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Supporting the Spree Commerce Community

March 30, 2021

Being open-source, the community has always been a vital part of Spree Commerce’s development; from feature suggestions to code commits, you have helped pave the way to make Spree Commerce the ecommerce platform it is today.

The latest version, Spree 4.2, introduces several powerful new features – more on that below – and is the collaborative work of 34 individuals worldwide who contributed over 1700 commits since the previous version.

Because of the fantastic support Spree continues to receive, we have decided to return the favor and boost our support of the Spree Commerce community to help build the open-source ecosystem.

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Stripe Connect payment methods: cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and more

February 3, 2021

Stripe Connect integration with Spree Commerce allows your ecommerce platform sellers to accept payments with credit and debit cards, wallets (Alipay, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Microsoft Pay, Click to Pay, WeChat Pay), bank redirects, “buy now, pay later”. The question is which payment methods are supported for your target geography and which support refunds, disputes, what’s the payment confirmation delay. In some cases recurring payments support matters. Here’s a quick rundown of the payment methods menu.

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Stripe Connect integration use cases

February 1, 2021

Stripe Connect integration with Spree Commerce allows you to launch an ecommerce platform in one of many business models: a SaaS platform, a ride-hailing service, a freelance services marketplace, a multi-vendor marketplace with split payments. These use cases differ significantly in account types and charge types being implemented. On the business side, they differ in integration effort and cost, vendor onboarding, payout settings, refunds, disputes, chargebacks consequences for your business. Here’s a quick rundown of the key decisions you need to make.

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Is there space for yet another local food delivery marketplace?

February 1, 2021

The way we think about food changed a lot since the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak. There was an increase in people using online and mobile services to order and have food or groceries delivered, with reportedly 47% doing so for the first time.

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Spree Commerce hosting: Heroku or AWS?

January 27, 2021

Spree Commerce is a free, open-source ecommerce solution that allows you to build an online store or a marketplace exactly the way you want it in every respect. There is no license cost of transaction fees with Spree. Unlike Shopify, which is a Software-as-a-Service offering, Spree is free of many SaaS limitations: it’s easily customizable and scalable. But it is also self-owned and self-hosted. That means you need to download its code and deploy it to a hosting provider of your choice. You need to host it yourself. Here’s a rundown of the most common PaaS and IaaS hosting options: Heroku or AWS.

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run your own spree commerce demo on Heroku

Run your own Spree demo on Heroku

January 27, 2021

If you’d like to run your own Spree demo you may do so for free using Heroku cloud hosting. All you have to do is click on the button below and set up a free Heroku account. This will enable you to test the latest Spree version – both the buyer interface and the admin dashboard.

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Spree Commerce development in 2020

January 13, 2021

Spree Commerce in 2020 has moved forward on many fronts to address the growing demand for flexible and scalable open-source ecommerce solutions as the digital transformation has sped up significantly.

2020 has brought 2 major version releases delivered by tens of contributors, several use cases demonstrated with demo sites, accessibility and security regulations compliance, and several developments within the spree community.

Tell us what you need in 2021 and we’ll deliver!

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Launch a local delivery marketplace MVP within weeks

January 1, 2021

Now it’s easier than ever to quickly build an MVP for a local delivery marketplace, such as Uber Eats, Doordash, or Deliveroo, by combining the Spree Commerce marketplace platform with one of the Last Mile Delivery Software cloud providers.

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2020 review and 2021 trends by ecommerce business owners

2020 review and trends for 2021 by 17 ecommerce experts

December 31, 2020

A lot has happened in the past year that has affected retailers and ecommerce businesses worldwide. The global pandemic and following lockdowns changed consumer habits and accelerated the digital transformation in many industries. Besides Covid-19, however, there have been many other events shaping the new ecommerce reality like Brexit, the California Consumer Privacy Act, Magento 1 end of life, Google switching to mobile-first indexing, Strong Customer Authentication implementation deadline in the EU, etc.

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Holidays and events that drive online sales all year round

December 23, 2020

Holidays have always been a golden opportunity for retailers to boost sales and drive more revenue. With the recent events – a worldwide pandemic of Covid-19, the digital transformation trend has accelerated dramatically as more and more consumers prefer to shop from the sofa and avoid crowded stores and malls.

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