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Do you use the Facebook Messenger app to chat with family and friends? If so, have you ever considered incorporating the chat bot into your ecommerce business?

Where has the year gone?! It’s the 10th month already, and we all know what October is all about- Halloween! Now is the time to have a bit of fun with your online business, before the intense rush that comes before Christmastime. We’ve compiled some hints and tips in how to incorporate this spookily themed tradition into your site.

Dropshipping. You may have heard of the term, but not fully understood what it meant? Or you know of someone who is involved with it, but unsure of the actual process? To put it simply- dropshipping is a method of ecommerce, where an online store sells products to consumers. Rather than holding the stock/inventory on… Read more »

Loyalty programs can be hugely beneficial to any business. By rewarding your customers, you are encouraging them to return on a regular basis and spread the word about your business to their networks. If you decide to create a program, here are some factors you will need to consider before implementation.

If you’re a customer, the last thing you want to see when you go to purchase an item online is that it is ‘out of stock’, or you are prompted to click the ‘notify me’ button to be advised when it will come back in stock.

Our team at Rival will be attending the Magento Live 2019 conference on Tuesday 12th to Wednesday 13th February 2019. During this period we will be unable to take phone calls or respond to email enquiries. If your matter is urgent please pop through a message to support@rivalwebdesign.com and we will aim to get back… Read more »

Your business may be vulnerable from hackers, have you deployed sufficient security measures?

Resolution to previous issues and new updates available through Magento 1.9.4.0

We have put together a list of the hottest trends in ecommerce for 2019!

2018 has been many new trends from Magento, from mobile friendliness to more interactivity.