With worldwide cross-border ecommerce sales expected to reach as high as $2 trillion by 2030, according to McKinsey, the opportunity is pretty hard to ignore for brands. But they need to approach expansion into foreign markets with eyes wide open, as a number of logistical hurdles have to be overcome. The good news: advances in […]

Ecommerce Application Development Services
Developing eCommerce Apps with 80% lower cart abandonment rate. The Ecommerce Software Development Solutions that Target Conversion and Retention The moment a visitor lands in your ecommerce application at the checkout stage , we monitor every interaction. We are obsessed with analytics. Our ecommerce application development services utilize scientific metrics to analyze visitor history and […]

Shopify Lays Off 10% of Workers As Ecommerce Market Wanes
The ecommerce juggernaut Shopify recently announced it will be letting go of nearly 1,000 employees, shaving down its workforce by 10%. In a memo released to staffers today, the company’s founder and CEO Tobi Lütke explained that Shopify expanded too quickly in the wake of COVID-19. Now, as online shopping continues to decline in popularity, […]

High street resurgence: 40% of ecommerce businesses in Europe plan to open a physical store
New research from payments provider Tribe Payments has revealed that two in five (40%) ecommerce businesses in Europe plan to open a physical store in the next three years. The move to open physical stores is being driven by a number of consumer and payment trends that merchants will need to adapt to in the […]

Media, ecommerce, leadership: Test your business creativity with Edition 47 of our quiz!
This insightful feature from YourStory tests and strengthens your business acumen! Here are five questions to kick off this 47th quiz. Ready? Lateral Sparks, the weekly quiz from YourStory, tests your domain knowledge, business acumen, and lateral thinking skills (see the previous edition here ). In this 47th edition of the quiz, we present issues […]

Shopify Partners With Airwallex to Drive Global Payments
FinTech payments platform Airwallex is partnering with eCommerce firm Shopify to offer online merchants a streamlined integration for payment acceptance from customers around the world. The Airwallex Online Payments App is a payment gateway plugin that supports Visa, Mastercard, UnionPay bank cards, and more than 30 local payment methods across Asia-Pacific and Europe, according to […]

eCommerce Personalization Leader, Argoid, Launch Shopify App
Argoid Product Recommendations Shopify App AI personalization specialists Argoid launched Shopify app, allowing customers easy access to their AI technology to increase sales and customer retention. We are here to disrupt the system, enabling and growing eCommerce players. We’re solving real, substantial shopper problems, giving them individualized experiences and product discovery” — Gokul Muralidharan SAN […]

Flip Raises $60M at $500M Valuation to Expand Discovery eCommerce Platform
Discovery eCommerce startup Flip raised $60M in a Series B funding round that puts its valuation at $500 million as the company expands its social commerce platform and strengthens brand relationships. The funding round was led by WestCap with participation from previous investors Mubadala Capital and Streamlined Ventures, bringing the company’s total capital raised to […]

Best Practices For Delivering A Great Streaming eCommerce Experience
eCommerce is booming and content creation and optimization of that content is integral to its success. During the last five years, it’s grown by 103% as a share of global retail revenue. Consumers are online and their expectations are shifting. Brands and organizations that deliver optimized streaming experiences can engage shoppers and drive more conversions […]

OSF Digital Launches OSF Headless
OSF Digital, an award-winning provider of digital transformation services to companies worldwide, today announced the launch of OSF Headless, an omnichannel headless commerce solution for Salesforce Commerce Cloud that enhances the user experience and increases the average order value and conversion ratio with progressive web application (PWA) kit apps. Businesses using OSF Headless can smoothly […]