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Is AR the next critical investment for fashion retailers?

Early fashion ecommerce faced one major problem - customers were used to shopping in-store, being able to touch clothes, see exactly how they looked, and try them on for size.

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Investing in PWAs for ecommerce

Progressive Web Apps (PWA) are an incredibly valuable way to bridge the gap between mobile websites and fully fledged apps, while offering benefits...

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Retailers - Prepare your software for peak seasons!

As we move towards the end of 2020, we’re approaching the most wonderful (and stressful) time of the year where retailers are not only facing one...

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Repairing a Broken Test Automation Solution: Part Two

Welcome back to our ‘Repairing a Broken Test Automation Solution’ series, part two. As always, take some time to read part one first in order to get...

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Repairing a Broken Test Automation Solution: Part One - Audit trail, Technical and Scalability

If something is broken, we fix it. If we don’t know how, then we take the time to learn and develop our skills. That’s the exact mindset every...

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Why you should get a Test Automation Health Check

Just five years ago, Test Automation was still perceived as a luxury. An expensive solution that might save time and money in the long run, but only...

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Quickly starting with Test Automation, part 3 – Advanced Automation tips

Here is the final blog in our ‘Quickly starting with Test Automation’ series, part 3 – Advanced Automation tips. We advise you read parts 1 and 2...

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Quickly starting with Test Automation, part 2 – Intermediate Automation tips

Welcome back to our ‘Quickly starting with Test Automation’ series, part 2 – Intermediate Automation tips. If you haven’t had a chance to check out...

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