RTP blog

AUGUST 31, 2018

However, thanks to recent payment technology breakthroughs, merchants have access to the tools they need to not only survive in today’s business environment, but thrive. Acceptance SMBs need to be empowered to accept emerging payment apps and methods since a growing number of consumers demand the option to use these features in-store.

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lateshipment

APRIL 23, 2020

Fraudsters are leveraging the same technology that merchants are using, making it increasingly easy for criminals to scale their operations. Juniper Research estimates that retailers stand to lose $71 billion globally from fraudulent card-not-present transactions between 2017 and 2022. Hacking Alternative Payment Options.

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RTP blog

AUGUST 19, 2019

Three out of four customers abandon their digital shopping carts before making a purchase, which makes it a trillion-dollar affair for e-Commerce merchants, according to a 2017 eMarketer. Guest checkout options that speed them through the process can help reduce conversion drop-off. 4. Too much data entry.

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Ecommerce Platforms

MAY 21, 2021

In today's increasingly digitized world, where mobile shopping is the norm, we’re spoiled for payment options. After all, most of us have our phones on us at all times, making mobile payments a quick and convenient way of processing transactions. As you probably already know, Apple Pay is Apple’s mobile payment service.

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BigCommerce

JULY 27, 2018

In March of 2017, Amazon transformed their marketing structure, offering rates of 1-10% of product revenue for creators, providing the opportunity for affiliates to dramatically increase their passive income. Refer visitors to BigCommerce and earn 200% of the customer’s first monthly payment or $1,500 per enterprise customer.

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GetElastic

MARCH 27, 2019

In fact, friendly fraud continues to be a problem for ecommerce merchants, not just the high-profile companies. A recent report from Juniper showed that 34 percent of merchants had experienced friendly fraud. The “fraud” part may or may not be intentional, but the chargeback process is being misused by the consumer.

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RTP blog

JUNE 5, 2017

By Nicole Bryan, Sterling Payment Technologies Given the rise in reported data breaches and credit card fraud concerns, it should come as no surprise that the shift to EMV and mobile payments has some shoppers wary. Credit card security is on the rise, and merchants need to let consumers know they’re protected.

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GetElastic

AUGUST 26, 2019

Online merchants have a lot to consider in that time. The average merchant has some degree of familiarity with chargebacks. In fact, the Payments 2022 study released in June reveals chargebacks as the indicator most commonly-cited by merchants when analyzing their fraud costs.

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GetElastic

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Gartner predicts chatbots will power 85% of customer service interactions by next year, and 31% of marketers believe that virtual personal assistants will have more impact than any other AI technology. More nuanced chat requires natural language processing to infer intent and to map open responses to bot replies. Chatbots are HOT.

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Groove

MARCH 31, 2022

Since then, we’ve been working to streamline the process of purchasing online while growing eCommerce revenue. Upon launching the Cutter and Buck website on BigCommerce back in 2017, the Groove Commerce team completely redesigned the site. We wanted to have a high focus on content efforts as well as a consistent blog posting schedule.

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GetElastic

JUNE 12, 2019

Of 900 million iOS installs worldwide, an estimated 383 million users (43%) have enabled Apple Pay, up from 20% in December, 2017. 23% say they don’t know how to use mobile payments). Merchants that do support mobile wallets are increasingly dropping out , according to a survey by Kount. Apple Pay losing Touch?

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ChannelAdvisor

APRIL 8, 2019

With the acquisition of analytics firm Terapeak in 2017, we can now help brands and retailers optimize sales by providing supply and demand data that advises what to sell, when to sell it and at what price. Modern Marketplaces Deserve Modern Payment Methods. We’ve been evolving in an ever-changing tech landscape for 24 years.

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Ecommerce Platforms

AUGUST 28, 2019

If you're a newbie merchant in the e-commerce industry, you want to pick a platform whose features aren't tangled. Editor's note: This post was originally published on January 12, 2017 and has completely revamped and updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness. The acute rivalry between 3rd party sales channels can't go unnoticed.

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Wiser

JULY 27, 2017

Keep in mind that monitoring should be a continual process. Homepages on Prime Day 2017. A side-by-side comparison of Amazon’s and Walmart’s homepages on July 11th (2017’s Prime Day) is revealing. The best way to stay on top of the process is to access aggregated data. To grasp scale, use a wider lens.

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RTP blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Taking a hybrid automated/live approach to service is already a popular solution. will be conducted without a human service provider by 2020. Potential For Another Round Of Blockchain Adoption There was an incredible amount of excitement around retail blockchain adoption in late 2017.

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GetElastic

MARCH 28, 2019

The inherent transparency that blockchains introduce can lead to: Cost reductions in payments Improved trust between customers and companies Supply chain efficiencies Fraud reduction Inverted advertising models. Here are the top five areas to watch: Frictionless payments. Automating contract enforcement.

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RTP blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

By Glenn Taylor, Senior Editor When Walmart partnered with Google Home in August, it added competition to a voice-activated shopping market that Amazon and its Alexa service had largely dominated. would be a big customer service win. On the surface, The Home Depot wouldn’t seem like a spot where voice activation is necessary.

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BigCommerce

JULY 19, 2018

In 2017, online sales of beer, liquor, and wine increased by more than ? In this guide, we’ll focus on the latter factor — the increase of online wine sales — and how ecommerce merchants can take advantage of this expansion. billion in 2017. For example, Pennsylvania received its first direct shipping permits in August 2016.

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GetElastic

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Popularized in 2009 by an executive named Daniel Zhang who used the date to promote Tmall, Alibaba’s virtual mall for brands, with just 27 merchants participating. billion in spending by the event’s close, an increase of 27% in 2017. [1] becomes more global, payment is going the other way. Source: [link]. This makes 11.11

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Ecommerce Platforms

JUNE 13, 2022

In short, GemPages was initially created to empower online merchants to become their own web designers and achieve their creative vision. . The first progress towards GemPages as we know it today started in 2017. With GemPages , you don’t have to start the web design process from scratch. You can create blog posts.

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eCommerceFuel

MAY 1, 2019

I’m excited to announce our third annual State of the Merchant Report for 2019! If you’ve never read it before, it’s a sweeping report of all things eCommerce, geared toward the seven-figure merchant. We had more than 400 qualifying merchants complete the questionnaire this year, with average revenues of $2.9

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ROI Revolution

MAY 6, 2021

After all, a 2017 Harvard Business Review study found that customers who use multiple channels rather than a single channel spent an average of 4% more when shopping in-store and 10% more when shopping online. Sellers taking advantage of third-party fulfillment services, like Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA). Claim your copy!

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GetElastic

MARCH 28, 2018

Facebook Messenger has 900 million active users and 50 million businesses, and processes 60 billion messages a day. And no one wants to have to install a new app for every business or service that they interact with,” says Mark Zuckerberg. ” According to Business Insider , the missing cog is payments functionality.

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GetElastic

AUGUST 23, 2019

About seven out of every ten online shoppers abandon their online shopping carts making shopping cart abandonment an enormously frustrating and expensive challenge for ecommerce merchants. This reduces the willingness of the potential subscriber to continue through the opt-in process. This translates to a 100% delivery rate.

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SellBrite

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Do they make their money on books, or on merchant sales, or on TV shows? Share it on your site or in a blog post (just copy and paste the text below): Just The Words. Amazon’s 2017 video production budget is $4.5 Amazon’s 2017 video production budget is $4.5 Ranked #1 on 2017 American Customer Satisfaction Index.

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RTP blog

AUGUST 3, 2018

The platform signifies seamless, unified and convenient omnichannel retail service. A relative newcomer to the Chinese e-Commerce industry, Pinduoduo now boasts nearly 300 million registered users and generated more than US$30 billion in GMV in 2017. For example, on Pinduoduo, a merchant may offer two prices for, say, a rice cooker.

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BigCommerce

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Just by the end of 2017, Forrester expects B2B ecommerce to reach $889 billion and represent 11% of total B2B sales in the U.S. customers get the same level of quality and service. One way we do this is in regard to customer service,” says Chris Hiller, General Manager, Freund Container. “We B2B ecommerce will reach $1.2

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Ecommerce Platforms

AUGUST 26, 2019

You stumble upon a random web hosting service. Nearly all hosting providers today offer WordPress-compatible services. If you’re thinking of setting up an online store on WordPress, then you have no choice but to go for a hosting service that specializes in WordPress websites. Generic hosting is cute and all. Here's our no.1

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Omnisend

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Three years ago, he co-founded Omni Talk (formerly Red Archer Retail), a retail blog and resource hub for brands and retailers looking to stay on the pulse of changes within the industry. Curbside pickup also grew during the pandemic, with the number of households using the service growing by 33% over 2020. His favorite topic?

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RTP blog

APRIL 16, 2018

For example, rush shipping can be a flag for possible fraud, because fraudsters want to receive their stolen goods before the merchant or true cardholder realizes what’s going on. Improve CX By Knowing Your Customers Screening each order gives merchants another advantage — strengthening customer relationships.

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SellBrite

APRIL 13, 2021

Sarah-Jane Gwira is a Facebook Ads specialist, working with Shopify merchants to scale their advertising. Moiz Ali is the founder of Native , a personal care CPG company that was acquired by P&G in 2017. She has worked with companies like Stripe and Shopify, writing blogs and articles that produce results for her clients.

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RTP blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

The experiential concept within the store is something retailers strive to capture for their consumers,” said Linda Kirkpatrick, EVP of Merchants and Acceptance at Mastercard in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. The stand-out experiences that are being showcased at the pop-up, which is open to the public until Oct. Cool, right?

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GetElastic

APRIL 11, 2019

An ecommerce website wasn’t a full necessity for merchants 25 years ago. Thus, your customers will be satisfied with high-quality service, and you will gain more benefits. However, the patent expired in 2017 and it means that all brands will try to integrate a button for one-click purchasing. Accelerate checkout process.

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Blue Acorn

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Even though Magento is the top ecommerce platform on Internet Retailer’s 2017 B2B 300 Guide for the 2nd straight year, there were still some commonly requested B2B ecommerce features that weren’t native to the platform. B2B Need: Self-Service Quotes and Approvals. to streamline the process.

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ChannelAdvisor

OCTOBER 8, 2018

This blog post is part of our 2018 Holiday Planning series. Be sure to check back often or, better yet, subscribe to the blog to stay updated with this year’s latest holiday trends, tips, best practices, reports and more! billion in sales in 2017. — Looking for a new way to get ahead of the competition this holiday season?

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Ecommerce Platforms

MARCH 21, 2019

Can it possibly match up to the scale of other GoDaddy services? In essence, it’s a dynamic service provider with a range of solutions and tools, including a website builder. In essence, it’s a dynamic service provider with a range of solutions and tools, including a website builder. Let’s find out…. Overall Usability.

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Ecommerce Platforms

MARCH 21, 2019

Can it possibly match up to the scale of other GoDaddy services? In essence, it’s a dynamic service provider with a range of solutions and tools, including a website builder. In essence, it’s a dynamic service provider with a range of solutions and tools, including a website builder. Let’s find out…. Overall Usability.

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