Internet
April 20, 2015
Promotional image by Yoox, an ecommerce platform that recently merged with Net-A-Porter
By Joe McCarthy
Maintaining an in-house ecommerce platform is highly demanding, making a cloud-based solution the shrewdest move for brands lacking serious cash-flow and a digitally-oriented management team, according to a new report by L2 and Demandware.
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