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Cashfree payments set to drive small business recovery in the retail sector, Tyl by NatWest data reveals

Retail Technology Review

More than a quarter, (24%) of British SME retailers have reported that all payments made to their business are already contactless as the sector adjusts to the rapid increase in e-commerce and online transactions, accelerated by the pandemic.

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Lowest growth outlook for retail in four years

Retail Technology Review

Retail sector posts weakest small business outlook for 2020. Less than a third of small businesses in the retail sector are predicting growth for the early months of 2020. This is the worst growth outlook for the retail sector since the start of 2016.

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Investment in BigCommerce, Our Customers and Our Partners

BigCommerce

They shared a mutual passion for small businesses and believed that selling online shouldn’t require $100,000+ in up-front development work. The software-as-a-service (SaaS) ecommerce platform they built achieved near instant, widespread success among a global base of small and medium-sized businesses.

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Hitachi news: Retail businesses move online to stay competitive

Retail Technology Review

One in seven small business owners (14%) say they are transitioning towards becoming fully or mainly online enterprises since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK, according to new research from Hitachi Capital Business Finance.

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Top 10 Ecommerce Podcasts

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In this podcast, ecommerce entrepreneur, Andrew Youderian, provides listeners with tips from ecommerce experts on researching, launching, and growing your online business. Andrew is an expert in the online retailing world. Steve drills down to the different strategies that contributed to each entrepreneur’s online retail success.

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Ecommerce platform provider Comgem launch three new solutions for SMEs

Retail Technology Review

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on and presented challenges to small businesses around the UK and the entire world.

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How to Conduct Online Market Research for Your Ecommerce Business

BigCommerce

When completing market research around your small business idea, there are several different methods you can use. However, it’s always smart to use a combination of tactics to be certain you have an accurate picture of your market and make the best business decision possible. Business Insider. Harvard Business Review.

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