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As Gen Z Enters Prime Spending Years, Brands Sharpen Their Pitch

Retail TouchPoints

They’ve been shaped/scarred by not one but two global economic traumas — the Great Recession of 2008-2009 and the COVID pandemic — and they’ve grown up with social media playing an increasingly large (and loud) role in shaping culture, including how these consumers shop, research and purchase products and services.

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The Ultimate Guide to eCommerce Payment Processing

GetElastic

eCommerce is booming, and with more people shopping online than ever before, having a streamlined and efficient payment process is essential. However, with so many payment methods and processors available, and so many new payment trends , it can be overwhelming to know where to start. What is a Payment Gateway?

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Square vs PayPal (Dec 2019): Clash of the Payment Processing Titans

Ecommerce Platforms

Whether you’re searching for an offline card reader, a way to take credit card payments online , or a POS app, you’ve probably come across both PayPal and Square in the past. They offer an easy way to start making money through your online or offline store, whether you’re taking digital payments, or credit cards. Square Fees.

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Best Platform to Sell Online in 2020: An In-Depth Analysis

Ecommerce Platforms

Whereas a standard website platform/builder has features for adding pages and posts and menus, an ecommerce platform takes it a step further by including product management, shipping tools, payment processing, and more. Some other elements that add more costs include third-party apps, hosting, domain names, and processing fees.

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How to Create Your Own Shopify Store in Less than 15 Minutes

Ecommerce Platforms

In simple terms, Shopify is a software that you pay for using the SaaS model – in other words, you subscribe for the service. Using Shopify, you can get access to a state-of-the-art admin panel, where you can see the products you have for sale, write descriptions, process orders and so much more.

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The 6 Best Mobile POS Systems For 2022

Ecommerce Platforms

The pandemic laid bare the problems with the conventional checkout process, and companies began looking at more efficient, and more hygienic, ways to process payments. Upgrading to a mobile point of sale system offers various advantages. Firstly, you should know that it reduces the checkout time dramatically.

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Top 12 Shopify Alternatives (Nov 2020): Best Solutions Reviewed

Ecommerce Platforms

There’s no one-size-fits-all when it comes to selling online, so why not experiment with the idea of which ecommerce service is best for you? This state-of-the-art website building service offers an experience that’s very similar to Shopify, provided through a hosted service. Various secure payment options for customers.

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