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

BigCommerce

2009 BigCommerce launches as an online storefront platform. 2009 Square, Inc. This strategic move helped boost customer loyalty and incentivize repeat purchases. 2009 – Square launches. Square was founded in 2009 by Jack Dorsey and Jim McKelvey. The idea occurred to Dorsey when in 2009 when McKelvey (a St.

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