With more than 800,000 merchants on Shopify, and over 218 million shoppers purchasing from their stores last year, we have always been obsessed with performance to ensure the best experience possible for both consumers and our merchants. From the very start, we made sure that our online store themes were optimized for speed so that merchants could offer the fastest shopping experience but we knew that there were always more ways to make performance gains. Faster stores mean better shopping experiences and more sales, so we’re excited to showcase the latest improvements to our platform that will make Shopify stores…
Consumers will have wider and easier cross-border access to products, hotel bookings, car rentals, music festivals or leisure park tickets in the EU, under new rules addressing unjustified geo-blocking. The legislation approved by the European Parliament in February 2018 begins applying on Monday, 3 December.
Róża Thun (EPP, PL), who steered this legislation through Parliament, said: “This is another step forward in creating a true single market where all consumers are treated equally. When purchasing products abroad, all of us will now have the right to be treated like local consumers.
We can no longer be denied access to the…
According to UN trade and development experts UNCTAD, the e-commerce sector saw a “dramatic” rise in its share of all retail sales, from 16 per cent to 19 per cent in 2020.
The digital retail economy experienced the most growth in the Republic of Korea, where internet sales increased from around one in five transactions in 2019, to more than one in four last year.
“These statistics show the growing importance of online activities”, said Shamika Sirimanne, UNCTAD’s director of technology and logistics. “They also point to the need for countries, especially developing ones, to have such information as they…
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Most people think you can usually find a better deal when you shop online.
But the price you see can be different than what other people see. The type of computer you use, your online search history, even your zip code have all been used by online retailers to determine what price you pay.
In a study conducted by researchers at Northeastern University in Boston, nine out of 16 online retailers and travel websites tested showed different prices or difference results for the same searches.
“I always assumed all the prices would…
Shop Circle’s suite of e-commerce solutions delivers a one-stop-shop of cutting-edge technologies to online brands.
LONDON, Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ – Shop Circlethe one-stop-shop software provider for e-commerce brands, announced the successful completion of its Series A funding round, raising $120 million. The round was led by 645 Ventures and 3VCwith notable participation from previous backers QED Investors and NfXwith the credit facility provided by i80 Group. The funding was raised through a strategic combination of equity and debt.
Shop Circle Raises $120 Million in Series A to Build the Leading Software Suite for E-commerce Brands – Snapshot People LTD…