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Let's learn about via these 100 free stories. They are ordered by most time reading created on HackerNoon. Visit the to find the most read stories about any technology. Online Shopping /Learn Repo 1. What is Online Gifting And How This Market it Disrupted by New Tech Recently, online gifting has become a hot topic in many media. Journalists and bloggers are discussing the new potential market, its volume, and emerging trends. I decided to tap into the subject as well and study some numbers, global problems to be solved there, and what technologies can do it. Let's go! 2. Build an Online Grocery Marketplace: CedCommerce Alternatives Investing in a grocery delivery solution to build your online marketplace is a wise choice since the demand for online grocery delivery services has increased. 3. How Personalization Works in E-commerce and Why Retailers Fail at It Personalization was, is, and will be among the top ecommerce trends for the upcoming years. 4. Top 5 Shopify Development Companies in the USA Top 5 Shopify Development Companies in the USA 5. The Power of Recommerce: The Second Hand Online Economy A look at the growing recommerce, second hand market online. 6. 6 Websites Where You Can Pay With Bitcoin (BTC) Cryptocurrency no longer seems to be something distant: let's start talking more about how such "virtual" money can be used in real life. 7. 7 Alarming Signs That Magecart Attacks Are Here to Stay Magecart attack has become one of the biggest threats e-commerce businesses are facing. It uses the same techniques as a POS skimmer would do at a physical cash register, cyber criminal launching a Magecart attack would try to insert a malicious script into servers responsible for handling your payment. This way, they were able to get access to your customer data when a customer type it on your e-commerce site. 8. Drop Shipping Alternatives to AliExpress in the US This article will explain why AliExpress isn’t always the best option, and what other options there are if you think AliExpress isn’t for you. 9. 4 Ways To Combat Shopping Cart Abandonment Are you looking for a way to secure more sales and build customer loyalty? If so, you’re in the right place. 10. E-Commerce Technology Trends: 2020 Edition As you know, technology is the king of today’s world. With trending mobile app development technology, the business sector is adopting the changes to stay in the competition of the market. E-commerce technology has a high impact on eCommerce shopping. They will have a new influence on new technology, new customer demands, and are moving from desktop to the latest mobile applications. 11. Leveraging Data Science in eCommerce: 7 Projects to Try As an online retailer, how can you improve your business? Of course through providing a better customer experience. An e-commerce company needs to have a well understanding of the following factors: 12. Quick Path to Selling More: Why Quality Product Content Matters More Than Ever The majority of business sectors are suffering a slowdown due to COVID-19, but not eCommerce - in fact, many sellers are experiencing increased demand. Those who haven’t transitioned to online, often face a choice of mobilizing all their resources or shutting down. 13. How Retail Tech Startups are Providing E-commerce Brands With a Competitive Advantage The rapid rise of retail tech has touched almost every part of shopping; from discovery apps like Yelp to Buy now pay later brands like Klarna and Afterpay. 14. Artificial Intelligence in Beauty & Cosmetics Industry The beauty industry was valued at $532.43 billion USD in 2017, and it’s following a rapid upward trajectory. According to the same report, the estimated worth is expected to reach $805.61 billion USD by 2023. You get the idea how huge this industry is. And it has witnessed a revolutionary change over the past few years. 15. Blockchain in eCommerce - Here's How Things Have Panned Out in 2021 Right now, blockchain is making a big splash in the eCommerce space, enabling new ways of doing things and disrupting the status quo. 16. How AI is Changing the User Shopping Experience with Omri Katz I sat down with Omri Katz, CEO at Dialogue to discuss how AI is changing the E-commerce industry. 17. Mexico is A Good Alternative to China for E-Commerce Fulfillment Getayuda offers Ecommerce stores a seamless bridge to transact with Mexican factories that can match the price and quality of their production. 18. The Death of Privacy is An Abusive Government's Wet Dream Facial recognition isn't just a neat little gimmick to unlock your iPhone or save a couple minutes at the airport—it's a dangerous weapon wielded by abusive governments to silence dissidents, and the more mainstream this technology gets, the more powerful a weapon it becomes. 19. How is Cloud Technology Transforming the Cannabis Industry? Cloud technology is changing how businesses operate. Learn how cloud-based systems are helping cannabis businesses streamline their workflows after legalization 20. E-Commerce as the Cake, Not the Cherry on the Cake E-Commerce has spiraled due to the pandemic environment, leading to irreversibly enhanced online shopping. 21. 3 Web Design Factors to Ponder Before Starting an E-commerce Venture Developing a website for an e-commerce venture is a process that needs to be done with deft care. Starting a website is easy, but to maintain it is the real deal. That's why you need to start the process with all the precautions and preparation as anything can go wrong. Web design and development is very difficult and can look impossible to perfect, especially for the newcomers. 22. 4 Ways to Keep Your Ecommerce Store Ready at All Times Online retailers are growing constantly and need to get ready for a massive influx of traffic. As customer expectations and market standards are higher than ever before, it’s critical to ensure quality and high-performance at all times. 23. How Artificial Intelligence Is Shaping The Retail Industry With 96% of Americans shopping online and the rise of AI lead cashier-less retail stores such as one of Amazon’s 15 Go stores, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a key element in the digitalization of in-store retail by personalizing the customer experience and creating a more engaged business-to-consumer interaction. For retail companies, AI creates an opportunity to bridge the gap between virtual and physical sales channels. 24. Reviewing 2021's Google Shopping Holiday Retail Trends We analyzed Google Ads data for the Holiday shopping season to look at what the trends were for ads, advertised, and sales/discounts in 2021. 25. The Online Shopping Trends of the Future How will eCommerce look in a few years? Discover the future trends of the industry and transform your online business! 26. Deep Dive: Is Maropost a Better Alternative to Shopify? In the e-commerce realm, Shopify has long dominated as a key player, becoming nearly synonymous with online retail. 27. 5 Lessons Learned During Online Grocery Product Development Online grocery services are steadily gaining in popularity. Recent statistics show that 22 percent of American shoppers buy groceries online at least once a wee 28. How to Prevent Coupon and Promo Fraud What is coupon fraud? How to combat coupon abuse and prevent coupon fraud that keep your business safe? 29. Tips on Leveraging E-Commerce to Raise Funds An option to diversify your organization's fundraising is to follow the trends of the larger business world and dive into the endless possibilities of ecommerce 30. A Detailed Guide on Conversion Rate Optimization in E-Commerce Improve your online sales with my comprehensive guide on Conversion Rate Optimization in E-commerce. Learn about website design, UX, A/B testing, sales funnels. 31. What Cybercrime Would Look Like in 2020 2019 was the year of data breaches, phishing and ransomware attacks. From US real estate giant inadvertently leaking 900 million records to Danish hearing aid manufacturer Demant being a victim to a 95 million US dollars hack –cybercriminals ran rampant in the last year. 32. Top 8 Practises You Should Implement to Make Your eCommerce Product Filters Well-Optimized Deep-diving into key practices for implementing optimized product filters 33. 3 Price Mechanisms for Marketplaces Marketplaces 34. E-Commerce Dropshipping: The Risks As the owner of My Small Store, I receive many requests to dropship our luxury handbags. I feel honored, yet, I decline all of the requests. Let me explain the risks associated with E-Commerce Dropshipping. 35. 8 Tips for Safe Online Shopping this Holiday Season The holiday shopping season really gets underway when it's the end of the year and online shopping continues to rise and rise in popularity. 36. Shoppable Videos: The Untapped Market for Video Commerce? Shoppable videos are a new frontier in e-commerce to drive sales. Check out the best shoppable video platforms in 2023 in this comprehensive guide. 37. Important Things Developers Should Know When Building a B2B eCommerce App B2B e-commerce companies are greatly progressing. As per research from Forrester, B2B eCommerce app revenue is expected to reach $ 1.8 trillion in the United States within the next four years. Another study by BigCommerce revealed that 41% of retailers expect their online sales to increase by more than 25% by the end of this year. 38. An Introduction to Livestream Shopping The concept of live shopping goes back to the 80s and builds on the idea of video shopping. 39. Using Shopify 2.0 to Build a Successful Online Store Selecting a suitable platform to establish your online business is a monumental effort in the world of E-commerce. 40. Tell Me Your Secrets: How Many Workers Review Posts on Amazon? We found banned items for sale on Amazon.com 41. Magento Community vs Enterprise Edition Comparison For most store owners, the only difference between Magento Community Edition and Enterprise Edition is the cost. It’s definitely an important factor, but you need to think about the value and not just the price. You can prevent various potential challenges by figuring out which edition covers your business needs and goals better. 42. 2021's Top 10 eCommerce Softwares Include BigCommerce, Shopify, Magneto, and More It is no news that an eCommerce software or platform is inevitable for selling anything online. A standard website might provide a ton of functionalities related to promoting your business. Still, it does not necessarily allow buyers to choose and buy products or facilitate payments of any sort. These additional functionalities that characterize an online shopping platform are essential, and the best solution to this is an eCommerce software. 43. Zoey The AI: A Friend to “Corona Brides” We experienced digital transformation on an unprecedented scale in 2020. Here’s how artificial intelligence is transforming online shopping. 44. 4 Amazing Black Friday Marketing Strategies to Follow in 2021 Try out these four eCommerce markeing strategies this Black Friday to boost your online and offline sales while building a loyal consumer base for your business 45. Why do People Abandon Online Shopping Carts? In order to increase conversions, e-commerce stores should make a point of analyzing their rate of cart abandonment against the benchmarks. 46. The Pros and Cons of Selling on Amazon and eBay Selling your products on Amazon and eBay seems like an irresistible deal at first. You have their entire customer base at your disposal, and these sites get a hell lot of traffic; what could be a more profitable way to start an eCommerce business? 47. The Future of Retail: The Convergence of Physical and Online Stores Explore the future of retail and the merging of physical and online shopping experiences. Discover the latest trends and technologies shaping the way we shop. 48. Attribution for Doubting Marketers Attribution is the scariest beast to wake up in the world of marketing analytics. Only about half of companies in the US with more than 100 employees are using attribution modeling, but this number is expected to rise to 88% in 2020 according to eMarketer estimates. 49. Customer Support: Is Your Team Ready for the Holidays? This year’s holiday shopping season will be different due to altered consumer behavior from COVID-19. Some things though will stay the same, like the increased pressure on your customer support team. 50. 3 Steps Retailers Should Take to Prevent Holiday Data Breaches During the stressful COVID-19 pandemic, governments are urging people to stay home. So, many people have adopted new ways to run their day-to-day lives and make sure they are fulfilling. Zoom keeps millions of people connected. TikTok provides a creative outlet to escape shelter-in-place boredom. And Amazon is selling everything from N95 masks to those special I-need-this-in-my-life items. 51. Can You Tell What Products On This List Are Prohibited On Amazon? Amazon is the largest retailer in the world, but a majority of the sales on the site come from third-party sellers. Along with toasters and mops, the site’s a target for people trying to sell dangerous and illicit products. 52. The Power of Google Comparison Shopping Services Google Shopping continues to gain importance as an e-commerce channel. Shopping ads are displayed prominently on the search engine results pages and present users with products that match their search query. Google is developing the feature feverishly to meet the competition from Amazon as a sales channel. In initial tests with “Shopping Actions”, Google even allows direct purchases in the search results in the USA and France. 53. How To List Your Products For Free On Google Shopping Recently, Google introduced Free Google Shopping listings in the US, and they also plan to roll the feature globally by the end of 2020. The free Google Shopping listings will appear alongside the Google Shopping Ads, as the search engine giant plans to take on Amazon for organic product searches. 54. How Can AR Furniture Apps Simplify & Boost Sales: GFG Use Case AR furniture apps have proved its tremendous impact on business. Have you heard about Houzz AR app used by more than a million users? It made customers 11 times more inclined to buy an item and spend 2.7 more time on navigating it. So how can you create a robust app like this? What problems could you solve with another AR app? 55. How Have Advanced Technologies Influenced The Global Jewelry Industry With each passing day, there has been a significant improvement in modern technology. Science has progressed really well to make our lives more convenient and comfortable. From the smallest household equipment to great scientific discoveries, everything has played a significant role in improving our lifestyle. True to each word, jewelry is not an exception in this. The effects of modern technology in the production of jewelry is unparalleled. From the discovery of precious gemstones to the creation of e-commerce platforms and cloud solutions, everything has been taken over by technology. As the days go by, more people are implementing various technologies to improve production possibilities. 56. How To Fool Prices: Price Discrimination in the Digital Economy Price discrimination have been around for years. It is seen as a benefit for both companies and buyers, but there is a line that price discrimination can cross to become illegal and harmful for our digital life. 57. 5 eCommerce Tech Trends That Will Drive Sales Online in 2019 E-Commerce is an ever-changing industry due to the nature of innovation that influences it. Each eCommerce trend has to be analyzed in deep and adopted in due if it’s truly going to drive your brand forward. If not, you could be missing out on the projected 6.54 trillion US dollars in 2022. 58. E-Commerce Redefining Cannabis Industry: Online Shopping Takes Over Retail After decades of being a controversial subject in the United States, medical marijuana is now being decriminalized and legalized. 33 states have made it accessible for 13 million people so that they can take advantage of its medical and recreational purposes. A study was conducted by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) which showed that 69% of surveyed individuals thought marijuana to be less harmful than alcohol. 59. Amazon's 'Essential Item' Policy Upsets Everyone Currently that appears to include a 10-pack of rubber chickens 60. 10 Top Advantages of Node.js in eCommerce Industry It is estimated that 2.14 billion people will buy online by 2021. Do you want to be the best choice for them? It is not so easy as the competition in the e-commerce industry is becoming fierce year by year. 61. How To Start an Online Store Without Taking The Knock Pandemic has affected more than 200 countries throughout the world. It impacted the global economy severely and global stock markets have suffered drastic falls due to the outbreak. According to Statista, almost 3.5 trillion U.S. dollars have been lost in economic output. People got locked down in their homes and that was the only way to stay safe from the deadly virus. Stores, restaurants and shopping malls were closed and there was no business at all. 62. Pulled By The Future, Not Pushed By The Past FinTech is revolutionizing financial services for the Millennial generation 63. Bricks-and-Clicks, or Why Omnichannel Is the Future of Retail In-store and online retail have always stood in passive opposition to each other, but in the first quarter of 2019 this confrontation took an especially dramatic turn. Multiple mass media outlets published articles with agitated headlines like “It's Official: "Clicks" Have Topped "Bricks" (CBS News) or “Online Shopping Overtakes a Major Part of Retail for the First Time Ever” (CNBC), which proclaimed the final surrender of bricks to clicks. 64. The Best Shopify Wholesale Apps for 2022 The Best Shopify Wholesale Apps for 2022 65. How To Deal with A Very Bad eCommerce store design? Physical retail or eCommerce, customers today have an ocean of alternatives in both the online and offline markets. Dozens of super-markets built side-by-side or thousands of eCommerce sites on the internet, all of this mean the same thing – 66. How to Avoid Online Phishing Scams this Holiday Season Despite billions of dollars being invested in cybersecurity technologies, the use of look-alike domains and counterfeit websites to trick people with phishing scams is on the rise. 🤷♂️ 67. Integration Comparison: Adyen, Braintree, Stripe When a new online merchant chooses a payment gateway, one likely narrows them down to Adyen, Braintree, PayPal, Stripe. They're indeed the most popular today, and they are all robust and easy to integrate. 68. 9 Solid Online Marketplace Businesses to Start in 2022 Starting an online marketplace company requires a lot of brainstorming. Here is a list of the best marketplace ideas, together with reasons to invest. 69. Why Automated Ecommerce Fulfillment is the Next Big Step for Online Sellers Ecommerce Giants will rule the roost but implementing Automated Ecommerce can make your startup stand a chance in a post-covid online era. 70. Everything You Need to Know about Headless Commerce and its Benefits Digital Commerce is growing exponentially since its inception. According to a report published by Statista, global online sales are expected to reach USD 3.45 Trillion by the end of 2019 which is 13.7% of growth compared to the preceding year. 71. The Best Black Friday Tips You Will Read This Year When you think of Black Friday, you might think of getting trampled at Walmart trying to snag a half-price TV or the latest toy phenom for your kids. (“Baby Yoda purchase, you must.”) This year is a bit different though — COVID-19 has upended the economy and new social distancing measures have changed the in-person shopping experience. 72. A Comprehensive Guide on How to Build an Online Marketplace in 2022 The good thing about online marketplace development platforms is that anyone, even you, can enter it and establish a thriving business... 73. The Importance of Influence in Ecommerce Revenue Generation Today, influence isn’t restricted to movie stars, sports stars, and other conventional celebrities alone. Forget about celebrity endorsements, because influencer marketing has found its new home with internet grandees who are dedicating their time for their followers on the web. 74. How the Environment is Paying for our Prime Day Discounts The Lightning Deal timer is ticking away. You're frantically scraping through hundreds of discounts. Finally, after a barrage of Prime deals and discounts, you find the one: a deeply discounted, 30% off Amazon Echo. 75. WooCommerce vs. Shopify for Dropshipping Business We already discussed the principles of the dropshipping and risks related to it. Although it indeed carries risks, it’s a developing eCommerce form. It is involving more people on three sides: buyers, intermediates, and producers. 76. eCommerce Website Design Checklist: A Foolproof Way Popular brands are well aware of the fact that using an attractive website is one of the best practices to grow and run a successful eCommerce business. In addition to this, you also need to pay attention to organizing the information, content, and functionality of the website to improve the user experience. 77. Identifying Fake Reviews On Amazon Spotting the fakes isn’t always possible, but here are some tips 78. 7 Strategies to Prepare Your Online Store During Coronavirus The global pandemic COVID-19 has uprooted the lives of the people and has disrupted operations of many businesses. Some for good and some for worse. And the eCommerce industry is on the good side of this COVID-19 disease. This is because shoppers are advised to stay at home in the wake of COVID-19. Since the brick-mortar shops have been closed down, it leaves only one option for shoppers to shop on eCommerce stores. 79. Twitter’s New Shopping Feature has Users Shopping More than Ever In-app shopping is the new method for social media platforms to join the e-commerce market. Learn how Twitter is adding this feature to their app. 80. Top 3 Ecommerce Website Development Platforms [2021] Popular Ecommerce Website Platforms to develop an online store with cart, payment gateway, SSL, and hosting in 2021 are Shopify, WooCommerce, and Magento. 81. 5 Things You Didn't Know About Multichannel Selling And Top 5 Marketplaces To Try It What is Multichannel eCommerce? 82. 10 Predictions for a Post-COVID World: Contactless retail, New unicorns and Other The world as we knew it before will never be the same. The pandemic is reshaping everything from how we work and shop to how we exercise and socialize. There was a great post by Emma Rose Bienvenu that got a lot of traffic where Emma shared her 7 predictions for a Post-Coronavirus World and named remote work, automation, and telemedicine as the key trends shaping our new normal. 83. Leveraging the Power of Shopify for Ecommerce with 6 Must-Have Shopify Apps Over-dependence on the core functionality of CMS can be a risky affair; you need to have options up your sleeves like Wordpress plugins or Shopify apps. 84. How to Sell Goods Online: 6 Tips to Prepare for the 2021 Holiday Shopping Season With Q4 underway, now is the time to prepare your online ecommerce store for the 2021 holiday season. Here are a few things you can do to be ready. 85. The Upcoming market of Customizable Fashion for 21st Century Shoppers Customizable fashion is another form of slow fashion, paving the way for different avenues of shopping for the new generation. 86. Business Model of Online Grocery Business: How It Can Make Money Online grocery shopping is one of the fastest-growing niches of eCommerce in 2020. According to a study by Nielsen, 70% of the consumers will shop groceries online by 2024. Subsequently, consumers in the US alone will be spending $100 billion annually on online food and beverages, which is equal to every household spending about $850 annually. 87. How Big Data Can Help Personalize Your Ecommerce Store Data is everywhere. Every single detail you have ever provided online – from your address to the advertisements you’ve clicked on –is stored by browsers and applications. 88. Official Retailers Dragged Into Battle In April 2019, fans of the makeup influencer Jaclyn Hill noticed her new eyeshadow palette, normally $38, on Walmart.com for the unbelievably low price of $16.39. Many rushed to buy; others were skeptical: Hill had announced that the palette would be available only through certain retailers, and Walmart wasn’t one of them. 89. 11 Reasons To Build Your Next E-Commerce Websites On Shopify 11 Reasons Why Shopify Web Designers Love To Build E-Commerce Websites On Shopify including the theme store, customization, and more. 90. Sustainability in Ecommerce: What Are The Possibilities? Find out how to create a sustainable brand for your online business as well as the numerous possibilities that sustainable e-commerce offers businesses. 91. The Digital Shopper: 4 Retail Tech Trends That Will Stay Post-Pandemic Retailers are perfectly poised to adapt with ease as we move into a post-pandemic world, having experienced such a necessary yet dizzying acceleration in digital transformations over the past year. 92. How to Forecast Purchase Orders for Shopify Stores Using Open-Source Use the open-source integrated machine learning in MindsDB and the open-source data integration platform Airbyte to forecast Shopify store metrics. 93. 7 Shopify Alternatives to Create an Online Food Delivery Platform Top Shopify alternatives restaurateurs must consider to develop their online food delivery platform. 94. 5 Magento Alternatives You May Consider For Your Business Magento is widely known as one of the most popular open-source platforms. According to a data provided by Magento, there are more than 250,000 merchants worldwideusing this platform. 95. LensAI: Cookie-Busting Ads, Statistics, & Case Studies A discussion on LensAI case studies and contextual targeting. 96. The Worst Gift Ever? What to Avoid this Holiday Season The HN team reveals all their bad holiday experiences and talk about the worst gifts they've ever received. 97. A Complete Guide to Set Up WooCommerce Dynamic Pricing A pricing strategy that you might have seen quite often with airline ticket booking is Dynamic Pricing. In this strategy, the price of a destination changes based on the demand. Similarly, based on the profile of a customer, you can create different pricing approaches. However, these strategies are not limited only to airline or accommodation booking. Any eCommerce store can adopt the dynamic pricing strategy to boost sales and customer satisfaction on the site. In this article, we will discuss how you can set up Dynamic Pricing on your WooCommerce-powered online store. 98. 20 Tips for Selling on Depop App: 2021 Edition Selling on Depop can be your full-time job and produce fairly good money if you take it seriously. 99. 10 Best Magento 2 Mobile App Builders For Ios & Andriod Here is the list of Top 10 Magento 2 mobile app builders. They will convert your eCommerce store into a mobile app of both Android & IOS. 100. 15+ Best Multi vendor Marketplace Platforms 2022 to Build Your Ecommerce Website & Apps The main vision of all online sellers is to have a perfect and reliable multi vendor website that is because it is capable of generating high profits and also it can be easily managed. People are getting comfortable in purchasing the products of their need in any online store. Thank you for checking out the 100 most read stories about Online Shopping on HackerNoon. to find the most read stories about any technology. Visit the /Learn Repo