It’s Thursday so ecommerce, WooCommerce, all the commerces! There are some interesting events that you can still sign up for to expand your horizons: first thing this morning we have Demo Day 2020 ,the final show of Kiuas Accelerator – showcasing the 16 most promising early-stage startups in Finland. Also concurrently we have the last day of 5to9 (I’ll be speaking at 11am CT), and finally WordPress London Meetup 12th Anniversary this afternoon.
Elisticle
I love a good list of trends, some that may be obvious but there are always one or two that are food for thought. Omnisend’s 10 Ecommerce Trends That You Should Apply in 2020: “BOPIS stands for Buy Online, Pickup in Store. This is one of the most significant online shopping trends brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.”
Eurocorns
Investments are ecommerce, just a bit different. The Verge tackles what’s happening in Europe with Europe got 10 more unicorns in H1 2020 — but brace yourself for COVID-19 instability: “All in all, I’d say this is probably as good as it gets given the circumstances: it’s a useful overview of where the market is currently at but it’s likely that the pandemics’ effects will be felt for some years to come.”