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All You Need to Know about Subscriptions

  Do you remember the days when subscriptions were limited to newspaper delivery and gym memberships?   There's a subscription to suit every occasion today.   You could actually fill your whole day with subscriptions, even if you didn't want to.   You can have the coffee, clothes, makeup, software, meals, drinks, and shows delivered to you on a regular basis. The subscription  ecommerce market has seen incredible growth, from SaaS companies to subscription box manufacturers. ReCharge's most recent State of Subscription Commerce Report revealed that there were more subscription shops than ever, with 90% year-overyear growth in subscribers. Subscriptions allow for repeat sales and turn one-time purchases into repeat business.   Transactions become relationships.   Your business can get to know the most loyal customers and tailor your offerings to them.   Subscriptions offer both merchants and customers huge benefits, including delivery skips, product exchanges, cross-sells an

EU 2021 VAT changes for Ecommerce Businesses

  The 27 EU member states will make changes to their value-added taxes (VAT) obligations on July 1, 2021.   These changes will impact businesses that export goods to EU countries (known as distance-selling) and businesses that import goods from non-EU countries that are then delivered to EU customers.   The rules for business-to-consumer services have also been updated. These changes are intended to make tax filing easier for merchants selling within the EU and to the EU. They also aim to help EU businesses compete on an equal basis with non-EU businesses that may not charge VAT.   This article gives an overview of changes that are coming to EU and non-EU merchants who sell to EU shoppers. 1.   1. These changes apply to merchants who have stock in the EU and sell cross-border between EU countries (e.g. selling goods in France to a German shopper).   These changes apply to: 1.1 Withdrawal from distance selling thresholds 1.2 The introduction of One Stop Shop (OSS), filing 1.3 EU-wide th

How to leverage technology solutions for data-driven decision making

  Business intelligence, data analytics, and data collection are all common topics.   All sectors of businesses, including ecommerce are investing heavily into new technologies that allow data collection and analysis. This is because data-driven decision-making is becoming more important for ecommerce businesses, as they strive to understand their customers, make tactical business decisions, stay ahead of the competition, and use data to drive them. While most businesses know the importance of using data to provide business insight, many are not aware of best practices for using data to support business results. This post will discuss the data challenges that ecommerce businesses face, the best combination of technology solutions and strategies to provide valuable insights. We also show you examples of BigCommerce merchants using data solutions and insights in order to propel their business forward. The challenge: Too much data, not enough insight A report from  Forrester titled "