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

BigCommerce

Understandably, this decision has wide-ranging implications –– to your customers in engaging with your brand and reducing friction of getting the product they need, to your employees that have to implement campaign strategies, and to your bottom line in terms of sales growth as well as cost of maintenance and installation.

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8 Ecommerce ERP Integration Patterns & Data Orchestration Frameworks

BigCommerce

This is because ERPs rely heavily on EDI and APIs to sync with outside systems. EDI is the more traditional approach and still often used in B2B and wholesale channels, and Walmart specifically. You see, some ERPs are better suited for product lots, or for shipping, or even for growth across multiple locations. .

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21 Sessions, Presentations and Workshops You Can’t Miss at IRCE 2018

BigCommerce

It is the industry’s most trafficked annual conference combining high-profile brand executive tracks down to workshops to train junior employees. For consumers, Rent the Runway is a luxury clothing rental company that allows regular folks to rent and wear expensive goods they’d otherwise never have access to. Why Should I Attend IRCE?

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How 3 Global Brands Scaled Using a Product Information Management (PIM) Solution

BigCommerce

Once other factors are added like trying to manage multiple price lists, geographic locations, languages, currencies, promotions, etc. Inefficient processes, resulting in higher costs. In short, it’s often a high cost and low return scenario. you will see one, if not all of the following: Delayed time-to-market.

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72 American Business Owners on What Motivated Them To Become Entrepreneurs

BigCommerce

They invented the napkin-ring-shaped golf ball, that only flies 40 yards with a full swing, as a solution to the overly expensive golf course real estate. Between waiting in line at the post office and paying $18 for the “military discount” shipping option, it wasn’t easy to do. The biggest problem? Built to last.

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234 American Business Owners on Starting, Scaling and Staying Inspired

BigCommerce

They invented the napkin-ring-shaped golf ball, that only flies 40 yards with a full swing, as a solution to the overly expensive golf course real estate. Between waiting in line at the post office and paying $18 for the “military discount” shipping option, it wasn’t easy to do. The biggest problem? So, I made my own!