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Shopify vs Square: The Battle of the Ecommerce Platforms

Ecommerce Platforms

Shopify empowers you to organize your products, customize your storefront, accept credit card payments , and track or respond to shopper's orders, all with just a few clicks of the mouse. But, it's not just online merchants Shopify helps, they also have the infrastructure in place to enable you to sell from multiple sites in-person.

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [August 2021]

ROI Revolution

It’s not just that shoppers are spending more – it’s also that they’re making more digital payments and fewer cash payments. Contactless payments grew 37% YoY in Q2 2021 to account for 45% of global in-person transactions. Touchless payment continues to grow. That’s 9% growth over Q1, amounting to a total of $4.5

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How Coronavirus Is Impacting Ecommerce [June 2020]

ROI Revolution

In response to COVID-19, Walmart has already integrated a touch-free payment system where customers can add money to their Walmart shopping app and use their phone to pay. The concept of Walmart’s touch-free payment system is very similar to Apple Pay, which saw users increase from 67 million in 2016 to 441 million in 2019.

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [July 2021]

ROI Revolution

Alternative payment options have surged over the past year and a half after the coronavirus pandemic pushed consumers to be wary about high-contact shopping. Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is one of the myriad alternative payment methods that has seen the most growth since last year, with BNPL adoption up more than 81% year-over-year.

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [December 2021]

ROI Revolution

In August 2021, 66% of organizations were in the process of delaying their office reopenings. Shopify’s total revenue grew 57% year-over-year in Q2 2021, with Shopify’s merchants generating an additional $1.1 Contactless payments grew 37% YoY in Q2 2021 to account for 45% of global in-person transactions. In fact, 35.2%

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [October 2020]

ROI Revolution

Also in Q2, Walmart’s ecommerce sales were up 97% YoY and Target grew its same-day fulfillment services by 273%. As part of its continued steps to compete with Amazon during the pandemic, Walmart has plans to launch Walmart+, a Prime-like service priced at $98/year. retail ecommerce up 44.5% 9/9 update. 7/9 update. 6/16 update.

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [June 2021]

ROI Revolution

Touchless payment continues to grow. Contactless payment methods surged last year with the pandemic and consumers’ concerns around safety. Touchless transactions like proximity mobile payment, buy now pay later, & BOPIS all surged with COVID-19 and are continuing to see growth even as the pandemic subsides. June 1 update.

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