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

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Ecommerce expert Gary Hoover’s research shows that just in the last 14 years, the growth of ecommerce companies has skyrocketed across the board. 1969 The first major ecommerce company, CompuServe, is founded. 1998 PayPal launches as an online payment system. 2011 Google Wallet launches as an online payment system.

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30 Proven Ways To Drive Ecommerce Traffic and Conversions To Your Online Store

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AdWords/PPC: The strategy of paid placement across the web to earn net new traffic and re-capture visitors who bounced. 21 Apple Pay Tips and Why It’s the Future of Mobile Payments. Social media companies like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have worked their way into practically every aspect of modern life. Dashboards.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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How the pandemic has changed how companies do privacy. The pandemic brought an increase in privacy initiatives for companies around the globe. 35% of companies say that the benefits they experienced from adopting new privacy initiatives were worth at least doubled the amount they invested in them in 2020. November 18.

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

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With ecommerce poised to have grown 18% in 2020 and consumers’ interactions with companies now 60% online/40% offline , it will be crucial for online B2B retailers who hope to have a profitable 2021 to get a solid grasp on their online strategy. For mobile app orders, interest has grown from 16% to 28%. January 12 update. 12/29 update.

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