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The State of Ecommerce Platforms in 2018: Cloud Commerce, Open SaaS and The API Economy

BigCommerce

Your unique combination of these aspects is unlike that of any other ecommerce business out there – and is why no FUD headline like “Why Your Business Will Fail” or “8 Innovative Ways to Skyrocket Growth” will ever fully apply to your brand. We’ll cover: What an ecommerce platform is. What is an Ecommerce Platform?

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Shopify vs Square: The Battle of the Ecommerce Platforms

Ecommerce Platforms

If, like us, you relish the thought of becoming your own boss, it's time to make that happen – and the easiest way to achieve this is through ecommerce. But, before you start selling online, you'll need to pick the right ecommerce platform to help you design and launch your online store. For instance, Wix or WooCommerce.

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Shopify vs Squarespace (June 2020) ? Ecommerce Platform Comparison

Ecommerce Platforms

As someone who is in the process of setting up an online store , you are probably researching and evaluating your options for an ecommerce platform that is suitable for your requirements. We’ve come a long way from the days when every ecommerce entrepreneur had to understand CSS, HTML, PHP and a bit of Java. But guess what?

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How Ecommerce Made in North America is Set to Shake Up Lifestyle Fashion in Asia Pacific

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Steady economic growth has led to huge populations with more money to spend – and clothing and accessories are at the top of their shopping lists. Emerging online markets such as China and India have had double-digit growth rates in ecommerce apparel sales ( Asia Pacific B2C Ecommerce Report, 2016 ).

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Ecommerce Statistics

Ecommerce Platforms

Average ecommerce conversion rates vary from 3% to 4%. U.S.ecommerce sales reached $396 billion in 2016 and are predicted to grow to a massive 684 billion by 2020. SearchEngineland, 2016). Techcrunch,2016). E-Consultancy,2016). 25% of all websites globally use WordPress as their development platform.

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Ecommerce Technology: Augmenting Reality Augments the Bottomline

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Digi-Capital estimates that by 2020, the market will reach $120 billion, with e-commerce taking 30% share. That’s just three years away, but not impossible given the great amount of research that’s going into new e-commerce technologies. In the first months of 2016, augmented reality investment reached a record $1.1

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Wine Ecommerce: How To Sell & Ship Wine in 2018

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Between 2006 and 2016, wine production jumped by nearly 25% , with 2016 production totaling over 800 million gallons. For example, Pennsylvania received its first direct shipping permits in August 2016. The second reason is the growing ecommerce market. N South Dakota Y (as of Jan 2016) Up to (12) cases/yr.