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Best eCommerce Shipping Solutions to Make Business Easier

Fulfilment fulfilment fulfilment. It's a word that eCommerce store owners know all too well. After all, shipping and fulfilment are two of the most important aspects of any online store. That's why it's so important to find the right shipping software - one that offers everything from shipping discounts to fast deliveries, and fulfilment options to track. This blog post compares some of the best...
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How is Brexit affecting ecommerce – import and export charges

E-commerce allows customers and businesses to buy and sell easily to locations all around the world. However, one new consequence of Brexit that many people are still unaware of, is new customer charges on the receiving end when buying/selling between the UK and EU. This blog post will tell you all the key information you need to know. What is the issue? Now that the UK has left the EU, custom...
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Win the customer experience game today and post-Covid

We're nearing the end of a challenging year — and heading into the festive season — people are slowly beginning to shop again. But they’re doing so carefully and consciously, buying close to home and embracing e-commerce more than ever. Brands need to be ready to adopt a variety of in-store and online measures to cater to today’s shopper. So what can brands do to deliver meaningful...
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Wishlists let customers tell you what they want to buy from your store

Wishlists are one of the few instances in eCommerce websites when customers tell you exactly what they want — but don't yet have — from your online store. This demonstrated interest presents a highly-valuable opportunity to make a sale and fulfill a customer need, but it is often underutilised as a marketing tool. Here are our top 5 ways to turn customer wishlists into sales and increase...
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The state of ecommerce in the omnichannel world of 2018 and beyond

Customers want their shopping to fit around their lifestyle. They do what they want when they want and on their terms. There are two options for brands facing the demands of today’s hyper-connected consumer: adapt or perish. Many shoppers operate in an online environment and want to purchase at their convenience, something the 24/7/365 nature of ecommerce makes possible. It’s a brand’s...
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Vanity metrics vs Actionable metrics – an eCommerce example

Vanity metrics are the numbers make you feel good but can also seriously mislead. Actionable metrics, on the other hand, help you react and take action. Let’s take an online store as an example... Typical vanity metrics: Total signups or total active users: That will automatically rise over time, almost entirely unrelated to what you do. Time spent on product site / number of pages and hits: If...
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WooCommerce 3.4 is now available with GDPR compliance features for your store

WooCommerce, the popular eCommerce plugin for WordPress is now available, after having been in development since January, and includes some essential tools relating to GDPR compliance and your website. While 3.4 is a “minor” release; meaning this version should be backwards compatible with sites running versions of WooCommerce greater than 3.0. It's still recommend that your site is tested...
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New E-Commerce Website for Button Touch

Craft business Button Touch needed an easy to manage website with an integrated online store to complement their presence on Twitter and Facebook. We created a solution based on the Drupal CMS and Ubercart to enable easy management of both content, products, and customer orders through a single unified management interface. Visit the Button Touch website at www.buttontouch.co.uk  
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