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E-Commerce

E-commerce (also called eCommerce, electronic trade, Internet trade or online trade) is part of E-business and refers to buying and selling processes via the Internet. With electronic trade, an immediate business relationship between sellers and buyers is handled via data transfer. Essentially in the E-commerce sector, there is a distinction between the areas B2C (Business-to-Consumer) and B2B (Business-to-Business) since sometimes there are different requirements for the different target groups. Our valantic consultants have many years’ expertise in the design and implementation of E-commerce solutions – talk to us.

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Customer Experience September 19, 2024

Composable architecture x AI: Enabler for optimization & innovation

In our series, experts explore the potentials and often overlooked hurdles of composable commerce projects from a business, user, and technology perspective. In the fourth edition, we show how a composable architecture can make AI potential usable along all e-commerce and corporate processes, and can simplify the implementation of intelligent tools.

Composable architecture x AI: Enabler for optimization & innovation
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Customer Experience September 17, 2024

Enhancing Content Creation with a Content Marketing Platform Like Optimizely

Efficient content creation with a content marketing platform like Optimizely. We present the solutions and discuss the possibilities for the system.

Enhancing Content Creation with a Content Marketing Platform Like Optimizely
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Customer Experience August 24, 2024

Composable Commerce: Why it takes more than just a flexible technology stack

Composable commerce is reshaping e-commerce. Discover how it's not just about tech, but about creating responsive, customer-centered business models.

Composable Commerce: Why it takes more than just a flexible technology stack
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Customer Experience April 23, 2024

B2B marketplace: more sales, security & efficiency with the right PSP

Viewing e-business from the perspective of a marketplace operator uncovers entirely new opportunities for revenue and business growth, along with fresh challenges. From merchant onboarding to revenue recognition, choosing the right payment service provider (PSP) is crucial for streamlining complex processes and fully leveraging the capabilities of your B2B marketplace.

B2B marketplace: more sales, security & efficiency with the right PSP
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Customer Experience April 11, 2024

How BLACKROLL is getting its e-commerce to peak condition

Leveraging Shopify, BLACKROLL has developed a future-proof, headless e-commerce platform and expanded its D2C business via digital channels. Learn more!

How BLACKROLL is getting its e-commerce to peak condition
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Customer Experience March 26, 2024

Performance Check: Quality assurance for long-term composable commerce success

Quality assurance (QA) in composable commerce presents unique challenges. Read now to learn what's important in testing.

Performance Check: Quality assurance for long-term composable commerce success
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Customer Experience March 8, 2024

It’s all about organization: Why composable commerce projects fail

Those who aim for composability via a MACH architecture must also set up their organization composable. This is how composable commerce projects succeed.

It’s all about organization: Why composable commerce projects fail
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Customer Experience February 23, 2024

Service excellence: How personalized customer portals are transforming B2B e-commerce

Discover how personalized customer portals are transforming B2B e-commerce, and optimize your digital strategy with our expertise. Learn more!

Service excellence: How personalized customer portals are transforming B2B e-commerce
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Customer Experience January 22, 2024

From buzzword to business strategy: Composable commerce as a competitive advantage

The digital industry has never been short of buzzwords. However, the term composable commerce signifies more than just a new technological hype. It is, in fact, a highly relevant strategic initiative that acts as a kind of bracket for the aforementioned terms.

From buzzword to business strategy: Composable commerce as a competitive advantage
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Customer Experience October 23, 2023

Sustainability in e-commerce: where to start and why now?

Sustainability costs money, it is a hassle and as an e-commerce company, CO2 compensation can go a long way. But is that so? What is it really like? In this blog we talk about sustainability in e-commerce: where to start and why now?

Sustainability in e-commerce: where to start and why now?
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Customer Experience August 18, 2022

Headless Commerce – Dull Trend or Perennial Favorite?

In this interview, our commerce expert Michael Bungert answers questions about headless commerce. Michael specializes in SAP Commerce projects at valantic. In addition to technical management, he helps clients define their requirements and design their e-commerce processes. 

Headless Commerce – Dull Trend or Perennial Favorite?
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Customer Experience September 1, 2021

Worldwide roll-out of the B2B online shop at FUCHS PETROLUB

Benjamin Preißner, Project Manager E-Commerce, has been accompanying the project for over a year and gave us some exclusive insights into the goals of the B2B shop, the selection of the roll-out strategy, and the advantages of this approach.

Worldwide roll-out of the B2B online shop at FUCHS PETROLUB
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#valanticworld July 13, 2021

An SAP Commerce Project in the Chemical Industry as Personal Success Story

Dr. Maximilian John gives us insights into the challenges of an SAP Commerce project and describes what he does in his role as Technical Lead.

An SAP Commerce Project in the Chemical Industry as Personal Success Story
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Customer Experience July 5, 2021

SAP Spartacus: Progressive Web Applications

What is SAP Spartacus, and what does moving to the progressive web app mean? Fabian Saccilotto of valantic CEC Switzerland knows best about PWAs!

SAP Spartacus: Progressive Web Applications
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Customer Experience July 5, 2021

Headless Commerce revolutionized the omnichannel

What does headless commerce mean, and where are headless e-commerce solutions used? Simon Hamm from valantic CEC Deutschland knows all that and more.

Headless Commerce revolutionized the omnichannel
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Customer Experience May 7, 2021

End-to-End Customer Experience: Shopware as Component of the End-to-End Strategy

The situation created by the coronavirus has restricted offline sales channels and caused a loss of sales. Companies that had a functional e-commerce platform before the pandemic enjoyed a significant competitive advantage. For all other companies, it is therefore more important than ever to create an appropriate infrastructure.

End-to-End Customer Experience: Shopware as Component of the End-to-End Strategy
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Customer Experience February 12, 2021

B2B commerce: Times have changed

Just as in B2C, today customers in B2B purchasing expect an easy, transparent shopping experience. That's why suppliers should adjust and simplify all of their purchasing and sales processes to suit this new situation.

B2B commerce: Times have changed
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Customer Experience January 5, 2021

E-commerce: Customers Pay Higher Prices with Good Customer Experience

What makes for good customer experience in e-commerce and what do e-shop operators need to keep an eye on? Vincent Aniol, valantic, answers these questions.

E-commerce: Customers Pay Higher Prices with Good Customer Experience
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Customer Experience November 27, 2020

What you need to consider when selecting a B2B e-commerce system

Now is the best time to plan and implement an e-commerce solution for your company. Fabian Saccilotto, Head of Technology & Innovation at valantic CEC Schweiz, explains what companies need to consider and how they can best proceed.

What you need to consider when selecting a B2B e-commerce system
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Customer Experience September 8, 2020

On-site search as a central element of the customer experience

Even if e-commerce takes place online, it pays to look beyond the end of one's own nose. There are various concepts, behaviors, and simple experiences from everyday life from which you can learn in e-commerce. These include, for example, why the search in your own shop is such a central element of the customer experience.

On-site search as a central element of the customer experience
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#valanticworld June 5, 2020

From a Retail Company to SAP Commerce Consulting – Why the Leap is Worthwhile

Christian Tomas, Business Analyst E-Commerce, tells us in an interview why he dared to take the leap from a retail company to consulting and what his start at valantic was like.

From a Retail Company to SAP Commerce Consulting – Why the Leap is Worthwhile
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Digitalization Services May 18, 2020

B2B commerce: Here’s how to digitalize your B2B sales channels in the era of Covid-19

Currently, Covid-19 has a firm grip not just on our private lives, but also on the entire economy. In particular, B2B trade will feel the pandemic's consequences due to its strong orientation toward bricks-and-mortar sales and the cancellation of trade shows. Urs Haeusler, Managing Director of valantic CEC Schweiz, explains in this interview how you can reorient your sales strategy in B2B commerce for the long term and what other tips you should pay attention to right now.

B2B commerce: Here’s how to digitalize your B2B sales channels in the era of Covid-19
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Digitalization Services February 17, 2020

5 questions for… Tim Hahn, Managing Director of netz98

netz98 has been part of valantic since the beginning of December 2019. We spoke to Managing Director Tim Hahn about what the merger means for netz98 and valantic from his point of view and to what ambitions this E-commerce specialist from Mainz will devote himself in the future.

5 questions for… Tim Hahn, Managing Director of netz98
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Customer Experience December 16, 2019

5 questions for… Tim Wedler, Managing Director of the NEXUS Netsoft Group

Find out more about the motivation and the goals of the merger with valantic in the interview with Tim Wedler, Managing Director of the NEXUS Netsoft Group.

5 questions for… Tim Wedler, Managing Director of the NEXUS Netsoft Group
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Customer Experience February 12, 2018

The new SFS online Shop

Everything for the customer's benefit: The new B2B platform is designed according to the behavior and needs of SFS customers – from the shopping cart to delivery or pick-up.

The new SFS online Shop