Ignite Buffalo, a mentorship and grant program of the organization called 43 North, will team up with social media giant Facebook in offering assistance to smaller firms and enable them to grow their online businesses. Facebook will join other top online firms such as Amazon Web Services, WordPress, WooCommerce, and Quickbooks in the said organization. […]
Hosting has a huge impact on any online store. It can impact the online shopping experience of customers. It can also affect the amount of money that an online merchant is willing to spend on infrastructure as well as the room for growth of an online business. There are many hosting service providers today. There […]
Magento and WooCommerce are two open-source software programs designed for online merchants. There are plenty of similarities as well as differences between the two. Anyone who’s interested in putting up an online store and contemplating on using either software should take time to understand the pros and cons of these online commerce platforms. Magento and […]
Shopify recently announced its software updates during the annual Shopify Unite held in Canada. As has been the case in the past few years, the event was participated in by Shopify partners and developers. The following are some of the Shopify software updates that were discussed during the said event: Shopify Software Update 1: Shopify […]
A recent survey by DigitalCommerce360 estimates that half of customers shop online with e-commerce stores. But one stumbling block that is keeping offline consumers from buying online is the inability to try a new product before purchasing it. This is where e-commerce images can come in: using high-quality photos can encourage customers to buy online. […]
The world’s biggest retailer, Walmart Inc., reported recently that its e-commerce sales grew by 33 percent in the first quarter of the year. The strong Walmart e-commerce growth is an encouraging sign even as the firm revealed that its gross margin had fallen for the fourth consecutive quarter. Walmart’s e-commerce sale in the first quarter […]
With more and more people opting to shop online than visit traditional brick and mortar stores, it has become more imperative for online merchants to focus on product photography. In product photography, specific techniques are used to showcase products and entice online visitors to purchase them. It is an essential component of both offline and […]
Singapore, through the government’s International Enterprise (IE) Singapore, is taking steps to dominate the Asian e-commerce market by developing a network of e-commerce firms that will provide complimentary services to the thriving market. An alliance of three e-commerce service firms— Shopmatic, iCommerce Asia, and Red Dot Payment– has clinched a S$100,000 deal to offer e-commerce […]
A few months ago, there were reports indicating that Showtime Network of CBS was involved in ‘cryptojacking.’ It is a process wherein a code in the Showtime website runs mining software that secretly accesses the CPUs of its visitors. Cryptojacking is a growing concern with one report saying that it is spreading across legit e-commerce […]
The digital economy has grown by leaps and bounds over the past few years that some of its support industries have lagged, notably the logistic industry. The logistics sector, however, is looking at automation to boost many processes and enable it to address the demands of the e-commerce market. This is critical as consumers expect their […]