Octane AI Launches Shoppable Quiz, Enabling Ecommerce Brands to Create Personalized, Consultative Online Shopping Experiences Associated Press |
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Octane AI, the all-in-one buyer profile, Facebook Messenger, and SMS marketing platform for Shopify, today announced the launch of their Shoppable Quiz private beta. The Shoppable Quiz brings the retail consultation experience online with a personalized shopping experience, featuring a fully customizable and easy-to-use quiz builder integrated with Shopify, Klaviyo, ReCharge and other best-in-class ecommerce technologies.
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Was COVID-19 Kind to Ecommerce?
At first glance, it's easy to assume that ecommerce would explode during COVID-19 and social distancing. According to eMarketer , however, growth could decelerate to 16.5% this year, with some countries seeing more growth than others.
With the outlook for ecommerce up in the air, we've turned to industry leaders to understand what they're seeing in online retail and their best tips for surviving the uncertainty.
The 3 rules of ecommerce design | Practical Ecommerce
My ecommerce website went through many visual changes in the 20 years that I operated it, from 2000 to 2020. Sometimes I retained a designer, and sometimes I did it myself using the ecommerce software I was using at the time. One of the worst designs was by a professional in 2002 who persuaded me that my demographic of science-fiction geeks would love it.
This post is the third in a series on starting and growing an ecommerce business, following “ Launching an ecommerce business: the first steps ” and “ Lessons from 20 years of ecommerce .”
Drizly Notches $50M For Alcohol eCommerce | PYMNTS.com
Drizly Group , which works in alcohol eCommerce and delivery, has closed a $50 million Series C funding round, according to a press release .
The round was spearheaded by New York-based investor Avenir , and Tiger Global and other existing investors also participated.
The money will go toward both Drizly and Lantern , an independent company focused on cannabis delivery from online sources. The two groups are trying to be "the preeminent platform provider for online sales of regulated consumer products," the release says.
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eCommerce Regulations Confront COVID Fakery | PYMNTS.com
The migration to digital everything — aka the Digital Shift or Digital 3.0 if you prefer — is fulfilling the promise of eCommerce for the good players, as well as the bad actors. Payments regulations are meant to shield consumers from the worst of it, and businesses need to do their part by embracing identity verification engineered for digital-first commerce.
PYMNTS' new Merchants Guide To Navigating Global Payments Regulations , done in collaboration with Ekata , delves into the issues surrounding compliance with strong consumer authentication (SCA) and how that is affecting the adoption of digital finance especially.
USPS Issues Take Toll On eCommerce Deliveries | PYMNTS.com
Delays at the Unites States Postal Service are starting to take their toll on eCommerce deliveries. As Postmaster General Louis DeJoy prepares to testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in a virtual hearing on Friday (Aug. 21) and slowdowns persist across the country, several companies are taking their grievances — and alternate delivery plans — public.
"The United States Postal Service continues to be strained, and we realize the burden this puts on our sellers. Delivery and scan delays persist, and we are monitoring not only the delays but ongoing negotiations in Washington," said eBay VP of Seller Operations and Engagement Marni Levine in a blog post . "We are continually monitoring shipping developments and USPS delays. We are working on other affordable, more reliable delivery options for sellers.
International SEO Guide for Ecommerce: Optimizing Your Online Store
Effectively configuring and localizing your online store is key if you want to start ranking and selling in other countries and languages.
For her SEJ eSummit session, Aleyda Solis , International SEO and Founder at Orainti, walked through critical steps, as well as the do’s and dont’s of international SEO for ecommerce websites.
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Selling abroad can be a great way to diversify your ecommerce business and scale your shop revenue.
US ecommerce sales grew by nearly a third in Q2 - Business Insider - Business Insider
That's a total of $211.5 billion, up from $160.4 billion in Q1. However, this strong ecommerce growth wasn't enough to offset losses from brick-and-mortar store closures, and total retail sales decreased 3.6% from last quarter.
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