Security Practices for Your Ecommerce Store to Take Today
State of Security It seems there is another data breach at a large brand every other week. The thing is, these aren’t just limited to the big stores. According to Trustwave, small merchants are the…
How Ecommerce Loyalty Programs Work to Increase Revenue
How do you plan to keep customers returning to your online store? One increasingly popular strategy for ecommerce retailers is to use a loyalty program. Loyalty programs offer customers rewards for…
8 Best Practices for Online Shoe Retailers to Know
As experts in the magic and mechanics behind ecommerce, sometimes we find an online store with beauty only homepage deep. Yes, the frontend experience has to draw in customers with appealing photos an…
8 Ways the Holidays Will Be Different in 2017
As retail transforms, the 2017 ecommerce holiday season stands to encapsulate several themes in the industry's evolution. We can imagine this time in the spirit of alchemy–the holidays are when reta…
Solving Omnichannel Inventory Management with Stitch Labs
The Harvard Business Review kicked off 2017 with an era-defining headline: Study of 46,000 Shoppers Shows that Omnichannel Retailing Works. Customers love omnichannel. When a merchant sells through "a…
5 Ways Miva Makes Product Customization Easy for Merchants and Shoppers
Today we're going to explore Miva product customization features. If you're just tuning into Miva, you may be surprised to learn that it's been called "the elder statesman of ecommerce platforms." An…
Recommended Use of SSL Encryption Everywhere
Shopify announced today that all online stores on its platform can now be accessed using SSL encryption across all site URLS. SSL encryption has traditionally been used to protect a user's personal in…
Cross-Border Ecommerce: GDPR + Other Factors for Your Global Takeover
As of May 25, 2018 a new law will go into play for retailers in cross-border ecommerce: GDPR. It stands for General Data Protection Regulation, and it aims to protect the privacy of individuals' digit…
How Online Merchants Use Artificial Intelligence to Sell
Today the thought of using artificial intelligence (AI) in your online store may sound more eerie than intriguing. But before we dismiss Rosey the Robot down the Jetsons' conveyor belt, let's talk abo…
Last Minute Holiday Tips for eCommerce Sites
Successful online retailers typically plan for their holiday season all throughout the year, but there are a few things we'd like to suggest for those of you who may have, ahem, waited until the last …