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Black Friday 2020 – What Should Merchants Expect?
  • By ANDREW HUMBER |

Black Friday 2020 – What Should Merchants Expect?

Walmart, Target, Best Buy and Kohls are among the first to make the big announcements that they will not be opening stores on Black Friday due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and they will not be the last. The news, while shocking, is not surprising. There have been many...
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Why is the Magento Cloud so meh?

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Magento 1 EOL Support – You Have Options, Pick the Right One
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It’s been over 18 months since Magento announced its decision to stop supporting Magento 1 as of June 2020. What’s interesting is that...
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  • By Andrew Humber |

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