Commerce

Artificial intelligence (AI) has quickly become one of the industry’s biggest buzzwords, and many businesses are looking to utilize this technology to provide enhanced digital experiences. AI is programmed intelligent software or hardware that can learn and solve problems and has forecasted growth of 54% this year in the software market worldwide. It continues to […]

Often, customers may come to your site, browse around, and add items to their cart. Rather than purchasing, they may leave the site before completing their purchase. How do you connect back with those prospective customers to bring them through their buying journey to purchase? You need a sophisticated system that can take that buyer’s […]

PIM, as most of you readers might know, stands for product information management system. It is not just an application, but also an enabler of a perfect opportunity to connect the dots between people, process, and technology within a commerce business. Years ago, we published a piece that highlighted how PIM is a backbone for […]

Omnichannel fulfillment methods such as curbside, buy-online, pick-up in-store (BOPIS), and ship-from-store have become extremely familiar to retailers, especially due to the climate of the COVID-19 pandemic. These methods are very resourceful and beneficial when utilized correctly and tailored specifically to each business. Understanding the technology systems the enable these fulfillment methods are important for […]

Amazon is one of the largest marketplaces that we as consumers have ever seen. With that, Amazon has primarily focused on a direct to consumer structure and caters more to end-user customers vs. the traditional B2B channel; that is, until a few years ago when the ecommerce titan really put some weight behind its B2B […]

Rarely does a company get the chance to do a lot of things well. Specialization is often the path to excellence. But at Perficient, we have a different story to tell – and we’ve been recognized by one of our most important partners for it. A New Episerver Emerges Just this week, Episerver announced a […]

Ecommerce sales have consistently seen growth in the last few years. This has been especially true during this past year of unprecedented times. Businesses had to quickly adapt to enabling online stores and driving more sales online.  The assessment is that the pandemic accelerated the ecommerce growth in the US by nearly 2 years. This […]

Much has changed in the world of commerce this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and retailers have had to adapt quickly to circumstances and shift their business models to thrive, especially with their return processes. Customers can’t shop as they normally would, causing complications for customers who aren’t digitally-savvy with online tools, such as […]

The main purpose of automation within your business is to deploy your application into different environments such as Dev/QA/Production with the push of a button or without manual intervention. Automation reduces the risk of deployment errors, reduces the number of development hours for deploying code changes in multiple environments, and help to deploy the changes […]

Doing business on B2B marketplaces has become increasingly popular for both buyers and sellers. B2B firms want to invest in effective methods to strategize and market products, serve new and existing customers through the digital purchasing experience and focus more on e-channels as means of significantly gaining business revenue. Mike Rabbior, Perficient’s Principal and Commerce […]

With the expanded success of ecommerce in the last twelve months, brands have more opportunities than ever to engage in digital channels with their consumers and stand out from the competition. Consumers are looking for online buying processes that are easy and can provide opportunities to search, learn, and purchase products without any roadblocks, especially […]

In the pre-pandemic era, some of the stigmas of a global delivery model for projects included fears that getting a hold of your team on-demand is necessary to get work moving faster, spending time together physically to understand and communicate better is key with a culturally diverse group; you get what you pay for, and […]