Ecommerce Industry News
BigCommerce notified sellers who use its email-hosting service that it is discontinuing it at the end of the month. A spokesperson said BigCommerce made the decision to focus on its role as ecommerce platform now […]
Ecommerce platform BigCommerce received certification for its information security practices, a move that comes on the heels of its migration to the Google Cloud platform. A spokesperson told EcommerceBytes the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification demonstrates BigCommerce’s […]
Selling on Instagram is now possible with checkout, a feature announced today that lets shoppers pay for items directly in posts. The checkout on Instagram feature is currently limited to US shoppers from a small […]
BigCommerce announced the addition of a new end-to-end shipping solution to its ecommerce platform, “enabling more than 60,000 merchants to improve shipping efficiency, margins and customer experience.” BigCommerce Shipping is currently in beta testing and […]
Ecommerce platform BigCommerce is appealing to sellers who use WordPress to power their websites. “New integration gives the WordPress community a scalable way to incorporate industry-leading commerce into a content-first site experience,” it announced on […]
Google shook up its advertising programs in early summer, including changes that make it easier for small businesses to automate campaigns, and it announced a collaboration with ecommerce platform Shopify as it targets small sellers. […]
For the many sellers who use WordPress to host their websites, there’s now BigCommerce for WordPress. BigCommerce launched its first “Commerce-as-a-Service” offering – meaning sellers don’t have to host their product catalog on their own […]
BigCommerce raised another $64 million to grow its business of helping merchants and brands build online stores. The company said the funding would help it accelerate its product roadmap and expand internationally. The company was […]
Amanda Horner took over the family business in 2014 and has grown sales by exploiting online channels. But this is no ordinary business. Her father, Dr. Cannon, invented a pillow to give his dermatology patients […]
Merchants who host ecommerce stores on BigCommerce now have access to image-optimization tools as part of their subscription. The Akamai Image Manager is a cloud-based solution that helps merchants by decreasing page load time, which […]