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3 Steps to Protect Your Business’ Online Back Door

| Scott Walters

Though it’s easy to forget about the back door, it’s imperative that ecommerce retailers protect the administrative sections of their web content platforms. Fortunately, there are three steps retailers can take now – in advance of Black Friday – to protect their administrative pages.

Top 5 Holiday Shopping Trend Predictions

| Adam Forrest

It’s the time of the year when retailers start running the holiday programs that has been in the works for months. Here are the top five trend predictions for the holiday shopping season.

Hobo Launches Responsive Ecommerce Site

| MCM Staff

Handbag and lifestyle brand Hobo improves ecommerce sales and positions itself for future growth with WebLinc-powered site. The new site, www.HoboBags.com, uses responsive design to optimize the user experience for shoppers on smartphones, tablets or desktop computers.

Getting On Board with Global Operations

| Tim Parry

The opportunity for U.S.-based merchants to sell globally is there, but many remain hesitant to jump into the global waters. But there’s not one set blueprint to grow your cross-border business, as each individual merchant needs to consider several factors based on their goods and needs.

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Tmall or JD.com: Which Platform is a Better Fit?

| Ernie Diaz

The choice between JD.com and Tmall boils down to surrendering responsibility to a massive online distributor, or setting up shop on the world’s busiest, and in many ways most competitive B2C site. Find out which platform best suits your business’s needs.

NetSuite Acquires Venda to Accelerate Growth in Europe

| MCM Staff

The combination of NetSuite and Venda will deliver unprecedented capabilities that businesses need to meet the demands to deliver a seamless, omnichannel commerce experience to consumers and businesses, NetSuite said in a press release.

How Clarins Grew its Sales 500% in China

| Tim Parry

From September 2012 to August 2013, Clarins’ localized ecommerce site for China saw a 500% increase in online growth. You should see what Clarins did to accelerate global ecommerce growth.