The dotCommerce blog

Blind Veterans UK have launched not only a new website and social strategy but a complete brand re-launch as well.

Blind Veterans UK offers support and advice to those suffering from sight loss and blindness who have served for our country, enabling them to lead self-sufficient, independent lives. Read the rest of this entry »

The latest project to come out of USN’s partnership with dotAgency is USN’s  Body & Lifestyle Challenge.

The Ultimate Body & Lifestyle Challenge has already helped thousands transform their bodies and lifestyles, with competition prizes for those who have made the biggest transformation. Read the rest of this entry »

Sports supplements and accessories site, Muscle Finesse, have a serious loyalty and retention plan that just ramped up a gear, thanks to a new initiative suggested by dotCommerce.

Tapping into Social Sharing Read the rest of this entry »

Figures released by Experian Hitwise show that Boxing Day 2011 was the UK’s biggest ever online shopping day.

High sales were expected with many retailers already prepared with campaigns to drive shoppers to their sites, and those who were prepared have certainly reaped the benefits. Read the rest of this entry »

The IMRG have just released their predictions for Christmas Day online sales and they’re nothing short of staggering.

With £186.5 million pounds being expected to  be spent and a further £367.8 million pounds on Boxing Day, sales should be rocketing for online shop owners whilst they tuck into Xmas dinner themselves. A total increase of 26% on last year. Read the rest of this entry »

But first of all Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Black Friday marks the start of the holiday shopping season, when people get their last pay packet before Christmas and can start their Christmas shopping in earnest. Read the rest of this entry »

We don’t stop once a site has been launched. New features, iterations, small changes and big ones, we continue to work with all our clients to improve their site’s conversion rates, average order values and repeat business. It’s all part of the service.

We don’t let an opportunity walk on by to improve a site and that’s just what we’ve done recently with Woop Studios. Read the rest of this entry »

dotCommerce has launched Volvo Truck’s new eCommerce store, selling accessories, clothing, model trucks and collectors items, to fans and collectors.

Volvo’s fan base is far reaching, in fact Volvo is the 2nd largest producer of heavy trucks in the UK and third in the world. The brand is well loved and their fans deserved a site which made it easy to browse and purchase the coveted branded items. Read the rest of this entry »

As well as back end developments, the dotCommerce Dev Team keep releasing new features which help dotCommerce users to offer even better service and experience to their online shoppers.

In the latest release dotCommerce has added and improved: Read the rest of this entry »

Yet, it’s just not quite as easy as dotCommerce has discovered.

Our latest benchmark report, Hitting the Mobile Checkout, released today, asked a research panel to search, browse and buy from 12 top brand websites across 3 different smartphones, marking the 36  experiences against mobile best practice. Read the rest of this entry »