NRF 2023: Highlighting Retail Trends
NRF 2023, Retail’s Big Show in NYC, was bustling with activity this year. The UpStart Commerce team attended all 3 days of the conference to learn about technology and trends that retail brands are embracing. With 5 floors of activities, there was a lot to see. The following are top trends from NRF Retail’s Big […]
Increasing Customer Satisfaction With Ecommerce Returns Solutions
Maintaining customer loyalty requires a positive customer experience. Customer experience begins with the consumer’s first interaction with your brand and extends through to the return process. According to Emplifi, an insight-providing platform, 86% of consumers leave a trusted brand after two poor customer experiences. Knowing how to handle customer returns is key to maintaining customer […]
5 Headless Ecommerce Replatforming Benefits for Retail Businesses
Many large retail businesses have replatformed their ecommerce website in the past decade. From mobile commerce to social media, marketplaces, and live shopping, the ecommerce industry continues to evolve. In order to keep up, many businesses are replatforming to headless, API-first ecommerce platforms. What is Headless Architecture? Headless ecommerce platforms follow a headless architecture. Headless […]
Preparing for Ecommerce Website Trends in 2023
Unsurprisingly, ecommerce will remain a key part of retail sales in 2023. However, there are ways that retailers can leverage upcoming trends on their websites to enhance their ecommerce success. Retailers should shift their focus from establishing their ecommerce presence to fine-tuning their platform and ensuring that they are ready for trends that may arise. […]
5 Ways to Improve Search Personalization Using Machine Learning
Ecommerce and technology go hand-in-hand when it comes to providing the best user experiences. Search personalization using machine learning is a part of artificial intelligence technology that plays a vital role in creating good experiences for customers. At the same time, ecommerce organizations save a lot of money, effort, and time implementing it. According to G2, […]
Ecommerce Solutions to Reduce Holiday Returns
Ecommerce holiday returns are an epidemic to retail revenue. Ecommerce Times, an ecommerce news journal, suggests that a total of $120 billion in merchandise was returned in 2021. With the rise in inflation, this number is bound to increase in the 2022 holiday season. But fear not, all’s not lost yet. You can implement solutions […]
5 Ways Smart Search Technology Maximizes Profit
Smart search technology is a powerful tool that can help ecommerce businesses maximize profit. The development of search technology has revolutionized the way we find information. We now have the ability to find what we are looking for almost instantly. This technology can also maximize profit on an ecommerce website. By understanding how smart search […]
What are Key Characteristics of Effective API-First Development?
Organizations like Netlifx, Amazon, and PayPal dropped the monolithic architecture and adapted the API-first, microservices, and cloud computing approach. These large companies made the transition to API-first developments because the monolithic architecture failed to provide them with the required scalability and flexibility. Impressed by their success, many companies quickly followed suit. Postman, an API building […]
Headless Ecommerce Platforms: A Comprehensive Guide
In the world of ecommerce, the buyer’s journey is no longer straightforward. The internet provides potential customers with multiple platforms for purchasing products. They include social platforms, mobile devices, online marketplaces, augmented reality, as well as smart devices integrated with smart homes and vehicles. Headless ecommerce platforms provide the foundation to interlink platforms for a […]
Easing Checkout Frustration: The History of 1-Click Checkouts in Commerce
First name. Last name. Shipping Address. Payment information. Billing Address. Delivery method. Repeat, for every purchase. Exhausted yet? Customers often abandon their online shopping carts when the checkout process feels too extensive and time consuming. Every abandoned cart contributes to a loss in revenue for ecommerce businesses. In order to mitigate this issue, Amazon decided […]