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The History of Ecommerce: What The Past Says About Tomorrow’s Retail Challenges

BigCommerce

Essentially, ecommerce (or electronic commerce) is the buying and selling of goods (or services) on the internet. From mobile shopping to online payment encryption and beyond, ecommerce encompasses a wide variety of data, systems, and tools for both online buyers and sellers. By 2001 the company was profitable.

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Best Merchant Services

Kissmetrics

You want to look at what the payment processor offers in addition to credit card processing. Do they offer free POS systems, hardware, mobile payments, integrations, etc? Flagship Merchant Services cut the tape in 2001 and was acquired by iPayment in 2012. Cons: Confusing ownership Little information regarding price.