that they only planned to spend $100 to $500, and 60% of those surveyed will be armed with a shopping list. Other findings included:

• Of the 19% of Americans planning to shop Black Friday, 10% will be shopping Black Friday for the first time;

CHICAGO — At a time when consumer takeaway is low and financial resources are limited, retailers and suppliers need to dig beneath the surface to find creative ways to grow sales; it’s about exploring your hidden assets. And it was a key takeaway of a recent Elevation Forum meeting, held here last month.

BOULDER, Colo. Mobile commerce provider mShopper has launched a self-service platform for retailers that allows them to design and launch a customized, feature-packed e-store in under one hour, which can be viewed on any smart phone.

The B2B Mobile Commerce Platform from mShopper allows retailers to create their own account and reach mobile shoppers to drive both traffic and sales.

Some of the features found on the platform include:

DENVER Hispanic shoppers exhibit a greater shift in shopping behaviors by season in comparison with general market shoppers, according to a shopper experience study in progress in September by The Integer Group and M/A/R/C Research, the companies announced.

WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT The announcement by P&G that it is looking to further expand its Future Friendly platform in 2011 to now target a reduction in packaging materials, as well as truck and fuel usage, is important on several different levels. Not only does the next phase of the program further solidify P&G's lead role as a consumer packaged goods company that is making a significant impact to better the environment, but, at the retailer level, P&G is expecting to see a boost in powder detergent sales.