Digital Commerce

The acquisition brings Scalefast partners unparalleled insights into key customer behaviors and preferences Scalefast, a Los Angeles-based digital commerce solution that is simplifying direct-to-consumer (DTC) eCommerce, disclosed its acquisition of Air360. Terms of the acquisition are confidential. The acquisition of Air360, a technology company that specializes in performance-enhancing, mobile and eCommerce experience analytics, will further empower Scalefast clients to get the most out of their DTC eCommerce strategy by…

The leading order management company partners with top ecommerce vendors to expand offer to retailers Deck Commerce, the order management system (OMS) for direct-to-consumer retailers, announced three new partnerships—Magento, Shopify, and Feedonomics. These strategic alliances offer retailers even more ways to delight their customers, when D2C commerce continues to expand significantly. Magento Commerce, an Adobe Company, empowers merchants to integrate digital and physical shopping experiences. Shopify is a…

Liferay, Inc., which makes software that helps companies create digital experiences on web, mobile, and connected devices, announced the launch of Liferay DXP 7.3. Liferay DXP supports the need for today’s organizations to digitize their operations and quickly create engaging digital experiences for customers, dealers, partners, and employees. “We’re proud of our exceptional strength in addressing the needs of authenticated users in complex B2B, B2E, and long-term B2C use cases like partner and dealer portals, intranets,…

A new study released by AppDirect, the leading subscription commerce platform company, details the pace and pressures of digital transformation in the COVID-19 era. As the global pandemic speeds an enterprise-wide shift to digital commerce, more than two-thirds of companies (69%) report that they have accelerated digital plans or launched new projects, according to the AppDirect study "The State of B2B Subscription Commerce in the New Normal." Marketing Technology News: Dun & Bradstreet Enters Into Agreement to Acquire…

Independent research firm report rates Jivox with the highest possible score in 28 evaluation criteria, including company vision, product vision and profitability Jivox, the personalized digital marketing technology leader, announced it has been recognized as a leader in The Forrester Wave™ Creative Advertising Technologies, Q4 2020 report. Forrester’s 2020 evaluation cites Jivox’s investment in personalized commerce, the next-phase of growth for brands: “Jivox embraces the evolving needs of the modern brand, which faces…

Microsoft Azure customers worldwide now gain access to DataWeave to take advantage of the scalability, reliability and agility of Azure, to drive application development and shape business strategies. DataWeave, a digital commerce analytics platform, announced the availability of DataWeave competitive intelligence as a service in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Azure. DataWeave’s customers can now take advantage of the productive and trusted Azure cloud…

Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, announced a definitive agreement to acquire Blue Acorn iCi, Adobe Platinum partner in the US, and a leader in digital customer experience, commerce, and analytics. The move further strengthens Infosys' end-to-end customer experience offerings and demonstrates its continued commitment to help clients navigate their digital transformation journey. Blue Acorn iCi is an award-winning digital customer experience company. It brings to Infosys…

Salsify, the commerce experience platform that helps brands win on the digital shelf, announced that there has been a 400 percent increase in partner-led implementations of its platform over the past six months in the EMEA region. More than half of Salsify's local customer base now also works with Salsify's partner ecosystem. "Since the outbreak of the pandemic, Kantar Research found that the share of European consumers that do more than half of their total purchases online has increased between 25 and 80 percent," said …

As brick-and-mortar stores continue to lag behind in performance compared to digital commerce alternatives, multi-store retailers are recalibrating fulfillment strategies to meet new customer preferences and demand on capacity. Tecsys Inc., an industry-leading supply chain management and omnichannel commerce software company, is delighted to announce that multiple retailers using Tecsys' retail order management technology have leveraged their omnichannel distribution platform agility to use inventory from closed physical…

Genpact, a global professional services firm focused on delivering digital transformation, announced the expansion of its experience business, Rightpoint, with the acquisition of Something Digital. The addition of Something Digital's deep commerce expertise to Rightpoint's customer experience leadership will further enable the company's ability to drive experience-led transformation at scale for clients across industries. Today's announcement furthers Genpact's strategy to fuse experience and process innovation to help…

Rockbridge Growth Equity, a Detroit-based private equity firm, announced an investment in Quartile Digital, a provider of AI-driven autonomous advertising optimization and spend management software for use by leading brands and sellers across various digital commerce platforms. The investment will be used to recapitalize the business and support the development of direct sales and marketing efforts, product enhancements, and further international expansion. Quartile enables brands and sellers to improve their return on…

New App Feature Lets Shoppers Easily Find and Shop Previously Recorded Livestream Sales CommentSold, a digital commerce solution that enables small and medium-sized retail businesses to unlock sales growth through live and social selling, announced the launch of new mobile app functionality that provides enhanced live-selling capability to its merchant partners. The new app features include Live Replay, which enables retailers to tap additional revenues by making their previous livestream videos available to shoppers on…

B2B pioneer recognized for rich feature-set and open-source customization capabilities Oro, Inc., the company behind top B2B eCommerce platform OroCommerce, today announced its recognition as a Major Player in the new IDC MarketScape on Worldwide B2B Digital Commerce Platforms report (Doc #US45741520, September 2020). Marketing Technology News: Experian’s Cloud-Based Solutions Adapt to Today’s Evolving Customer Needs The IDC MarketScape report evaluates 18 players in the $6.6 trillion B2B eCommerce space, with…

Music software company improves eCommerce and operational metrics by leveraging a modern, API-enabled commerce platform 2Checkout (now Verifone), the leading all-in-one monetization platform for global businesses, announced that software company Reveal Sound has selected the Avangate Monetization Platform to optimize eCommerce operations for its audio plug-ins products, giving the company a solid foundation for scaling online sales internationally. Before selecting 2Checkout, Reveal Sound’s team was looking for an…

Digital Commerce Specialist Continues Its Growth and Development Astound Commerce announced that it has named industry leader Michael Kahn as its first Global CEO. The independent digital commerce specialist designs experience-driven ecosystems that fuse technology, data, design and storytelling to propel business growth for brands such as: Allergan, Boohoo, TOMS, Calvin Klein, PUMA, Under Armour and many others. This appointment was made to further accelerate the company’s growth, development and marketplace leadership.…

Scalefast, a Los Angeles-based digital commerce solution that is changing the way brands do direct-to-consumer (DTC) eCommerce, is pleased to announce the appointment of Nicolas Chaumartin as Chief Revenue Officer. As the newly appointed Chief Revenue Officer, Nicolas will be managing all customer-facing segments of the company and will be responsible for building company revenue in Scalefast’s next phase of growth and expansion. Marketing Technology News: WPP Acquires Velvet Consulting An accomplished business executive,…

Open SaaS platform is positioned furthest to the right on the Completeness of Vision axis in Challengers quadrant BigCommerce, a leading open SaaS ecommerce platform for fast-growing and established brands,  announced Gartner’s recognition of BigCommerce as a Challenger in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Digital Commerce Platforms. BigCommerce was positioned the furthest to the right on the Completeness of Vision axis in the Challengers quadrant. Marketing Technology News: Bloomreach Announces New ‘Commerce Experience…

The fully managed, turnkey cloud solution enables businesses to deploy high demand websites and applications quickly and easily scale as business needs change. Liquid Web, LLC, the market leader in managed hosting and digital commerce cloud services to SMBs and entrepreneurs, today announced the launch of the company's new Managed Cloud Server offering, which enables businesses to deploy a cloud environment in minutes. Marketing Technology News: Moz To Update Proprietary Page Authority Metric to Better Predict…

Digital commerce pioneer Oro, Inc., announced that OroCommerce, the No. 1 open source digital commerce platform built for manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers, was recognized by Gartner in its 2020 Magic Quadrant for Digital Commerce. Gartner is the world's leading research and advisory company. OroCommerce is the only platform in the market to be designed first and foremost for the needs of B2B sellers, while still offering a full range of modular B2C services and additional features for the business-to-government…

Newmine, an innovative retail technology company and consulting agency, announced the establishment of their Advisory Board, which includes seasoned retail executives Graziano de Boni and Rich McMahon. The mission of this new Advisory Board is to unite visionary retail leaders to educate the industry on best practices to advance their competitive advantage through reducing product returns. With a vision “to ensure retailers thrive in a transforming world,” Newmine’s Advisory Board seeks to meet the mounting challenges that…