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Offline-first apps: Why Your eCommerce App Should Work Offline
3 MIN READ Most apps work best when connected to wifi or a strong mobile data connection. However, there are loads of times when your customers will be suffering the frustration of poor connectivity. Whether that’s because they’re commuting to and from work,...
7 Ways To Drive Social Media Traffic To Your eCommerce Website
9 MIN READ The more traffic you get to your website, the more chance you have of increasing your conversions. Driving relevant traffic to your website should be a priority for eCommerce businesses, and there’s a variety of ways you can do so. Having a presence on...
How To Start A Blog For Your eCommerce Website
4 MIN READ As a retail business owner, you’ll understand the importance of marketing. You need to build your eCommerce presence online, create attention-grabbing in-store displays and build an audience on social media, and for email marketing. (That’s with juggling...
How To Give Your Customers The Best Click and Collect Experience
10 MIN READ Click and collect is a fundamental part of the omnichannel ecosystem and a great addition for eCommerce retailers to add to their strategy. Giving your customers the best possible click and collect experience is extremely important as it’s becoming a more...
Report: The Importance Of Mobile Experience In eCommerce
15 MIN READ Introduction We recently set out to look at what retailers and eCommerce professionals think of mobile eCommerce. We’ve found a very varied landscape, where the businesses adapting to the popularity of mCommerce are reaping the rewards, whereas those who...
5 Ideas For Sustainable eCommerce Packaging
3 MIN READ More people are taking their environmental impact into consideration when buying. The eco-shopper is well and truly on the rise and retailers are taking notice. It’s a costly investment in terms of budget and resources, especially for smaller, independent...
How To Make Your Customer Returns Process More Efficient
5 MIN READ Dealing with customer returns is an inevitable part of retail. There are measures you can take to reduce returns, but you also need to know how to manage the returns you do get. In order to keep your costs down and give a great customer experience at the...
16 Must-Have eCommerce App Features
7 MIN READ More and more retailers are seeing the benefits of improving their mobile offering, whether that is through taking the initial steps of getting a mobile-responsive site or diving into the exciting world of app commerce. The impact of mobile shoppers habits’...
10 Brilliant Push Notification Ideas For Your eCommerce App
3 MIN READ If you’re venturing into the exciting world of app commerce, you’re going to want to be clued up on push notifications and how to efficiently use them as a part of your eCommerce strategy. They’re a great way to support marketing campaigns and the customer...
How To Delight Your Customers With Memorable Unboxing Experiences
5 MIN READ More people than ever before are looking for memorable unboxing experiences when shopping. The need to provide an amazing customer experience doesn’t end at the checkout. A beautifully packaged and thoughtfully curated display for your products will delight...
7 Simple Ways To Drive Traffic To Your eCommerce Store
5 MIN READ Consumers have more choice than ever before when it comes to where to shop. It can seem like an impossible task just getting noticed amongst all the noise out there. The thing is, you don’t need a huge budget or ad spend to attract more people to your...
Ecommerce Apps: 8 Reasons Your Business Needs One
4 MIN READ Increasing numbers of people are shopping on their mobile phones. According to BrizFeel, 49% of consumers use mobile to shop. The popularity of shopping on eCommerce apps is, in turn, rising as people seek convenience and seamless experiences. People are...
What To Look For In An SEO Friendly eCommerce Platform
5 MIN READ From new recipes to new cars, settling a debate or discovering a new brand, whatever you’re looking for online, most searches start with a Google. It’s so important for retailers to find an SEO friendly eCommerce platform to help them rank and stand out...
How The Rise Of Eco-Friendly Shoppers Is Influencing Sustainable Fashion
5 MIN READ The retail industry is currently seeing rapid growth in the popularity of eco-friendly shopping and the demand for sustainable fashion. The fashion industry isn’t always the most obvious when it comes to environmental impact. However, the UN Environment...
How To Pick The Best eCommerce Platform For Your Business
5 MIN READ Choosing the best eCommerce platform for your business is one of the most important decisions you’re going to have to make. Using the right eCommerce software to support your business is fundamental to your success. Getting this wrong can cause issues and...
Overcome The Most Common Payment Challenges In Retail
5 MIN READ The payments industry is a really exciting one and is seeing huge amounts of innovation and change. Keeping up with it all can be a hard task for retailers. Advances in technology are facilitating this fast-paced payments scene with FinTech gaining massive...
Creative Ways You Can Use Video To Increase Sales
8 MIN READ Video is fast becoming the most popular form of media to be consumed online and is a powerful addition to any eCommerce strategy. According to Hubspot, 78% of people watch videos online every week, and 55% of people watch videos online every day. There’s a...
Is Moving From Magento 1 to Magento 2 Right For You?
3 MIN READ If you’re a retailer still using Magento 1, you’ll be well aware by now that Magento 1 End of Life is fast approaching. Of course, it’s an inconvenience if you’ve been trading on this platform for some time, but it’s also a great opportunity to reflect on...
Press Release: Venditan secure partnership with Openpay capping off year of investment
1 MIN READ Manchester, UK. Press Release, Venditan and Openpay: Manchester-based Venditan, a technology business headquartered in the city centre, has partnered with next-generation, interest-free payment solution, Openpay, to become the UK’s exclusive first...
Retail and eCommerce Trends 2020: What The Experts Think
5 MIN READ There’s so much to get excited about for the future of retail and eCommerce trends; its an industry seeing massive amounts of growth and change right now. There are many viewpoints being shared right now on what's in store for the coming year, but we wanted...
An exciting year for Venditan: A look back at 2019
5 MIN READ For us here at Venditan, 2019 has been a really pivotal year - we’ve seen exciting growth in terms of clients, partnerships, new team members and product updates. I wanted to share with you some of the highlights of the year in a little more detail, and if...
Why You Should Offer Live Chat On Your eCommerce Website
5 MIN READ If you’re looking for a way to connect and communicate with your online customers as you do in-store, you might want to consider implementing live chat for your eCommerce website. Done well, it’s the perfect way to bring the personable and supportive...
How To Get Last-Minute Shoppers Through Your Door This Christmas
5 MIN READ Christmas is in full swing which is a great time for retailers, and it’s not over yet - you’ve still got a really important segment of your customer base to think about before the big day hits! It’s time to start thinking about how you can get these...
How To Create A Successful Subscription Box Model In eCommerce
7 MIN READ Are you thinking of starting a subscription service as a part of your eCommerce business? Over recent years there’s been a massive increase in popularity of subscription-based eCommerce driven by growing consumer demand. There’s a huge opportunity here for...