Commerce

Insights and trends in E-Commerce

An agile software development organization needs a software architecture that is ready for agility

Since the publication of the Agile Manifesto in 2001 the agile approach has in next to no time developed into state of the art...

Using multichannels correctly: Intelligent channel networking can open up new potential

Internet sales figures are continually increasing, while at the same time, retail stores are struggling to maintain their market share. The introduction of multichannel...

Code Rollout is Not Enough for a Successful Software Go Live

In many companies IT has come to be regarded as an essential component of core strategy. Companies are thereby responding to a fundamental change....

The delicate little plant “online grocery” in Germany

The German online food trade is still at a modest level – but interest is growing Online food retailing in Germany is still at a...

E-billing mandatory from 2020 for all government suppliers

The e-invoice has been a done deal for quite a while. Legislators decided that this should be mandatory for the highest federal authorities from November 2018, and from 2019, all other German public offices will have to follow suit.

Food delivery into the refrigerator: A trend for Germany?

Online grocery is on the rise, but still faces great challenges. In particular, the delivery of food to the customer poses major problems for...

Dedicated Players Have the Edge: Why Over-the-Counter Retailers Must Have a Radical Rethink

Major online retailers such as eBay and Amazon have been established in Europe for many years. In addition, there are domestic German companies such...

Four steps to a B2B e-commerce platform

Online trading is becoming increasingly popular with B2B buyers. If you want to take advantage of this opportunity and create a B2B e-commerce platform,...

GDPR: How to prepare your CRM system

The abbreviation GDPR is currently causing great disquiet and concern within German and European commerce. It stands for the General Data Protection Regulation, and...

Personalisation in online shopping: Annoyance factor No. 1

Most online shoppers are well aware of this phenomenon: once they have viewed or purchased an item on the internet, they will then see...