Whenever we begin working with a new client, one of the things that will often come up at the start of a project is “Which ecommerce platform should we be using?” Given the number of platforms that are available and the inevitable uniqueness of a client’s requirements, this can be a very challenging question to […]
In case you haven’t heard, the B2B ecommerce market is enormous and growing at an incredible rate (for data on this, check out our article on B2B Marketplaces). As traditional B2B buyers are phasing out of the workplace and are replaced with buyers that have a more modern B2C mindset, expectations around online capabilities are […]
If you’re a business that sells to other businesses, there’s a good chance that you’re accepting orders through a variety of channels – an ecommerce site, brick and mortar locations, email, phone, maybe even via EDI. While these are tried-and-true ways for your customers to transact with you, there’s a significant challenge that spans all […]
CalOptix provides leading brands and innovative products in the optical accessories and over the counter eye wear market to thousands of optical retailers and mass channel customers. After several attempts to automate their manual, error prone sales order process, they knew they needed a low-maintenance, manageable solution. CalOptix came to Blue Fish looking for a […]
Happy New Year! With the new year comes new sales and use tax rules. New sales and use tax rules are in effect as of January 1st 2017. It should come as no surprise that 2017 will be a year of change. To help you understand how these changes may affect your compliance obligations, our […]
What is Sales Tax Nexus? Sales Tax Nexus is also called “sufficient physical presence” and is a legal term that refers to the requirement for companies doing business in a state to collect and pay tax on sales in that state. For example, if you sell goods or services in Louisiana, you must file and […]
2017 will mark the 25th anniversary of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that has exempted many online retailers from having to collect sales tax on purchases. However, according to Internet Retailer, it could also be the year when that exemption ends. To mark the anniversary and help online retailers stay on top of potential legislative […]
Our friends at Avalara have worked with the “for Dummies” publisher to produce a fantastic eBook that all of us who operate a small business should read, the Sales and Use Tax Compliance for Dummies. Unless you happen to be a former sales tax auditor, I think you will get something useful out of this informative […]
Blue Fish is proud to be a BigCommerce Enterprise Solutions Partner and today, our friends at Bigcommerce announced our partnership and mentioned several exciting client successes. Read more about this here. Also today, BigCommerce officially announced the release of BigCommerce Enterprise — a new offering designed for the rigorous demands of fast growing mid-market retailers. Read […]
We recently attended the annual eBay Enterprise/Magento Imagine 2015 and the big take-away for me was all around B2B eCommerce. B2B (Business to Business) sellers have a massive opportunity to use online sales to increase revenue and create loyalty with business buyers — right now. I attended two presentations from Forrester Research, who validated this sentiment […]
We just returned from the annual eBay Enterprise/Magento conference, Magento Imagine 2015. Many thanks to our friends at Magento for putting on a great conference… the content was excellent and the production was superb! There were something like 2,500 people attending and it was a great mix of merchants, developers, solution partners and technology partners. […]
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