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  Why E-commerce Should Embrace Cryptocurrency

  Cryptocurrencies are nothing new on the market – even the least informed internet users know about them. Currencies such as bitcoin have become very popular among young and tech-savvy people. However, larger companies a...

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  Chris Fry joins Bigcommerce board with international growth in mind

  Chris Fry has joined Bigcommerce's board of advisers and will work closely with its product and development teams as it focuses on international expansion. Last month, Bigcommerce announced that it closed a $50 million Series...

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  How eCommerce Can Help Your Business

  Technology affects almost every aspect of our lives. Thanks to the Internet, business transactions have drastically changed. Perhaps the most notable innovation affecting how companies do business online is eCommerce, a platf...

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  Things to Consider When Choosing an eCommerce Software Platform

  According to market research firm, Coleman Parkes, 21 to 40 percent of a business’s income is a direct result of eCommerce, and that number is expected to continue growing. Choosing an eCommerce platform can be one of ...

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  Subscribe to Craft & Rare to Get Groupon-like Discounts on Exotic Liquors

  This post is for the adventurous among us, not the man who prefers to drink Bud Light each time he craves an adult beverage. Don't take this the wrong way. It's cool with me if you like Bud, but move along if you don't w...

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  Buy Buttons for Bigcommerce, Demandware, Shopify on Twitter

  Twitter Buy Now is Twitter's feature that allows retailers to tweet "buy" buttons that allow viewers to quickly buy goods from right in a tweet. You don't see those buttons much, but you should expect to see them more soon. N...

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  7,000 Sign Petition against Trump Products on Amazon

  Last month, Amazon decided to forgo any potential sales on confederate flags and related merchandise. In fact, the company banned such items altogether after a domestic terrorist's photographs were found, showing him with the...

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  "More Deals Than Black Friday" on Prime Day

  Black Friday, for better or for worse, has become a tradition in the US. In 2012, Americans spent $59 billion on the heavily advertised shopping day. That's about 50 times more than we spent on "Cyber Monday" in the same year...

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  Amazon Finally Sells More Than E-Books in Mexico

  Dios mio, doesn't anybody believe in Mexico? It's like our neighbor to the south isn't even a part of North America or NAFTA anymore. Maybe it's time to start expecting Mexico's economy to stabilize. Apparently, Amazon has f...

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  Amazon Expands to The UK and India

  Amazon has known for years that Alibaba is not going to be a pushover in China. They've mostly forgotten about trying to compete in that country, where ties to the government are a big advantage. They've focused on competing...

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