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Announcing SimiCart & Aheadworks Partnership On February 2019, SimiCart has established an authoritative partnership with Aheadworks, the leading provider of Magento extensions to offer a full range of solutions for Magento merchants. Recognized as Magento's prestigious "Most Innovative Extension Developer Award", Aheadworks offer the best range of Magento extensions and solutions, combined with great support. Offering 120+ extensions, Aheadwork's solutions cover all aspects of running a Magento store, including marketing, user experience, store administration, and integration with external services. The quality of Aheadworks extensions is proven by the trust of over 50,000 merchants from all around the world. SimiCart's lasting partnership with Aheadworks brings our customers a lot of benefits and opportunities to grow their online business. Adding top quality extensions of Aheadworks to our platform gives SimiCart customers extensive Magento commerce capab...

The web is the primary tool for billions of people to interact with each other by creating, sharing and consuming information, which is accessed via the internet using a web browser. The history of the web dates back to a few decades ago. From those early days to the present, it has taken a long journey with significant technology advancements. Brief history of the web This infographic provides an overview into different stages of the evolution of web technology since its advent. As the way users interact online is ever changing, the web technology radically evolves to reflect the shifting user interactions on the web. Early adopters of the latest advancement are more likely to outperform their competitors, as the technology makes its way into the mainstream. We’ll take a look at the emerging technology that revolutionizes the web today and how businesses can take advantage to boost website performance and gain a competitive edge. Explore emerging technology to transform web exper...

On Jan 15 at the National Retail Federation (NRF) 2019 Conference in New York, Magento announced the general release of PWA studio, the developer toolkit for building online stores with app-like experience. As part of the Magento Commerce Cloud, the PWA Studio is a notable capability among new innovations across the Adobe Experience Cloud. Supported by Adobe, these features are aimed at helping retailers create and optimize customer experience across physical and digital storefronts.  Most online stores have seen more than half of their users coming from mobile devices. According to Statista , mobile engagement have reached 52% of online traffic worldwide in 2018. Meanwhile, poor performance continues to lower the conversion rate in comparison with desktop, which creates the urgency on improving mobile experience. Backed by Google, Progressive Web App is the next evolution of the existing web standards to solve the mobile dilemma and improve experience across channels - state...

Magento 2.3 Updates Multi-Source Inventory (MSI) CMS update PageBuilder PWA Studio Declarative Database Schema GraphQL API Asynchronous and Bulk Web APIs Compatibility with PHP 7.2 As the first platform release since Adobe's $1.6 billion acquisition, Magento 2.3 is much awaited for its expanded feature set and powerful functionalities. The plan for its release at the end of 2018 was announced by Magento back in Imagine 2018 conference. Instead of focusing on performance improvements like the previous 2.2 version, the new Magento 2.3 is coming feature-packed with new merchant capabilities and backend efficiencies: Magento 2.3 New Features and Updates For Merchants Merchants that adopt Magento 2.3 can expect more built-in tools and enhancements to better manage their online stores: 1. Multi-Source Inventory (MSI) The MSI takes a global approach to manage inventory so that merchants can deliver a seamless customer experience across various channels and locations. Previously,...

Magento 2.3 Updates Multi-Source Inventory (MSI) CMS update PageBuilder PWA Studio Declarative Database Schema GraphQL API Asynchronous and Bulk Web APIs Compatibility with PHP 7.2 As the first platform release since Adobe's $1.6 billion acquisition, Magento 2.3 is much awaited for its expanded feature set and powerful functionalities. The plan for its release at the end of 2018 was announced by Magento back in Imagine 2018 conference. Instead of focusing on performance improvements like the previous 2.2 version, the new Magento 2.3 is coming feature-packed with new merchant capabilities and backend efficiencies: Magento 2.3 New Features and Updates For Merchants Merchants that adopt Magento 2.3 can expect more built-in tools and enhancements to better manage their online stores: 1. Multi-Source Inventory (MSI) The MSI takes a global approach to manage inventory so that merchants can deliver a seamless customer experience across various channels and locations. Previously,...

E-commerce is one of the top-growing sectors for Progressive Web Apps (PWAs). PWAs allow businesses to deliver great app-like experience on the web to effectively engage and convert customers. Due to its high performance, online businesses of all sizes are finding PWAs the best fit to replace their slow, clunky websites. The number of PWA adoption is increasing among ecommerce websites, but not all of them are actually generating added value for their online stores. Having a PWA for your business is the right move to make, but it does not necessarily guarantee success. Meanwhile, businesses with the most successful PWA storefronts have one thing in common: They are committed to improving customer experience by enriching their online stores with innovative features. If you're thinking of building your PWA-based store or already have a live PWA, make sure these must-have features are included to offer a solid shopping experience that ultimately impacts your bottom line. The list has ...

The Best Tools to Build Progressive Web Apps (PWA) for Magento React Redux Webpack Material-UI Chrome DevTools Lighthouse Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) provide the opportunities for Magento merchants to achieve the best site performance possible. It empowers businesses to make changes and remove barrier so they can deliver a fast & engaging mobile experience. With  speed and capabilities of a native app, PWA allows shoppers to complete their task quicker and therefore are easier to convert.  While PWAs are quickly growing in popularity, there are a variety of tools that developers can utilize to create a better PWA experience. In this post, we'll explore the best tools to build Progressive Web App (PWA) for Magento. The best PWA development tools for Magento React First you need an application framework for your Magento PWA frontend. React is the most popular JavaScript-based library for front-end web development, with over 117K stars on GitHub. Backed by Faceb...