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ParadoxLabs Makes Its Debut at the Retail Innovation Conference & Expo, Showcasing Expertise in Magento and Adobe Commerce Solutions

Lancaster, PA – ParadoxLabs, a leading Adobe Solution Partner specializing in Magento and Adobe Commerce, is excited to announce its inaugural participation at the highly anticipated Retail Innovation Conference & Expo. The event is scheduled to take place June 5th & 6th at McCormick Place in Chicago.

ParadoxLabs has established itself as a trusted authority in e-commerce solutions, offering a comprehensive range of services tailored to the unique needs of businesses leveraging Magento and Adobe Commerce platforms. With a proven track record of delivering innovative solutions that drive growth and enhance

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence for Product Descriptions

In the ever-evolving landscape of e-commerce, where consumers are bombarded with an abundance of choices, the significance of compelling product descriptions cannot be overstated. Crafting descriptions that not only inform but also engage and persuade is crucial for capturing the attention of potential buyers. In this era of technological advancements, leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a game-changer for e-commerce businesses seeking more robust product descriptions that resonate with their target audience.

Understanding the Role of Product Descriptions

Before delving into the transformative power of AI, let's recognize the role product descriptions play in the online shopping experience.

Like many of you, Magento has been the heart of our story for many years. The Magento platform and community has given us a home, paid our bills, and allowed us to contribute to many customers’ success stories.

In recent years, there’s been much talk of Magento/Adobe Commerce moving upmarket. The platform changes headlining Adobe’s plans are directly in line with that, but will leave behind much of the accessibility and extensibility that have kept this platform and community at the forefront of ecommerce.

We believe Magento Open Source has a bright future ahead, and can remain a viable and highly competitive ecommerce platform for many years to come, if properly nurtured.

With this in mind, we join our industry peers in setting the stage for this future, and call on Adobe and Magento Association

I’m not the first person to say it, the past year or so was a little rough. “We’re all in this together" took on a whole new meaning at ParadoxLabs, and we united to continue moving forward.

We were met with similar challenges to those that other small businesses faced during the pandemic and, without getting into detail, so much more. We’ve done a good job of navigating difficult, and unexpected, waters. And we’re definitely seeing a little bit of light at the other end of the tunnel.

It wasn’t just one or two people, it was everybody.

We often describe ParadoxLabs as a “family.” I know it sounds silly and trite. And I can hear you rolling your eyes because I, too, have worked at companies in the past where the ownership or management spoke about having a “family” environment when that simply

Authorize.Net recently sent around information mandating compliance changes for transactions processed with stored credit cards for certain credit card processors (currently First Data Nashville, but subject to change). At this time, there's no word on when processors will start to enforce the new requirements.

More information on those changes: https://support.authorize.net/s/article/Authorize-Net-Mandate-Compliance-Overview

This does impact our Authorize.Net CIM extension, for merchants using certain merchant service providers.

OK, so you got this email from Magento with the subject line “Compliance Information for Any Merchants Selling to EU Customers” and in it there are bunch of acronyms and an urgent sounding message: “Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) for the European Union's Payment Services Directive (PSD2) are scheduled to go into effect on 14 September, 2019.”

First, if you do not sell to customers located in UK or EU countries, you can stop reading now and ignore PSD2, because nothing has changed for you or your site. It doesn’t affect you.

What is all of this (PSD2, SCA, 3DS2, RTS)?

Europe is implementing a new law about online payment processing security (PSD2), in an effort to reduce fraud. The law requires banks to do strict identity checks on every

Mobile eCommerce is the new normal, especially in the U.S. where everyone has a mobile device available to them at all times. At ParadoxLabs it's our responsibility to help eCommerce businesses succeed (that's actually our mission statement), and we’ve been emphasizing the importance of mobile responsiveness to our customers for years. Now, with more than half of all internet traffic shopping from a mobile device, it is extremely important to make sure your website is primed for mobile viewing and conversion. Mobile design, and especially mobile-first buying must be at the forefront.

Mobile eCommerce Continues to Grow

Not only are significantly more users accessing the web from a tablet or smartphone than a desktop, they are doing so with more eCommerce intent than ever before. During last year's busy holiday shopping season, a third of all online purchases came