BigCommerce

Oro Expands North American Team to Drive Global Growth

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of a recent $13M fundraising round, Oro, the leading cloud-based B2B digital commerce platform, announced today the expansion of its North American team.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of a recent $13M fundraising round, Oro, the leading cloud-based B2B digital commerce platform, announced today the expansion of its North American team.
  • These strategic hires serve to double down on the North American market while significantly amplifying Oro's impact in key regions worldwide, including APAC and South America.
  • Oro welcomes the following key members to the North American Team:
    Sawyer Frank, Head of Sales, joins Oro as a B2B eCommerce veteran who helped digitally transform the retail B2B industry with Elastic Suite.
  • Jourdin joins Oro from BigCommerce, where she was a Senior Channel Account Manager working closely with several key eCommerce agencies.

Steven Chung to Join BigCommerce as Company President

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023
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BigCommerce (Nasdaq: BIGC), a leading Open SaaS ecommerce platform for fast-growing and established B2C and B2B brands, today announced the company has hired technology industry veteran and experienced ecommerce sales leader Steven Chung as its president.

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  • BigCommerce (Nasdaq: BIGC), a leading Open SaaS ecommerce platform for fast-growing and established B2C and B2B brands, today announced the company has hired technology industry veteran and experienced ecommerce sales leader Steven Chung as its president.
  • Chung will oversee BigCommerce’s sales, marketing and services organizations, consolidating the company’s go-to-market teams to fuel BigCommerce’s leadership in global enterprise ecommerce.
  • “There is no better person to fill this role and accelerate our enterprise growth,” said Brent Bellm, CEO of BigCommerce.
  • “As the global sales leader at Demandware when they moved upmarket, Steven wrote the playbook for a modern SaaS company to take on the enterprise ecommerce incumbents.

Alloy Automation announces its expansion beyond commerce

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Monday, July 31, 2023
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NEW YORK, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Alloy Automation, long known as the top integration and automation platform for commerce, has announced today that it is expanding its business to be industry-agnostic. Since its inception, the company has been focused on building an extensible platform for integrations. After spending the last three years serving retail and SaaS businesses in commerce, Alloy Automation is now opening up product access to users from all industries. The company's iPaaS and embedded iPaaS products are currently available to any business looking for integration solutions, regardless of their ties to the commerce ecosystem.

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  • NEW YORK, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Alloy Automation, long known as the top integration and automation platform for commerce, has announced today that it is expanding its business to be industry-agnostic.
  • After spending the last three years serving retail and SaaS businesses in commerce, Alloy Automation is now opening up product access to users from all industries.
  • Alloy Automation first launched with its business automation platform in late 2019, and released its second product, Alloy Embedded, in the summer of 2022.
  • Alloy Automation has also launched new integrations with popular ERP and accounting tools such as:

BigCommerce To Launch New Google Cloud AI-Powered Ecommerce Features

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Monday, July 31, 2023
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BigCommerce (Nasdaq: BIGC), a leading Open SaaS ecommerce platform for fast-growing and established B2C and B2B brands, today announced it will add new AI-powered features to its platform, leveraging Google Cloud’s AI technologies.

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  • BigCommerce (Nasdaq: BIGC), a leading Open SaaS ecommerce platform for fast-growing and established B2C and B2B brands, today announced it will add new AI-powered features to its platform, leveraging Google Cloud’s AI technologies.
  • BigCommerce AI-powered solutions will start to be globally available by the end of 2H 2023.
  • “Creating AI-powered solutions with Google Cloud cements the significance of our collaborative partnership as we move to strengthen AI in the ecommerce industry together.”
    With the BigCommerce and Google Cloud partnership expansion, BigCommerce will accelerate its use of AI technologies to help merchants innovate and succeed with a simplified and modernized approach to enterprise ecommerce.
  • “Through Google Cloud Vertex AI, BigCommerce will be able to transform ecommerce functions for more merchants, enabling them to access, build and deploy machine learning models and AI applications at scale all in one single platform.”
    To register for the BigCommerce X Google BigAI Hackathon happening from August 7-18, 2023, click here .

July Rankings of Top Web Development Companies Released by DesignRush

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023
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MIAMI, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Baymard Institute's analysis of over 100 eCommerce sites revealed that 89% of websites fail to highlight the user's location in the main navigation, making it difficult to determine where they are on the site. This stands as one of the top navigation UX mistakes observed on websites.

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  • DesignRush identified the top web development companies that help businesses boost user experience and drive website conversion.
  • DesignRush , a B2B marketplace connecting businesses with agencies, selected the best web development agencies that help firms ensure a seamless and intuitive user experience on their websites.
  • The top web development companies in July are:
    GreatLike Media offers intuitive and visually appealing web designs, complemented by services like SEO, digital marketing, and content creation.
  • Brands can explore the top web development companies by location, size, average hourly rate, and portfolio on DesignRush.

BigCommerce to Present at Oppenheimer Technology, Internet & Communications Conference

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023
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AUSTIN, Texas, July 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. (“BigCommerce”) (Nasdaq: BIGC), a leading Open SaaS ecommerce platform for fast-growing and established B2C and B2B brands, today announced that Chief Financial Officer Daniel Lentz will present and host virtual meetings with institutional investors at the Oppenheimer Technology, Internet & Communications Conference on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at 9:05 a.m. Eastern Time (8:05 a.m. Central Time).

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, July 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. (“BigCommerce”) (Nasdaq: BIGC), a leading Open SaaS ecommerce platform for fast-growing and established B2C and B2B brands, today announced that Chief Financial Officer Daniel Lentz will present and host virtual meetings with institutional investors at the Oppenheimer Technology, Internet & Communications Conference on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at 9:05 a.m. Eastern Time (8:05 a.m. Central Time).
  • A live webcast of the presentation will be accessible from the BigCommerce investor relations website at https://investors.bigcommerce.com .
  • Following the event, a replay will be made available at the same location.

AppHub Announces $95 Million Strategic Growth Investment From PSG and Acquisition of AI-Enhanced Search and Discovery Application Boost

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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In conjunction with the investment, AppHub acquired Boost, an AI-powered search and discovery tool, to enhance its portfolio of software solutions that enable e-commerce merchants to launch, grow, and scale their businesses.

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  • In conjunction with the investment, AppHub acquired Boost, an AI-powered search and discovery tool, to enhance its portfolio of software solutions that enable e-commerce merchants to launch, grow, and scale their businesses.
  • Through AI-driven search, filtering, and product recommendations, Boost helps customers find what they're looking for, increasing conversion and AOV (average order value).
  • Boost is the ninth founder-led e-commerce application to join the AppHub suite since its founding in 2021 in collaboration with Silversmith.
  • Before Boost, AppHub completed its acquisition of REVIEWS.io , a leading online review and UCG management platform.

Dutch Distributor for International Coffee Brand Lavazza Launches New Composable Commerce Stores for the Netherlands and Belgium on BigCommerce

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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Through distributor Bluespresso B.V., the global brand offers high-quality coffee products to both consumers and business customers in the Netherlands and Belgium.

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  • Through distributor Bluespresso B.V., the global brand offers high-quality coffee products to both consumers and business customers in the Netherlands and Belgium.
  • Lavazza strives for sustainability and ethical production of their coffee, sourced from the best origins, roasted in Italy.
  • Lavazza’s new site for the Netherlands and Belgium, developed by BigCommerce premier partner rb2 , uses a composable commerce architecture and best-in-breed technology integrations to deliver an optimal customer experience for both B2C and B2B buyers.
  • “Our collaboration with rb2 and BigCommerce has really enabled us to expand the features and functionality of our ecommerce site,” said Jay-Jay Slikker, ecommerce manager for Lavazza Netherlands and Belgium.

BigCommerce Scores 24/24 Total Medals in 2023 Paradigm B2B Combine Midmarket and Enterprise Editions

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Thursday, July 20, 2023
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BigCommerce (Nasdaq: BIGC), a leading Open SaaS ecommerce platform for fast-growing and established B2C and B2B brands, today announced it has achieved 24 out of 24 total medals in the 2023 Paradigm B2B Combines for Digital Commerce Solutions (Enterprise and Midmarket Editions), surpassing previous analyst evaluations for the fourth consecutive year.

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  • BigCommerce (Nasdaq: BIGC), a leading Open SaaS ecommerce platform for fast-growing and established B2C and B2B brands, today announced it has achieved 24 out of 24 total medals in the 2023 Paradigm B2B Combines for Digital Commerce Solutions (Enterprise and Midmarket Editions), surpassing previous analyst evaluations for the fourth consecutive year.
  • BigCommerce increased its rankings in a total of six categories in both Editions, solidifying its position as a preferred ecommerce platform for midmarket and enterprise B2B brands looking to grow and scale their business.
  • “The progress we’ve made in this year’s Paradigm B2B Combines validates our ability to meet midmarket and enterprise business needs to drive growth and exceed B2B buyer expectations.”
    BigCommerce's platform received 12 medals in the Paradigm B2B (Midmarket Edition) and 12 medals in the Paradigm B2B (Enterprise Edition), including the advancement of Ability to Execute moving from Silver to Gold (Midmarket Edition) for a total of 5 Gold medals and the advancement of Sales & Channel Enablement from Silver to Gold (Enterprise Edition) for a total of 2 Gold medals.
  • BigCommerce is particularly well-suited for both midmarket and enterprise B2B companies looking for a value-priced, partner-centric, multi-tenant SaaS ecommerce solution that leverages an extensive open application marketplace to deliver robust functionality.”

Feedonomics releases 2023 merchant trends report in collaboration with BigCommerce

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
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WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Feedonomics, the market leader in product feed management, has published its "2023 merchant trends report," a free ebook featuring data insights on notable product categories, mobile shopping, marketplaces, social commerce channels, and buy now, pay later (BNPL).

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  • The report includes data from 30,000 BigCommerce merchants, comparing year-over-year (YOY) developments in gross merchandise volume (GMV), average order value (AOV), and order volume.
  • Integration figures from Feedonomics also provide a glimpse into new-channel popularity for marketplaces.
  • "Ecommerce is changing at such a rapid pace, and this report reinforces just how much can change in a year and which trends are sticking," said Shawn Lipman, CEO at Feedonomics.
  • For the full breakdown of ecommerce trends in product categories, mobile commerce, social commerce, new marketplace integrations, and BNPL, download the full report here :