PrestaShop, an open source eCommerce platform, has released an update to their shopping cart. This upgrade focuses on speed and stability as well as implementation of a new shipping wizard. Breakthrough Speed and Stability We spent countless days and nights working internally, along with our community, diving deep into PrestaShop’s code to tremendously optimize the […]
Shopify Launches A POS System To Integrate Physical Storefronts With The Web
Shopify has been releasing a lot of new features recently. It looks as if their goal is to be the complete backbone of your business. A few weeks ago they replaced your merchant account with a Shopify powered credit card processing system. This time they are launching a full fledged Point-of-Sale System which is completely […]
10+ FREE Magento Extensions For Magento Community Edition 1.7
[paragraph_text class=”lead”]Magento has a ton of features. Is it missing the one feature that you need? Here is a list of 10+ FREE extensions for Magento CE version 1.7.[/paragraph_text] #1 – Catalog Search Refinement The default Magento search technology will look for items containing ANY of the search terms used. This extension will allow you […]
Facebook Is Building A PayPal Competitor For Easier Mobile Shopping
AllThingsD reports that Facebook is building their own alternative to PayPal to make mobile shopping easier. Facebook plans to test a new payments product that would allow online shoppers to make purchases on mobile apps using their Facebook login information, according to sources familiar with the company’s plans. The product, sources say, would allow any […]
Shopify Launches Shopify Payments To Replace Your Merchant Account
Shopify just launched a merchant processing program which is fully integrated into their popular shopping cart system. Merchants can sign up directly with Shopify and get rates as low as 2.25% + $0.30 per transaction. Read the full email from Shopify below for more details. Shopify Payments Launched for US Customers This week, we are […]
5 Tips To Reduce Shopping Cart Abandonment [Infographic]
Check out this infographic from One Up Web. It has some great tips on how to increase your conversion rate by optimizing your checkout pages.
Retailers vs. Consumers: Are You Meeting Your Customers Video Need? [Infographic]
This infographic is from Invodo. Everyone values product videos, are you meeting your customers expectations?
Important Magento USPS API Update For Priority & Express Mail
If you are using Magento for your website and ship via USPS, you will want to read this. USPS is changing the names of a few shipping options in their API. You will need to apply a patch to ensure that USPS Priority and Express mail continue to work after July 28th 2013. Patch Needed […]
OpenCart Releases v1.5.6, Adds Amazon Checkout, PayPal Checkout Express & Recurring Subscriptions
OpenCart just released their first update, v1.5.6, since January. This update adds a few new payment options which were previously not available in OpenCart. Some of the new options include integration with Amazon Checkout and PayPal Checkout Express. In addition, they have added the ability to set up and accept recurring payments. This feature is great […]