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While 89.7 percent of the U.S. population aged 18 to 64... Email Print Related News Global crises to soften M&A near-term after strong first quarter 6:54am EDT Best Buy shoppers shun pricey TVs; outlook dim Thu, Mar 24 2011 Ex-Apple exec rolls out phone-based social network Thu, Mar 24 2011 UPDATE 4-RIM PlayBook ready to contest crowded tablet market Tue, Mar 22 2011 AT&T seen selling assets to get nod for mega deal Mon, Mar 21 2011 Analysis & Opinion Counterparties Tech wrap: Ripe BlackBerry not sweet enough Related Topics Technology » Media » Stocks A woman walks past icons for Apple applications at the company's retail store in San Francisco, California April 22, 2009. Credit: Reuters/Robert Galbraith By Jessica Wohl CHICAGO | Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:56am EDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - Retailers must answer the call to make mobile shopping easier and more engaging or they risk getting disconnected from the majority of mobile device users. While 89.7 percent of the U.S. population aged 18 to 64 have mobile phones, only 49.1 percent are using their phones to shop, according to Arc Worldwide, the marketing services arm of advertising agency Leo Burnett. Mobile shoppers are using phone-friendly versions of websites and apps to compare prices, read reviews, check out product features, download coupons and make purchases. Shoppers who used to research big purchases for days can now look up information in a matter of minutes on their phones, while impulsive purchases, such as buying a cup of coffee at Starbucks, can become more considered if people use apps to find a shop, check nutrition data or pay by phone. "It's going to be hard to find a category that is not impacted by mobile shopping," said William Rosen, president and chief creative officer of Arc Worldwide. The company surveyed 1,800 U.S. mobile shoppers and found that 80 percent are "light" mobile shoppers, who use their phones less often than the 20 percent of "heavy" users that many apps are geared toward. "If these light mobile shoppers really start engaging and evolve into heavier mobile shoppers, that's going to increase the mobile shopping population by 50 percent," said Molly Garris, digital strategy manager at Arc Worldwide. (For a comparison of light and heavy mobile shoppers in Arc Worldwide's survey, click here: r.reuters.com/zyx68r). PATHS TO PURCHASE Increasing sales of smartphones have implications for retailers ranging from sites such as Amazon.com Inc to more traditional outlets such as Macy's Inc, said Rosen. "The idea of a single path to purchase is dead," he said. "There are many paths to purchase, and mobile technology is enabling people to shop in different ways, (and) take different routes to a transaction, than we've ever seen before." 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