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Why PWA Should Be Your Investment Priority
And how to talk about it with different stakeholders in your organization With 5x the speed and performance, Progressive Web App (PWA) generates more growth and profit than any other current IT or marketing investment. The context: Google first pioneered the PWA...
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The Pros and Cons of PWA
And why most big brands are going all-in on this technology COVID-19 drove people indoors and online, exploding traffic and digital revenue. As a result, pending digital investments quickly became “MUST HAVES” and the ROI for digital investment multiplied almost...
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Magento’s Last Upgrade of 2020: An Easy-to-Understand Guide
The last major update to Magento for 2020 is now available. This release marks a policy shift that will reduce the total cost of ownership for the platform. New Software Lifecycle Policy Reduces TCO and Vulnerabilities As one of several efforts to reduce platform TCO,...
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Before You PIM: 3 Things Most Clients Would Have Done Differently Before Implementation
Tips for PIM project sponsors on what to plan for and what to avoid You’ve witnessed the chaos that ensues when your team produces a catalog and updates products for the online and/or paper versions. You’ve heard from your customers that they want to easily compare,...
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The Digital Transformation of Alcohol Retail in Canada
Insights on eCommerce and the Technology to Meet Changing Consumer Preferences. COVID-19 accelerated consumer trends and proved that wine is in fact an essential product. The COVID-19 crisis and subsequent shelter in place orders have accelerated eCommerce adoption....
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The One Tech That Improves Almost Every Digital KPI
Is it worth the hype? We explain. One of the hottest technologies available that combines the best features of websites and apps, with industry-measured averages of +43% in speed and each subsequent page loading faster than the last, Progressive Web Apps (PWA)...
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Understand PWA in 10 minutes or less
The Business Case for More Speed, Now. Why faster load times, faster search and quicker turnaround for deployment should be your digital commerce investment priority – and how PWA may be your solution to all three. A visual guide to understanding progressive web apps...
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Magento Update: 2.4 Released
Featuring better BOPIS and Covid-countering B2B features. Magento 2.4, the fourth major platform update of Magento 2’s short life is now available. We look at what that means for your business and answer the questions: Who MUST upgrade to 2.4? Who SHOULD update? Who...
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Record Revenue Peaks: The New Normal?
50 days later: the impacts of COVID-19 on eCommerce
Report: Week 7 The eCommerce curb is flattening The intense increases in online traffic and purchases over the last couple of weeks seem to be stabilizing. At the same time, consumers are settling down into the new digital reality - including those consumers who were...
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Magento Rolls Out Second Update for 2020 (2.3.5)
Core Payment Methods No Longer Supported, Easier Page Builder and Privacy. Here is what you get with Magento 2.3.5 Magento is starting 2020 with a bang with a January 28th release. A relatively small release compared to the ones we received in 2019, Magento 2.3.4 has...
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COVID-19 and eCommerce Report: Week 6
After the near 100% jump reported in our first report on COVID-19's impact on eCommerce, the figures have continued to evolve as merchants, brands and consumers adapt to the new normal. Here are the results for Week 6.Listen to Charles Desjardins dig into the merchant...
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AMx: Custom Product Configurator Bridges Gap Between AEM and Magento
AMx makes AEM 100% transactional, regardless of product configuration or complexity.Developed by two of the Adobe/Magento ecosystem’s most celebrated partners, AMx unlocks the value of a combined Magento-AEM platform. Brands can deliver experience-driven content while...
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COVID-19 and eCommerce Report: Week 5
After the near 100% jump reported in our first report on COVID-19's impact on eCommerce, the figures have continued to evolve as merchants, brands and consumers adapt to the new normal. Here are the results for Week 5.Listen to Charles Desjardins dig into the merchant...
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COVID-19 and eCommerce Report: Week 4
After the near 100% jump reported in our first report on COVID-19's impact on eCommerce, the figures have continued to evolve as merchants, brands and consumers adapt to the new normal. Here are the results for Week 4. Listen to Charles Desjardins dig into the...
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AI-Run Product Recommendations: Free for Magento Merchants
Christopher Brabender is a Magento Practice Lead at Absolunet and a member of the Magento U Certification and Training Advisory Boards. Quick context: The Adobe team has been working on their new Sensei-powered Product Recommendations service over the past several...
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COVID-19 and eCommerce in Canada
Impacts, Data, Trends and Benchmarking Tools. Canada is on the digital tipping point. In the future, we’ll remember that there was a way of buying BEFORE COVID-19 and AFTER.
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A message to our clients on the Covid-19 crisis.
Dear valued customer, In light of the uncertainty we are all facing surrounding the COVID-19 situation, I feel it’s important I update you on our business continuity plans. It goes without saying that the well-being and safety of our employees is our top priority....
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Does Your Coronavirus Strategy Include eCommerce?
In October 2009, the world was a very different place. Barack Obama was the president of the United States. Microsoft launched Bing, proving the Internet was here to stay. Twitter had just become worth $1B, proving the Internet was a very strange place. And the Web...
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eCommerce Replatforming Guide for Infor Users
A high-level guide for navigating your replatforming questions and concerns. Dive and Explore : A Yes/Now Flowchart: “do we actually need to replatform?” Detailed checklists, segmented by strategic, financial, cultural, operational and technical considerations for...
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Hello, A.D. Members
The Digital Revolution is Putting Pressure on B2B Companies. The Right eCommerce Strategy Can be Your Competitive Advantage. #WinTogether
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AEM + Magento Custom Product Configurator to be Debuted at Adobe Summit in Las Vegas
Developed by two of the Adobe/Magento ecosystem’s most celebrated partners, AMx allows brands to deliver experience-driven content while leveraging product info and checkout in Magento, in 90 days or less. Las Vegas, Nevada - February 25, 2020 - Absolunet and ICF...
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Magento 2.3.4 Has Chat, Adobe Stock Integration, PWA Page Builder and More
From interactions to content to security, here is what is included in Magento’s most recent release Magento is starting 2020 with a bang with a January 28th release. A relatively small release compared to the ones we received in 2019, Magento 2.3.4 has some...
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The 10 eCommerce Trends That Will Define Retail in 2020
Amazon hits a wall, China’s rising digital influence, in-store facial recognition, in-fridge delivery… Absolunet unveils the 10 eCommerce Trends that will define the next 12 months. Montreal - December 16 2019 - Absolunet unveils the top 10 eCommerce trends to watch...
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Episerver Acquires Insite: Leading WCM Now Has Strong B2B eCommerce Capability
Absolunet's first impressions of Episerver’s Insite acquisition. Insite is an amazing eCommerce platform for B2B. It is stable, easy to use, and provides the widest range of out-of-the-box critical features for enterprise-level manufacturers and distributors. Insite...
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New Balance and Absolunet Take Top Honors at PIMpoint Summit in Chicago
inRiver highlights partners and clients who use product information management to fuel eCommerce and digital transformations. Montreal, Quebec – InRiver’s PIMpoint summit culminated with a celebration of client success and partner dedication, Absolunet took top...
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Magento 2.3.3 Details, Holiday Code Freeze and a Much Improved Security Patching Process
An overview of Magento’s most recent update, why patching just got smarter and exactly when will it be too late to do any of this before the holidays. Read on.Today, Magento is releasing 3 new versions of their platform including patches for 2.2.x and 2.3.2 and a new...
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HVAC + eCommerce
How mobile and digital are redefining customer expectations. This is 3 examples of HVAC distributors who are already bridging the digital gap. 6 signs your custom/Current HVAC website is costing you sales
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Cyber Monday Marketing Checklist
Collaborate to Compete: 6 strategies for brand manufacturers and retailers. A Practical Guide for Winning During the Most Important Time of the Year. How to stand out amongst thousands of companies vying for consumer attention. The foundations for working...
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How Manufacturers and Distributors Can Bridge the Digital Gap
Change is hard In B2B, the sales culture has historically centered on phone calls and quotas, not finding easier ways for customers to engage with your company. The hardest part of getting new technology rolling is wading through the noise of what is actually going...
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Amazon: B2B’s Friend or Foe?
Is Amazon a friend or a foe? Well, both. Truthfully, both Amazon and other marketplaces like eBay (especially if you are in the car parts industry) have significant advantages in terms of: large resources to test new technology, name recognition, and a reputation for...
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The 8 Things Your B2B eCommerce Platform Should Do
Choosing a new eCommerce platform signals that you are trying to make your customers’ lives easier. That’s good. When it comes to technology or your digital infrastructure, the platform you pick plays a big part in your customer experience. Here are 8 important...
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