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

BigCommerce

What is Ecommerce? 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. is founded.

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Digital Commerce and the Threat of Card-not-present Fraud

BigCommerce

New Payment Methods, New Fraudulent Activity. Take digital commerce, for example. Some estimates project that global ecommerce sales will reach $4 trillion by the year 2020. Mobile payments are also making an increasing impact. Mobile payments are also making an increasing impact. ecommerce market by 2020.

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ShopBase Review: A Newfangled Cross-Border ECommerce Store Builder

Ecommerce Platforms

The team behind ShopBase started way back in 2008 where they launched Beeketing , a software that helps e-commerce merchants grow their sales and revenue, pretty fast. ShopBase payments (coming real soon). Global order fulfillment services integration. The setup process is quick and easy for starters.

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Magento or OpenCart - which is better, what to choose?

MagentoBrain

The system appeared in 2008, and already in 2011 it was bought by the eBay corporation. Most recently, at the beginning of 2017, a quarter of a billion dollars was invested in Magento to develop the Asian e-commerce market. But does it meet the requirements of e-commerce today?

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How to Sell Digital Products & Downloads: The Complete Guide

eCommerce CEO

Since 2008, I have sold every type of product (digital, physical, SaaS, services) under the sun. I’ve tested a lot of markets, some failed and some didn’t. While the overall numbers for eLearning (corporate, universities) are massive, this report shows dismal growth in the self-paced eLearning market. I have been there.

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