Category: Bigcommerce

Selling Plants Online – How and Where To Go About It.

Posted on June 26, 2023 by - Bigcommerce, E-commerce, eBay, Frooition, Shopify

Selling Plants Online

Money only grows on trees if you are growing those trees to sell. If you have green fingers and are looking for a potentially lucrative side hustle or even to grow a full-time business, selling plants online might be a good option. But selling plants online doesn’t come without its challenges. In this post, we’ll explore some of the growing pains online sellers will have to overcome if they want to sell plants online. 10 Growing Pains to Consider When Selling Plants Online Inventory: You’ll need to determine the types of plants you want to sell and ensure you have a reliable and diverse inventory. Consider factors like popular plant varieties, seasonal plants, and rare or hard-to-find species. Seasonality and… Read more »

Clicks and Mortar: BigCommerce Launches Click & Collect Feature

Posted on March 7, 2023 by - Bigcommerce

BigCommerce Click and Collect

Leading eCommerce platform BigCommerce has announced the launch of a new Click & Collect feature, giving enterprise merchants more options to meet shoppers where they are and provide frictionless shopping experiences. According to BigCommerce, Shoppers increasingly expect flexible fulfilment options, including the growing segment of shoppers who don’t want to wait for delivery or wish to avoid shipping costs by selecting in-store pick-up. How Big is the Click & Collect Opportunity? Click and Collect services boomed during the Covid-19 pandemic and continue to grow in the “new normal.” In-store collection is projected to grow about 10% per year in the UK and exceed $40 billion in 2026, according to eMarketer. The growth rate is similar in the United States, where… Read more »

BigCommerce Multi-Storefront (MSF) Now Available to Small and Mid-Sized Retailers

Posted on February 8, 2023 (Updated February 16, 2023) by - Bigcommerce

BigCommerce Multi-Storefront

BigCommerce has announced that its Multi-Storefront (MSF) service, previously only available for enterprise merchants, is now available as a self-service feature to small and midsize retailers directly within their BigCommerce store. What is the Multi-Storefront (MSF)? The MSF feature allows online retailers to use a single BigCommerce “store” to power multiple “storefronts.” Each storefront can have its own unique domain, theme, categories, web pages, social media links, price lists, email templates, and more. The settings and data for each storefront can be managed from one centralised BigCommerce control panel. By expanding the accessibility of MSF, BigCommerce retailers of all sizes now have the opportunity to manage multiple storefronts, helping them to grow sales in new regions, streamline operations for multiple… Read more »

BigCommerce Announces Integration for Amazon’s Buy with Prime

Posted on January 10, 2023 (Updated February 17, 2023) by - Bigcommerce

Buy with Prime

BigCommerce has announced in partnership with Amazon that it has launched the Buy with Prime app for BigCommerce, a new self-service integration for US merchants to easily enable Buy with Prime on their BigCommerce storefront. With shopping benefits that millions of Prime members know and trust, including fast, free shipping, Buy with Prime is shown to increase conversion by 25% on average. “With BigCommerce and Amazon’s Buy with Prime, merchants can now reach new high-intent shoppers, drive higher conversions by directly offering the Prime delivery promise on their storefront and remarket to these new shoppers to drive higher customer lifetime value,” said Sharon Gee, vice president of revenue growth and general manager of omnichannel at BigCommerce. “This integration is the… Read more »

BigCommerce Black Friday GMV Jumps By 31%

Posted on November 30, 2022 by - Bigcommerce

BigCommerce Black Friday

Online retailers on the BigCommerce platform enjoyed a 31% increase in Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) this Black Friday compared to the previous year. This success was bolstered by a 25% increase in total orders and a 4.5% increase in Actual Order Value (AOV). BigCommerce merchants also had many reasons to be thankful this Thanksgiving, with GMV on the holiday jumping by 23% and sales increasing by 22% on 2021 data. With retail stores closed and families busy celebrating the holiday together, much of this growth came from mobile commerce. This incredible growth flies in the face of industry pundits who predicted that online retailers might actually see a decline in sales in 2022. It also highlights the continued importance of… Read more »

eBay Saved My Business, But BigCommerce Helped It Grow

Posted on November 8, 2022 by - Bigcommerce

Direct Plants

Regular readers of this blog will recall the story of Shaun O’Brien of Direct Plants and how eBay saved his business and changed his life. However, if you are new to this channel, and looking for an inspiring tale of how an entrepreneur pulled himself from the brink of poverty to building a multi-million-pound business on eBay, check out the podcast. One of the most refreshing things about speaking with Shaun was his openness about where he came from, his mistakes along the way, and how he actively embraced new opportunities as and when they presented themselves. Like many other entrepreneurs, Shaun wasn’t an eCommerce expert when he started selling online. He learned by trial and error, hard work and… Read more »

BigCommerce Expands Cryptocurrency Payment Ecosystem in Partnership with BitPay and CoinPayments

Posted on September 21, 2022 by - Bigcommerce

BigCommerce has announced strategic partnerships with BitPay and CoinPayments, delivering cryptocurrency payment solutions to the eCommerce platform’s merchants. By expanding its cryptocurrency ecosystem, BigCommerce hopes to open up opportunities for its merchants to offer new payment options, broaden their market share, and accelerate international growth. Why should you consider accepting cryptocurrency payments? By partnering with two leading players in the cryptocurrency payment sector,  BigCommerce allows merchants  to choose which cryptocurrency payment solution will work best for their business. Both solutions offer single-click integration, allowing retailers to quickly and easily start accepting cryptocurrency payments. Highlighting the value of being able to accept cryptocurrency payments, Marc Ostryniec, chief sales officer at BigCommerce, said: “Expanding our crypto ecosystem to include trusted best-of-breed partners is just… Read more »

BigCommerce Announces Make It Big Conference 2022

Posted on July 22, 2022 by - Bigcommerce

BigCommerce has announced that registration is now open for its Make It Big Conference 2022 online event. The two-day event, now in its 5th year, will be streamed online on September 13-14. The conference promises to deliver cutting-edge insight that will shape the future of eCommerce. Attendees are invited to explore the latest retail trends through a series of fireside chats, live podcasts, and Q&A sessions. Registration is free, and the event will also be available on-demand to view later for anyone who cannot make the live sessions. Featured Session Topics Over the two days, featured session topics will include panels, workshops, and interviews about: Cryptocurrency NFTs Web3 Metaverse Omnichannel Headless commerce B2B Reaching Gen Z Guest Speakers The conference… Read more »

179 Billion Reasons to Build a Mobile Responsive BigCommerce Store

Posted on May 6, 2022 by - Bigcommerce, Frooition

If you are looking for a good reason to update or build a new BigCommerce store with the latest mobile responsive functionality, I can give you 179 billion great reasons. A recent report stated that adults in the UK spent a staggering £179bn on eCommerce sales using mobile devices last year. In what will be seen as another significant blow to brick-and-mortar retail, much of this spending occurred when consumers were out shopping. As a result, mobile now accounts for more than 50% of all eCommerce sales. What are people buying on their smartphones? Every product category is enjoying growth in mobile eCommerce. Fashion is seeing huge gains with £30bn spent on new threads. Health and beauty is also seeing… Read more »

BigCommerce: Listing Product Variants on Google Shopping

Posted on April 29, 2022 by - Bigcommerce

Google Shopping (previously known as Google Product Search, Google Products, and Froogle) offers online retailers a compelling opportunity to position their products on the most valuable piece of eCommerce real estate. However, submitting an accurate product feed can be problematic for retailers on the BigCommerce platform selling products with multiple variants (different sizes, colours, specifications, etc.) with different stock levels. Out of the box, the Google Shopping feed will only see the parent product and potentially disapprove the variant SKUs due to not being able to identify inventory levels across the various variants. Previously, BigCommerce retailers have had two options to overcome this hurdle. They could either create separate product pages for each variant (a clunky workaround at best) or… Read more »