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Investment in BigCommerce, Our Customers and Our Partners

BigCommerce

BigCommerce’s founders, Eddie Machaalani and Mitch Harper, launched the company in 2009 after meeting in an online chat room while living in Sydney. By the way, we’re also a leading platform for B2B sites, ranking #2 SaaS on the Internet Retailer B2B 300 list. BigCommerce History .

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Interview with PeakActivity CEO About Composable Commerce 

Kibo

It’s the foundational concept behind any composable technology, including composable commerce. PeakActivity is a partner to many brands to help them with growth in eCommerce and innovative technology experiences. Composability, as defined by Gartner , means “creating a business made from interchangeable building blocks.”

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

BigCommerce

Business-to-Business (B2B). B2B ecommerce relates to sales made between businesses, such as a manufacturer and a wholesaler or retailer. Training the New B2B Buyer. Training your customers to use the new B2B tools is important for adoption. 2009 BigCommerce launches as an online storefront platform. E-Commerce.

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Ecommerce Statistics

Ecommerce Platforms

57% of B2B marketers say conversion rate is the most useful metric for analyzing landing page performance. B2B ecommerce sales are expected to outgrow B2C sales, reaching 6.7 62% of B2B marketers said the increasing lead generation is the most important goal for landing pages. (Fireclick/MarketingSherpa/com, 2014). IBM, 2011).

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The Past, Present, and Future of eCommerce with Shopify

Groove

After building their own API in 2009, hundreds of unique integrations have been built in order to make growth easy for merchants on Shopify. B2C Focused While other platforms are focused on other verticals such as B2B, Shopify focuses primarily on the business or direct to consumer segment of the market.

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Rise of the Dark Store Fulfillment Model: How Unified Commerce Makes It Possible

Kibo

Others are dedicated facilities located in industrial parks which use staff and technology specifically calibrated to pick and fulfill internet orders. Retail technology makes running a dark store possible. Some are former brick-and-mortar retail locations now shuttered to the public and converted into fulfillment centers.