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Black Friday store events are dead, online competition will rise
Thursday August 06, 2020
A handful of large retailers, including WalMart, Target and BestBuy, have recently announced they will not open physical stores on…
Black Friday store events are dead, online competition will rise
Thursday August 06, 2020
A handful of large retailers, including WalMart, Target and BestBuy, have recently announced they will not open physical stores on…
NBA TopShot introduces crypto collectibles to sports fans
Thursday August 06, 2020
DapperLabs, the makers of the CryptoKitties, recently released crypto collectibles in collaboration with the NBA. NBA TopShot is a new take…
BigCommerce usage slowing compared to Shopify
Wednesday August 05, 2020
BigCommerce recently went public via an IPO on the Nasdaq. There's been speculation as to how the company would be valued, given the robust…
Shop Pay by Shopify acts as a consumer-facing payment service
Tuesday August 04, 2020
Shop Pay by Shopify is a service that allows consumers to save payment details to be used across any Shopify store. The service has been…
Unbundling Reddit
Sunday August 02, 2020
There were a number of companies launched based on specific categories of craigslist. Reddit is a new unbundling opportunity. Greg Isenberg…
USPS delays are hurting small businesses
Sunday August 02, 2020
There are reports of delayed USPS deliveries in postal regions across the country. There's been a surge in usage of the postal service for…
Digital advertising landscape is diversifying
Saturday August 01, 2020
The entire landscape of the online paid advertising is in the brink of major disruption. It's been dominated by Google and Facebook and…
Digital commerce trend accelerates 'death of cash'
Friday July 31, 2020
Many of the big tech firms reported earnings over the past few days, and the results have been incredible, especially given the general…
Shopify merchants sold over $30 billion last quarter for a 119% increase
Thursday July 30, 2020
Ecommerce has surged as a result of the coronavirus. Shopify reported earnings yesterday morning and the results were incredibly impressive…
Shpoify Lite for running a GatsbyJS ecommerce store
Wednesday July 29, 2020
Shopify has a 'lite' plan that enables merchants to take payments and manage stores from the backend, without serving a front end store…
Netlify hosting is surging
Tuesday July 28, 2020
Netlify hosting is growing fast. Exploding topics highlighted Netlify's growth over the last year in their most recent newsletter. In the…