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7 Brands Discuss the Benefits of the New Cashless Economy and Apple Pay’s Growing Ubiquity

BigCommerce

Adii Pienaar, Founder of Conversio and WooThemes (later acquired by WooCommerce), sums this up best: Customers worldwide are using their mobile devices for online shopping more often. Depending on who you want to believe, it’s estimated that since late-2014 more than 50% of all online purchases are made from mobile devices.

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Why Choose Magento for eCommerce Store

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It was launched on March 31, 2008. Magento is designed to provide online merchants with a flexible shopping cart system and control over the look, content, and functionality of their online store. It was developed by Varien, an American private company headquartered in Culver City, California, with assistance from volunteers.

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Magento vs WooCommerce: An in-depth comparison

Omnisend

Magento is a PHP-based ecommerce platform that was first released in 2008. For mobile, speed is even more critical as conversion rates can drop by up to 20% because of a mere one-second delay. For shopping cart pages, the average Magento loading time is 0.57 Currently, Magento is used by 9% of ecommerce websites.

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How to create a successful pop-up store?

GetElastic

The conception of the pop-up show was birthed out of the financial crash of 2008 as an alternative to long retail leaseholds – and since their inception they have gone mainstream. In the UK alone, the pop-up industry is currently worth over £2.3 billion a year. Time is of the essence. Source: NDTV Gadgets.

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How to create a successful pop-up store?

GetElastic

The conception of the pop-up show was birthed out of the financial crash of 2008 as an alternative to long retail leaseholds – and since their inception they have gone mainstream. In the UK alone, the pop-up industry is currently worth over £2.3 billion a year. Time is of the essence. Source: NDTV Gadgets.

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11 Best WordPress Ecommerce Plugins For An Amazing Store

eCommerce CEO

That’s why I wrote this article to show you what you gain and lose from the top WordPress ecommerce plugins: I’m a WordPress guy – been building and marketing WP sites since 2008. All the plugins below will give you the ability to add a shopping cart element to your WP site. Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Use WordPress.

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Beeketing Review (May 2022): A Sneak Peek

Ecommerce Platforms

Launched in 2008, Beeketing provides AI-fuelled marketing tools designed to increase conversions and improve sales. So, by analyzing the type of products customers have viewed or purchased, Beeketing can make last-minute recommendations to help boost their shopping cart's value. All paid apps come with a 15-day free trial.