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Impact of Coronavirus on Consumer Behavior

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

At the beginning of this year, the world has faced an unprecedented threat to people’s health and the global economy – the outbreak of the coronavirus. The first signs of the novel virus have been observed in China, where it emerged and started spreading with rapid paces to the rest of the world. The COVID-19 outbreak led to the global pandemic state, affecting every aspect of one’s life and bringing irreversible losses to business accross many industries. In such circumstances, it is crucial for companies and enterprises, especially those involved in the retail and e-commerce business, to show flexibility and quickly adapt to the changing situation.

In this article, we provide an overview of the main patterns related to consumer behavior in the changing circumstances and look at the possibilities for businesses to survive crisis times. To get more information on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on e-commerce and retail, check this post.

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Offline2On – A Lifebelt For Entrepreneurs All Over The Globe (Get Your First Magento Website)

- E-Commerce

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The number of small businesses in the US alone exceeds the 30 million milestone. So, you can imagine how many entrepreneurs all over the world are in trouble now. The long-lasting impact of the crisis will never let many of them recover within the next few years. Some of them won’t be able to reappear after the pandemic. However, there is a community initiative aimed to mitigate the influence of city-wide lockdowns and states of emergencies. Meet Offline2On – a non for profit community-led project created to support businesses amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Continue Reading

The Impact of Coronavirus on Retail, E-Commerce, & Magento

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

Coronavirus, magento 2, e-commerce, retail

Have you already received messages from local online retailers informing you about the possibility of ordering online despite the quarantine? More and more businesses are trying to leverage the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak to avoid (or at least mitigate) the inevitable recession caused by the virus. Will they succeed? We try to find the answer below. The following article describes the coronavirus impact on e-commerce and retail. Let’s figure out what’s going on around and why people are so obsessed with the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue Reading

Magento 2 SameSite Cookie Guide

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

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Are you ready for the fourth of February? If you don’t know what this date means, you’ve come to the right place. If you know but still look for help, you will find it below. In this article, we explore a new Chrome update and its impact on the entire Internet, e-commerce, and Magento. In an attempt to make the most popular browser faster and more secure and customer experience more private, Google changes the default way of how cookies are treated. 

The new improvement is already dubbed the SameSite update. It affects everyone, from website owners to visitors. The update forces you, as a Magento merchant, to explicitly label third-party cookies. If you do not do that, cookies won’t work correctly in the Chrome browser. And as we all know, it is the most popular application people use to interact with the Internet. However, it doesn’t mean that users, who rely on other browsers, won’t be affected. Google sets a new trend so that other companies will join it soon. Let’s explore the update itself and then proceed to our tiny Magento 2 SameSite cookie guide. Continue Reading

Magento 2 Sale Category by Ulmod

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

Managing sale products can be a tedious process for store administrators. It is time-consuming to go through the catalog for all products and put the products that have special prices into a specific category.

The default Magento 2 do not offer the ability automatically add all products set up for sale under the offer or sale category of your site. If you want to automatically generate a list of products on sale under a sale/offer category of your store, you can install the Sale Category Magento 2 by Ulmod. 

The extension automatically picks up all products with special prices and products in catalog price rule and add them to your sale/offer category. Also, the extension support countdown timer and will automatically remove expired sales products under the sale/offer category, making sure the listing is always accurate. Continue Reading

Magento 2 Custom Order Status by Ulmod

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

Magento 2 by default come with order status; however, this is very limited.

If you want to automate your daily routine, and significantly simplifies the way you manage orders in the backend section you can install the Custom Order Status extension for Magento 2 by Ulmod. 

The module allows you to create unlimited order statuses to automate your daily routine, also provides the ability to inform customers about every change related to the order status.

All created custom order statuses will display at the customer account page informing customers of the order processing progress. Continue Reading

Inverse Paradox – Your Guide Into E-Commerce & Magento

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

Inverse Paradox operates on the market for more than ten years. The company helps small and medium businesses approach their web and graphic design needs in the right way. Instead of providing stock art for their identity, Inverse Paradox offers custom solutions tailored to the individual needs of every enterprise. If you don’t want to use a pay-by-month turnkey website solution that won’t sell your services or want to avoid agencies that overcharge and under-deliver, you’ve come to the right place.  Continue Reading

Magento Software Testing to Boost E-commerce Rates [Case Study]

- E-Commerce, Magento

If you are to organize an effective online store testing process to push your ecommerce conversion optimization to a new level, take a look at the following case description from the company with 11-year experience in quality assurance. Whether you prefer  indoor testing or QA outsourcing services, this article suits both approaches. It is a brief guide on the web testing process and the ways to achieve strong results.

The article describes the quality assurance strategy applied by QA Madness to the big e-commerce project.  Be Fit* is a Magento-based shopping platform offering fitness supplements with more than 150k of monthly visits. The project has an internal development team which works on its independent product.

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