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The 10 Most Common Challenges Faced by eCommerce Businesses

eCommerce Training Academy

I’ve been involved in eCommerce since 2001 and I can truly say, A LOT has changed. Competition was minimal, technology wasn’t as affordable as it is now and access to product was limited. China is opening up to the world and technology is now affordable. They get easily distracted with technology and social media.

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

BigCommerce

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. Both B2A and C2A are focused around increased efficiency within the government via the support of information technology. 2014 Apple Pay launches as a form of mobile payment.

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234 American Business Owners on Starting, Scaling and Staying Inspired

BigCommerce

The most updated technology we had access to was the Telex machine at the local stockbroker’s office. Even though it was right after 9/11 and the economy was dire, we opened the day after Thanksgiving in 2001, just in time for Christmas, and have been in Abilene, Kansas ever since. Mobile growth is up 40% YOY.