As online shopping continues to grow in popularity, the crowded e-commerce space has never faced higher competition. In fact, it’s predicted that more than 2.1 billion people worldwide will buy goods and services online by 2021 – compared to 1.8 billion in 2018.
It’s no surprise that consumers love fast and free shipping. Amazon has gotten shoppers used to the idea that pretty much everything should be delivered in two days or less, likely to the chagrin of independent retailers struggling to meet that expectation.
Corporate eCommerce card company Brex has announced a partnership with leading SaaS eCommerce platform BigCommerce.
Austin, Texas based private SaaS ecommerce firm BigCommerce has opened their gateways to U.S vendors to do business by allowing them to showcase and sell hemp and hemp-based CBD products to consumers on their online platform.
Ecommerce platform makes selling CBD products easier
Company is the first full-featured ecommerce platform to support retailers of hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) products
BigCommerce is one of the ecommerce platforms for merchants that has integrated with Facebook. Sharon Gee, head of omnichannel partnerships at BigCommerce, said the company has had a number of merchants expand their product offering through Facebook Marketplace and have found it to be an effective addition to their comprehensive omnichannel strategy.
A new survey by ecommerce platform BigCommerce evaluates how consumers’ expectations of free shipping policies influence shopping cart abandonment and store satisfaction.
Consumers, and even ecommerce executives, may not know what these terms mean but shopping is being changed by headless commerce, API-first development and contextual commerce.
Alibaba.com, a business unit of Chinese online giant Alibaba Group, is now enabling U.S. SMBs to sell their products to Alibaba buyers in the U.S. and globally. The company is also unveiling an enhanced ecosystem of participants, including anchor sellers and B2B service providers.