Vue Storefront, as we hopefully proved in the previous text, is the front-end is the best choice for commercetools backend not only because of the full coverage of its default features but mostly because of its MACH-oriented approach. Vue Storefront’s architecture pretty much embodies modularity – one of the main tenets of the MACH Alliance […]
Headless platforms are becoming the eCommerce industry-standard as businesses are forced to acknowledge that there is no way to foresee the future and prepare for the unknown. Decoupling the backend system from the frontend layer and, in doing so, freeing it from code dependencies and resource bottlenecks is the first step in becoming “future-proof”. There’s […]
The term “headless,” even though it’s being bandied about as a fancy buzzword of late, should not be ignored as just another overhyped trend in eCommerce, an industry that – let’s be frank – faces “revolution” at least once a quarter. The shift towards headless is real (although it’s hardly a revolution, as nothing happens […]
We eyed up Storyblok, one of the rising stars among Headless Content Management Systems, for over a year, as we couldn’t ignore the potential it brings to the “composable commerce” table. Flexible, easy-to-use, and API-focused was a dream partner for Vue Storefront. Today, we can gladly announce that we made our partnership official. Vue Storefront, […]
The “Milliseconds Make Millions” report made it clear: on mobile, the loading time of sites is critical. Deloitte analysis proved that a mere 0.1s change in load time influences every step of the user journey, ultimately increasing conversion rates. Although it is nice to see it on paper, it feels like it is not breaking […]
Microservices-based, API-first, Cloud-native SaaS and Headless (MACH) technologies are the future of building software that is able to reconcile the needs of users with the needs of the business. Vue Storefront, as a member of the MACH Alliance—a group of tech companies founded by commercetools, Contentstack, EPAM Systems, and Valtech—will be spreading knowledge about the […]
Zadig & Voltaire, the French-based fashion company, has decided to launch a PWA with improved UX for mobile customers, in order to increase their chances of boosting revenues coming from online. The French government has just decided to impose a full lockdown in France, ordering citizens to limit social contact as much as possible. Only […]
Spree Commerce is an open source eCommerce platform built with Ruby on Rails. Spree features a modern responsive frontend but, as its core team, we decided to build an alternative PWA frontend using Vue Storefront and integrate it with an Instagram feed and an influencer referral program. To test it all, we launched a live […]
Headless apps, in general, is a relatively new approach, but developers are very often the early adopters for new tools and practices. Moreover, when it comes to content management, especially text content, they have a lot to say. They manage heavy code-bases on a daily basis and the separation of the backend concern from the […]
The good news is, if you like to build Progressive Web App or implement general use Headless eCommerce — most of the building blocks are already there. Most of them are Open Source. The time You need to spend to run the shop is mostly spend on the integration part — putting it all together Headless apps can be […]
Contentstack, the company that delivers a headless, enterprise-dedicated CMS platform, doesn’t need an introduction. Anybody familiar with MACH-oriented trends in eCommerce knows this already household name. This CMS is one of the brightest and most appreciated stars on the newborn “headless” tech scene, and already brought the attention of the most notable eCommerce businesses and […]
UX is gaining importance not only in terms of brand awareness but also conversion – all available data has left that issue without any doubts. Yet, for eCommerce businesses, it has been challenging to keep up with all the UX-trends without diving into time-consuming and expensive changes in the system’s architecture. Until now. Storefront UI is […]
Vue Storefront, though platform-agnostic by design, was always in a very close relationship with Magento because that was the platform on which we were able to make the most dynamic and visible performance gains. However, the time has now come for a new adventure. Our Shopware 6 integration Developer Preview will appear at the end […]