Launching something new onto the market always means dealing with conditions of great uncertainty. And when preparation is not done thoughtfully, many hours of work that any app or a piece of software takes, may be wasted.
To quickly see whether the idea is going to stick and to get the feedback for further improvements while not spending much money, it’s good to start with an MVP (Minimum Viable Product).
When running an online business, one should comply with specific regulations. The European Union is special in a way that companies here should not only observe laws of their countries, but also the European Law. Three main documents regulating online businesses within the EU are E-Commerce Directive (Directive 2000/31/EC), the GDPR- General Data Protection Regulation (Directive 2016/679), and Consumer Rights Directive (Directive 2011/83/EU).
The Coronavirus pandemic has brought a lot of challenges and changes to businesses. Companies had to rethink their operations, work organization, relations with customers, supply chains. Some countries now abate quarantine measures and hopefully, the toughest part is behind. However, the uncertainty remains and the coming back to “normal” might be another challenge. In this article, we will have a look-back on the past couple of months of the lockdown and share our ideas on further actions.
In the previous article, we discussed some benefits of eCommerce subscriptions and product ideas. Now we want to share a basic guideline on launching a subscription eCommerce business. What stages you need to go through from getting an idea to growing your business.
The subscription-based business model becomes more and more popular in eCommerce. While it has many benefits, it might not suit any product and (well, as any business) it requires a thorough approach to planning and executing.
When launching an online store, the first question that comes up is what shopping cart to use as there are plenty of options available. One of the major distinguishing parameters is whether the cart is open source or hosted. Both have their pros and cons, and the choice depends on the particular needs of your business.
In this article, we will focus on the benefits of open source eCommerce platforms and will consider an example of nopCommerce shopping cart.
AI, natural language processing, and machine learning are being actively developed benefiting various industries. E-Commerce is no exception. Many online stores adopt chatbots to maximize their marketing and sales efforts.
It might be quite frustrating for shoppers to browse through a catalog, get an idea of the prices, and then at the checkout discover a significant price increase. This may stop many people from completing their orders. If in your store prices differentiate by region, a good idea might be to display correct prices already in the catalog. A plugin can helpful for this. See below our experience of developing such a plugin.
Goods and services in the EU are subject to the European Union value added tax (or EU VAT). For the companies based in the Union, VAT would be charged on most sales and purchases done within the territory. In case the goods are exported outside the EU, the tax is not charged.
ISDK has extensive experience in building and customizing online stores to meet various needs. One of the fields of our expertise is the integration of shops with diverse delivery services.
In this article, we will showcase our plugins for a European second-largest courier operator DPD, Baltic countries’ leading logistics company Omniva, Russian courier services companies Pickpoint, and MaxiPost.
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