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From fashion, films and furniture through to toys, electronics and cars, there have been very few retailing sectors that haven’t been revolutionised by e-commerce in the last 10 years. Food, however, has proved a slightly tougher nut to crack, if you’ll excuse the pun. The problem is that food goes off. Because perishable food requires higher-quality, speedy packaging and shipping and needs to abide by relevant Health Department regulations, many e-commerce providers have shied away from offerin
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Taking a fashion line online is quickly becoming a quintessential part of working with a clothing retailer. Away from the need for a physical shop front, upcoming designers and retailers can showcase their stock without facing rent, energy bills, insurance, equipment (you name it). It’s not just cheaper, it’s also easier for small boutique designers and stockists to reach people who will be inspired by their brand and turn into lovely, devoted customers! Websites, however, if you don’t have a te
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Years ago, if you were looking for an all-singing, all-dancing e-commerce website for your company, you’d be faced with assembling an team of web developers to build you something from scratch.For those of you looking to get up and running fast and cost-effectively, we’ve moved on from there. Nowadays, there are plenty of great platforms available for small and medium businesses that help them to better serve their customers. Two of those platforms are Shopify and Magento Go – and here we’ll pai
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Shopify Vs. Zen Cart Here at TheGenieLab, we’re big fans of Shopify. We think it’s one of the smoothest, quickest and most adaptable eCommerce options out there – far more so than other open source options such as Zen Cart. So, we’ve knocked up a quick guide to Shopify and Zen Cart which explains why, as web developers, we love working with the Shopify platform. But first, the bad news for Shopify users: Zen Cart is cheaper than Shopify Zen Cart is free, and Shopify (after a 14-day no-obligation
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osCommerce, BigCommerce, Shopify, Highwire, Izzonet, Volusion, Magento; the list of eCommerce platforms seems to grow every day. We know that the grass always looks greener, and that familiarity can breed contempt when it comes to your eCommerce system – but sometimes the grass really is greener and you could find that you’re missing out on much more suitable fit for your online business. In this blog we’ll be taking a closer look at how two eCommerce heavyweights square up. Please welcome to t
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