Laura Entis says, “Squarespace, the web publishing platform, just launched a suite of new ecommerce tools for small-business owners.

Features include additional templates designed specifically for ecommerce transactions; a mobile commerce app to allow owners to manage commerce on the go; an abandoned checkout recovery feature, which sends out email reminders to customer who have pending items in their cart; and a real time carrier calculator that provides more accurate shipping estimates.

“Commerce is going to be really big with us, and we want to show we can compete head-to-head with major commerce competitors,” said Squarespace’s founder and CEO Anthony Casalena, a group that includes Weebly, Wix, Shopify and GoDaddy, all of which offer specialized commerce features for small businesses“.

Website Builder Squarespace Launches New Ecommerce Tools for Business Owners

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