e-Commerce Platforms

E-commerce giant Shopify is now a stakeholder in the wholesale platform Faire, the companies announced Wednesday. The deal establishes Faire as the recommended wholesale marketplace for Shopify and expands Shopify’s B2B offerings, helping drive growth for the brands as well as the independent retailers the two companies serve. “At Faire we have long admired Shopify’s like-minded…

As a digital commerce leader, you’re making important decisions every day, driven by the need to boost revenue and give customers the best buying experience possible. However, success doesn't happen in a vacuum; the most accomplished business leaders equip themselves with the right tools to get the job done in the most proficient manner possible.…

In today's rapidly evolving retail industry, composable commerce is emerging as a unique strategy for successful, modern merchants. Gartner predicts that “by 2023, organizations that have adopted a composable commerce approach will outpace the competition by 80 percent in the speed of feature implementation.” Recognizing the value of a customized commerce stack, top retailers are…

Have you ever compared your online shopping experiences to your in-store experiences? Physical and digital retail experiences should both be inspirational and filled with entertainment and emotion. But that doesn’t change the fact that when it comes to engaging customers and eliciting sales, physical retail has a “leg up” on e-commerce because real-world shopping experiences…

The e-commerce industry has grown tremendously in recent years, topping $1 trillion for the first time ever in 2022. Retailers are expediting their technology investments significantly to keep up with demand and evolving customer expectations. The days of monolithic platforms are gone, replaced with a modular approach that allows retailers to build custom ecosystems that…

In recent years, headless commerce has emerged to satisfy brands’ hunger for greater freedom of expression and the ability to enrich the customer experience. The promise: you can compose the dynamic frontend you’ve always wanted, free from the restrictive templates that make every monolithic site look and feel the same. E-commerce managers can test these…

With a macroeconomic headwind looming, now is the time for enterprise retailers to reduce their exposure and risk with the objective of making smart investments in their technology stacks to future-proof their e-commerce operations to ensure adaptability during periods of economic uncertainty. Composable commerce — a modular approach that allows merchants to customize their tech…

Modern retail brands need flexibility, scalability, and the ability to tailor solutions to their needs. There’s a lot of pressure to exceed customer expectations, expand into new channels and new markets, and grow business, and after several years of COVID-influenced upheaval and facing the headwinds of an uncertain global economy, those pressures are amplified. Out-of-the-box…

The retail industry has seen many shifts over the last decade, but the pandemic drove retail digitalization initiatives to unprecedented levels. Digital commerce has evolved from managing a single channel to an elaborate landscape with multiple touchpoints. Coupled with consumer demand for modern digital experiences, businesses can no longer rely on outdated legacy platforms. Out…

All-in-one ecommerce platforms promise speed and ease of use. And for small or local brands, they often deliver. But as we’ve grown our global cycling sportswear brand, we knew we needed a faster, more customizable e-commerce experience that we could tailor to each local market. Our solution: adopting a composable commerce architecture. Composable websites use…