Ecommerce Club Blog

25th February 2021

A whole host of big name brands such as OnBuy and UKWA joined SmartFreight for Series 1 and Series 2 looks set to kick-off in a similar vein. Be sure to download and listen to all episodes on the go with Spotify and Amazon Music: SmartFreight® Podcast (buzzsprout.com)

23rd February 2021

WhatsApp is going ahead with the controversial changes to its terms of service, altering the way it notifies users following a backlash. After their first announcement in January, many millions of users downloaded apps from their competitors. WhatsApp  said it had been the victim of “misinformation” around the change. But WhatsApp now says it has… Read more »

11th February 2021

Often brands will make mistakes in how to form a multi-channel ecommerce strategy for their business. In fact, most eCommerce brands confuse the difference between Tactics and Strategy. Knowing the difference between these two terms is essential to future proof your business, starting from your ecommerce business strategy Read more at VL OMNI 

11th February 2021

System Integrators or SI are an important part of a total back-end organisation that can help your ecommerce business become successful. System Integrators are a valuable resource whose role is exclusively to install, support, and configure your ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) application. But, what role should they play in implementing your ecommerce integrations? Let’s take a… Read more »

11th February 2021

A quick guide on how to solve the 100 Variant Limit on Shopify Plus. One of the biggest misconceptions around Shopify Plus relates to variant limits on the ecommerce platform. Hit Google, and you’ll see a list of results discussing this “issue” at length. Why “issue”? Because the 100 variant limit on Shopify Plus has truth to… Read more »

10th February 2021

Shopify has partnered with Facebook to expand its payment option, Shop Pay, to all Shopify merchants selling on Facebook and Instagram. This is the first time Shop Pay will be made available outside of Shopify’s own platform. Read more at Netimperative

8th February 2021

The online fashion retailer Boohoo has bought Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton for £25m, completing the breakup of Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia Group. The deal to buy all three remaining fashion brands out of administration doesn’t include any of their 214 UK stores, which will permanently close and put about 2,450 jobs at risk. Read… Read more »

28th January 2021

For many years now my role as the head of the Ecommerce Club has been to facilitate discussion around trends, technology and innovation that is relevant to the ecommerce sector at events and webinars but I don’t actually implement anything myself. The pandemic changed my events business and gave me the opportunity to assist with… Read more »

28th January 2021

Watch our 45-minute webinar with Google and Vue Storefront where we will cover the vast capabilities of Progressive Web Apps from bridging the mobile revenue gap, to improving the user experience and some of the big companies currently using PWAs, such as Zadig & Voltaire and ASDA George. Speakers: Sarah Willcocks, CEO/Owner, Screen Pages Natasha Kosoglov, Mobile Performance Lead, Google Patrick… Read more »

21st January 2021

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18th January 2021

Flipkart are partnering with more than 5,000 retail stores across India expanding its ‘SuperCoin’ rewards programme. The strengthening of the programme will let customers use SuperCoin rewards points to pay in stores across the country. SuperCoin Pay enables retail outlets from across fashion, groceries, food & beverages, travel, and health & wellness to register to… Read more »

18th January 2021

Flipkart are partnering with more than 5,000 retail stores across India expanding its ‘SuperCoin’ rewards programme. The strengthening of the programme will let customers use SuperCoin rewards points to pay in stores across the country. SuperCoin Pay enables retail outlets from across fashion, groceries, food & beverages, travel, and health & wellness to register to… Read more »