Retailers are beginning to change the way they do business with consumers

Manhattan Associates, a prominent software developer, predicts that the retail sector will experience a major shift in the coming years. The organization predicts that retailers will become more customer-centric, offering more personalized shopping experiences. The rise of mobile commerce is has had major influence on the retail sector, forcing many merchants to embrace mobile technology in an effort to adequately connect with a new generation of consumers with evolving interests.

Improving the shopping experience is becoming a priority for retailers throughout the world

The organization notes that merchants will have to address five key areas in order to find more success in changing markets. The first, and perhaps most important, area is making sure the shopping experience is personal and convenient. This is where mobile shopping can shine, as shopping platforms that allow consumers to use their smartphones to purchase products can offer them a personalized experience that other platforms do not have.

Store assistants could make or break the shopping experience

Merchants will also have to understand the roles that store assistants play in the shopping experience. Store assistants must have the knowledge and skill to serve consumers effectively, especially as mobile commerce continues to grows. More retailers are making use of mobile shopping platforms and supporting mobile payments at physical locations. As such, store assistants must be well versed in how new payment systems work and how to ensure that consumers have the best shopping experience possible.

Millennials are beginning to hold more power in the retail space

Retailers will also have to consider the growing power of Millennials, whom are becoming the largest demographic in the mobile shopping space. These consumers have a seemingly intrinsic connection to the digital world and mobile technology. If retailers can connect with these consumers, they may find enthusiastic shoppers whom are willing to spend considerable amounts of money on products and services that they are interested in. These consumers are already quite comfortable with the concept of mobile commerce and have shown that they are quite willing to make use of mobile shopping platforms.

The operating system’s version of 1Password has now been updated to make this feature possible.

The 1Password version for Android has now been updated in order to allow mobile security methods to be changed for smartphone and tablet users, as their fingerprints will now be able to be scanned to unlock their devices.

This type of fingerprint scanning feature is appealing to people whose passwords are quite long.

The iPassword feature will also be welcome by people who struggle to be able to use touchscreen keyboards with the accuracy needed to enter a mobile security password. Until now, using the mobile app provided device owners with the opportunity to be able to use a single password in order to be able to log into all their various accounts. As passwords with greater length and complexity can often provide better protection, this could still lead to a notable frustration for users who must regularly enter the code or who find it challenging to use a touchscreen keyboard with the necessary accuracy.

The fingerprint scanner allows that password with added mobile security to be used, only without typing it.

That said, it’s important to point out that the new fingerprint scanning feature of 1Password for Google’s mobile operating system is limited to only a small percentage of devices, at the moment. Currently, it is compatible only with phones running on Android Marshmallow’s fingerprint support. Therefore, mobile devices that are operating on earlier versions of Android will still be limited to the option to enter one password for all their accounts. They won’t be able to scan their fingerprints to complete logins.

That said, for all users of the mobile app, there will still be some benefits to the updates that have now been released. For example, they give the mobile security application a more polished look that suggests a more streamlined experience. This new look brings it up to the Material Design style that has been established by Google. In terms of new features aside from the fingerprint scanning, it now also makes it possible to be able to share passwords with teams of people who will all need to be able to access various accounts.