At Shift4Shop, we're passionate about giving back. That's why we're supporting an organization that gives back every day — St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital^®. We want to help St. Jude accomplish their mission: Finding cures. Saving children.^®

So, we’ve partnered with them to develop a new app that makes donating at checkout easier. Introducing: the St. Jude Donation App.

In the past, retail brands had to choose between brick-and-mortar, eCommerce, or multi-channel retail. Today, customers’ expectations have increased — they demand a unified, omnichannel experience.

Dropshipping is one of the most popular ways to start an eCommerce business because it allows you to focus on building your brand while still making money with every order. However, that doesn’t mean you won’t need to invest funds into a dropshipping business. You may run into several costs, ranging from marketing tools to wages.

Even if you’re running a small business, having an HR team is incredibly important. The HR department can handle new employee onboarding, interpersonal disputes, and more when necessary. However, the odds are that your small business’s HR department is stretched thin — you may even have only one HR employee.

As most of us tech enthusiasts are already aware, Google has been working on transitioning from basic text and voice search functionalities to advanced image search features for some years now. In keeping with this direction, Google Lens is one of the most remarkable tools the internet technology juggernaut has put out in recent years.

Great product photography is a critical part of a successful online store. However, for many eCommerce merchants, this is an area in which it's easy to fall short. A lack of knowledge of proper techniques, underestimation of its importance, or a mere misunderstanding as to what makes a good product image makes product photography a weak point for many online stores.

Good product photography is not as simple as placing items on a table and just pointing and shooting a camera. Even a brand new smartphone or cutting-edge Nikon can't do all the work by itself — it falls to you to set up the shot properly and work any necessary magic with post-processing. This guide will teach you the concepts and techniques for taking excellent product photos that will make your brand and products shine.