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With 1 in 4 Online Dollars Spent on Mobile, Ecommerce Mobile SEO is More Important [& Intricate] Than Ever

BigCommerce

By the time you read this, everything we’ve learned about mobile SEO could be wrong. This is because the existing paradigm is based on a desktop-first world, and Google is about to catapult us into a mobile-first world with a major update on how they crawl, render and rank the web. Google’s Mobile-First Index.

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How to Revitalize Seasonal Businesses to Stay Open All Year

Retail TouchPoints

For instance, mobile apps that help seasonal businesses with bookings, calendar organization, staffing and inventory management can help them efficiently scale and grow beyond being seasonal ventures. In addition, since 2010, Naughton has operated a mobile business similar to the Outlet offered under this Disclosure Document.

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How Brands Will Harness IoT and Mobile Apps to Create More Connected User Experiences in 2022

Retail TouchPoints

Internet of Things (IoT) technology and devices have been changing the nature of user experience for some time, as consumers gradually adopt mobile app-controlled technology like smart lighting, connected thermostats, home security systems and doorbell alerts. A Normalization of Mobile-IoT Connected Experiences.

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BigCommerce Brings Google AMP to Ecommerce Sites Worldwide

BigCommerce

Today, BigCommerce is excited to announce the first native ecommerce integration for accelerated mobile pages –– i.e. Google AMP. This integration simplifies category and product detail pages, improving mobile site speed and click-through for online sellers. Test Drive a Powerful Mobile Commerce Experience. What is Google AMP?

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Your Small Business Saturday Guide: Tips, Tools, and Statistics for Local Companies

BigCommerce

For a tradition that only dates to 2010, you have to hand it to Small Business Saturday. American Express created Small Business Saturday (SBS) in 2010 with the goal of encouraging the support of both local and small eCommerce shops. Is your small business mobile-friendly? So far, it’s been a success.

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2 Truths and 7 Lies Retailers Heard in the 2010s

Forrester eCommerce

As the decade comes to a close, I thought it would be useful to reflect on how the retail industry has changed since 2010. With the wisdom of hindsight, we can now say what trends were rightfully chased and what claims were distractions that proved counterproductive. Two things rightfully received a lot of attention: Retail […].

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Automating Image Optimization: Akamai Image Manager Now Available for BigCommerce Merchants

BigCommerce

In fact, just last week Google announced a new ranking algorithm for mobile search —dubbed the “Speed Update”— which will use mobile page load speeds as a ranking factor. This means that faster loading sites will benefit from improved visibility (Google started using site speed in desktop web search rankings in 2010).