e-Commerce Platforms

How to Get Started in E-Commerce
April 8, 2020 at 1:06 pm

In a continued effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, local and state governments have issued orders for nonessential businesses and establishments to close their doors. These orders, combined with the lack of consumers shopping in physical stores, have had a major impact on small businesses across the country. For brick-and-mortar small businesses that suddenlyโ€ฆ

What Retailers Need to Know About Retail 4.0 in 2020
January 9, 2020 at 2:44 pm

Heightened brand experience. Systemic integration. Ultra-efficient inventory and fulfillment. Sales associates turned sales superstars. This is retail 2020. The question is, will your organization be ready? Retail has experienced tremendous evolution since the inception of new technology, increasing consumer demands, and rapidly shifting economic conditions. The latest iteration of digital transformation in retail has alreadyโ€ฆ

Amazon Planning to Launch a Luxury Fashion Platform
January 9, 2020 at 12:53 pm

Amazon.com is reportedly planning to launch a luxury fashion platform, according to Business Insider. This new platform will reportedly work similarly to a concession in a high-end specialty store, and unlike with Amazon's current marketplace, the upscale brands will have more control over what their online store will look like as well as what itemsโ€ฆ

Alibaba Breaks Singles Day Record With Sales Topping $38.4B
November 11, 2019 at 1:07 pm

Alibaba's 2019 Singles Day generated $38.4 billion in sales, a 26 percent increase over last year's total of $30.8 billion and and a record for the day. The day got off to a strong start for Alibaba, according to the company. Sales hit $12.01 billion in the first hour. Within an hour and a half, Alibabaโ€™sโ€ฆ

Top Tips for Ranking High on Amazon
November 4, 2019 at 12:33 pm

Amazon.com is one of the worldโ€™s largest online retail platforms. In the e-commerce industry, it isnโ€™t unusual to hear comments such as: โ€œThereโ€™s e-commerce, and then there's Amazon.โ€ With Amazon enlisting over 1 million new sellers in 2019 alone, how can new entrepreneurs and startups compete? The following are some useful tips that will help businessesโ€ฆ

5 Things to Know Before Building an E-Commerce Platform From Scratch
October 29, 2019 at 2:29 pm

We donโ€™t need to tell you that having an e-commerce platform is table stakes if youโ€™re in the business of selling anything. Shopping has fully moved online, and with the advent of omnichannel retailing, consumer behavior is changing. People have grown to expect benefits like fast shipping and accurate stock updates offered by the worldโ€™sโ€ฆ

Why E-Commerce is Going โ€˜Headlessโ€™
October 15, 2019 at 10:22 am

The top U.S. e-commerce brands have gone headless, including Amazon.com, Walmart, Target, and Nike, and the rest are in process or are considering it. Headless commerce refers to the practice of separating the website from the back-end e-commerce platform via APIs or microservices. In simpler terms, retailers are separating what users see from their databases. By going โ€œheadless,โ€โ€ฆ

How the Headless Approach Can Redefine Your E-Commerce Platform
August 14, 2019 at 11:26 am

How customers transact online is continuing to evolve. Nowadays, consumers have various devices and multichannel methods to interact with a brand, whether itโ€™s through voice-controlled technology, a mobile phone, the TV or even a car. In fact, mobile e-commerce is forecast to account for 72 percent of e-commerce sales in 2021. As such, the wayโ€ฆ