Drupal Commerce Sites Go Mobile

Amberly Dressler — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:40:00 GMT

In the next few years, smartphone commerce is expected to represent 9 percent of all e-commerce sales, according to Forrester Research’s U.S. Mobile Retail Forecast, 2012-2017. The need to create a branded mobile shopping experience to reach this growing market is a concern for today – if not yesterday.

With this in mind, Commerce Guys, creators of Drupal Commerce, announced the launch of its Commerce Mobile, which is a native cross-platform mobile app that brings engaging online shopping experiences to consumers on any mobile device. The company touts the native app’s ability to integrate quickly and seamlessly with established Drupal Commerce websites, creating one unified backend to eliminate the need for redundant maintenance.

“The migration to mobile Web browsing and mobile shopping is an undeniable facet of modern e-commerce, and consumers increasingly expect a great experience across platforms,” said Mike O’Connor, Commerce Guys founder and president, North America. “With Commerce Mobile we bring all of the functionality of established Drupal Commerce stores to mobile shoppers with full, ongoing support to ensure engagement and flexible functionality is not sacrificed on mobile platforms.”

The way it works is that Commerce Mobile connects the app’s functionality with existing e-commerce sites. Content from the site automatically adapts to suit the screen of mobile shoppers’ phones or tablets. The new app also connects user accounts so a customer’s cart and order history is synchronized between the two channels.

Other features of Commerce Mobile include:

Product browsing through taxonomy catalog or faceted search
Product displays with full attribute support
Shopping cart management and simple wish list to synchronize shopping carts
Login/account management and viewed products and search history browsing
Front-page dashboard with image slider for promoting deals, content or products
Forum-based support for the app

Drupal Commerce Module Hits 10K Milestone

Pete Prestipino — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:30:00 GMT

Commerce Guys, an eCommerce company specializing in Drupal, announced that its ecommerce module Drupal Commerce is now in use in over 10,000 websites.

The module was released in August of 2011 and since then it has been adopted by a range of online retailers that sell shippable products, digital content, tickets, and even donations. The module offers a range of capabilities, including the ability to upload catalogs of merchandise, accept payments online, integrate with shipping services and interact with customers.

“Reaching 10,000 is a tremendous benchmark. It means the community and leading e-retailers around the world are increasingly turning to Drupal for more than content management and social publishing,” said Mike O’Connor, co-founder of Commerce Guys. “We created Drupal Commerce with the vision that it would one day become the standard in online commerce. We are excited to be getting closer to that vision with this important milestone.”

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