5 step guide to replatforming success

By BigCommerce Feeling held back by a slow, costly legacy platform? We’ve got your back. All ecommerce companies want to offer consumers engaging experiences that drive loyalty and growth but too often sites are slow and the features that help users convert are missing. Plans for future growth are held back by inflexible systems that […]
How are retailers using modern technologies to better engage with customers and survive economic uncertainty?

Last year, more than 2,000 High Street shops in the UK closed for good, according to international audit firm Mazars. Many brands have already announced planned store closures for 2024, with experts warning that that the market will “continue to see an uptick in insolvencies”. According to figures from Centre of Retail Research, over 400 job roles have […]
Counting the pennies: Why retailers are missing a trick when it comes to cost optimisation

By Hayley Mooney, MD at Crayon From the pandemic to the global recession, the past few years have been marked as a period of upheaval and change for all retailers. This is especially true when it comes to their relationship with modern technologies. In the first throes of the pandemic, the ability to digitalise and […]
The impact of AI on the payments technology sector

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising many industries, and the payments technology sector is no exception. AI-powered technologies are reshaping the way payments are processed, enhancing security, efficiency, and overall customer experience. This article explores the ways in which AI is impacting the payments technology sector and the benefits it brings to businesses and consumers… Fraud […]
How online shopping has developed during the coronavirus pandemic

Once you think online shopping couldn’t get any more convenient during the Coronavirus pandemic, many major retailers have provided us with yet more ways to shop more efficiently — after all, 70 per cent of UK sales are placed on smartphones. These additions could be understood partly as a way to combat the need to return goods […]