'Net Features : e-commerce platforms

Bigcommerce Gets Funded, Adds Apps

Michael Garrity — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:34:00 GMT

The e-commerce software provider Bigcommerce recently announced the results of a $2 million integration fund it launched for developers in early 2012.

A plethora of developers came out to utilize the Bigcommerce API to build a variety of new integrations and applications for the e-commerce platform, which are now available in the Bigcommerce app directory. In fact, 500-plus developers originally applied to receive part of the fund, and of those applications that the company decided to endow with capital, the majority focused on providing marketing services; this is largely because Bigcommerce realized that this is the area that most of its small businesses clients had the hardest time with.

“We know that our clients want more than just a pretty online store,” said Co-CEO Eddie Machaalani. “They want traffic, orders and repeat customers. The range of apps built as a result of our integration fund not only extend on our 25 built-in marketing tools, but make it even easier for our clients to drive a stampede of targeted traffic to their Bigcommerce stores.”

Overall, 577 developers applied for funding and 31 different apps ended up being funded. The monetary funding range for individual apps started at $1,250 and went all the way to a whopping $20,000. And, following the influx of new applications as a result of the integration funding, the Bicommerce app store now has 105 total apps.

“The applications we selected are truly best-of-breed integrations that meet significant needs for our clients,” explains the other CEO, Mitchell Harper. “Using our extensive API, market-leading apps like HubSpot, MailChimp and Zendesk, as well as up-and-coming developers like Stitch Labs, are building on top of our platform and generating serious revenue.”

He adds that this is “a win-win situation for Bigcommerce, developers and, most importantly, our clients, who get to extend the functionality of their Bigcommerce stores in a nearly unlimited number of ways.”

Even though integration funding is over, the company is still encouraging developers to submit their app applications at developer.bigcommerce.com.

All-in-One E-Commerce Suite Built for Comfort

Michael Garrity — Tue, 22 May 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Small and medium-sized business owners have a lot on their plates, and that’s not necessarily including all of the obligations that come with running an e-commerce site. Thus, it is resourceful for business owners to work with solutions that can help them manage as many aspects of running a Web business as possible.

E-commerce solutions provider GoECart has announced the immediate general availability of GoECart 360, a new Web-based, all-in-one e-commerce suite for emerging and growing online retailers that offers a single, integrated set of applications and an advanced e-commerce platform.

The platform featured in GoECart 360 will offer multichannel order management, inventory management, fulfillment, CRM and more, and the suite also automates selling on leading comparison shopping engines and online marketplaces, including Amazon and eBay.

By combining various technologies in a single, unified e-commerce suite, GoECart is able to solve a number of problems that many e-commerce companies face in their day-to-day operations. This new suite will help grow revenue through multichannel selling, manage orders, inventory and customer relationships, consolidate detached back office systems, obtain real-time data on demand and automatic key functions across departments, including sales, marketing, customer service, inventory, purchasing, returns and more.

Merchants can work around back-office integration costs and hassles to deliver sophisticated features that rival those of some of the most prominent names in e-commerce.

ShopVisible Connects E-commerce Merchants to Amazon, eBay

Linc Wonham — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 02:30:00 GMT

In today’s e-commerce environment, merchants have a lot more options beyond selling their products and services through their own online storefronts. Platform provider ShopVisible has just introduced a set of seamless integrations that connects retailers to major marketplaces such as Amazon, eBay, Buy.com, Overstock and Craigslist.

Merchants using the ShopVisible e-commerce platform can manage their entire product catalogs at a granular level across these diverse channels through one management console. The platform provides a direct, two-way interaction where products can be selectively pushed to specific online marketplaces and comparison shopping engines, and orders are all managed and organized in a single user interface.

ShopVisible also enables retailers to automate the entire product approval process for all retail channels. Integrations are among the ShopVisible platform’s best features, connecting online retailers with valuable marketplaces, software packages and third-party applications that simplify the selling process. Merchants may visit the site to order a free demo of ShopVisible's on-demand e-commerce solution.