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The Hidden Value of Amazon Prime Day
Jul 17, 2024
Justin Grooms
CEO
As we approach another Amazon Prime Day, it's easy to get caught up in the frenzy of deals and discounts. But for those of us in ecommerce, Prime Day represents something far more significant than a 48-hour shopping spree. It's a masterclass in data collection, customer engagement, and strategic planning that extends far beyond the sale itself.
Bolt News
Bolt's Merchant-First Approach: Driving Measurable Revenue Growth for Enterprise Retailers
Jun 11, 2024
Justin Grooms
CEO
In the rapidly evolving world of ecommerce, one principle has remained at the heart of everything we do at Bolt: our merchants' success is our success. As I reflect on my years at Bolt, I'm struck by how deeply this ethos has shaped our growth, our innovation, and the transformative results we're delivering for our retail partners.
Bolt News
Introducing Bolt's Revenue Rocketship: 5% Overall Revenue Growth, Guaranteed
May 14, 2024
Justin Grooms
CEO
The world of ecommerce is moving faster than ever, and retailers are facing immense pressure to deliver the seamless experiences that today's consumers demand. At Bolt, we understand this challenge because we live and breathe it every day. That's why I'm thrilled to announce the launch of our latest initiative—one that puts our merchant partners in the pilot's seat of the ecommerce rocketship.
Bolt News
Know Your Customers From Hello: How Shopper Recognition Can Optimize Performance Marketing
Apr 3, 2024
Kal Raman
President
Acquiring new customers remains one of the biggest costs in retail. Brands invest billions driving shoppers to their sites via advertising, influencers, affiliates, and other paid media. Yet the hard truth is that much of this traffic—over 95 percent in some channels—fails to convert once arriving on site.
Bolt News
Checkout.com Exclusively Partners with Bolt to Provide Accelerated Checkout
Mar 18, 2024
Bolt Team
Bolt, a leading checkout technology company, and Checkout.com, a global payment solutions provider, today announced a partnership set to expedite their shared mission to advance ecommerce. Through this collaboration, Bolt will become Checkout.com's exclusive one-click checkout provider and Checkout.com will become Bolt's preferred payment partner.
Bolt News
Bolt's Enterprise Evolution, Two Years In
Feb 28, 2024
Maju Kuruvilla
Former CEO
We have adapted, innovated, and executed with a speed that showcases our dedication to our mission. The best indicator: our competitors are now following in our footsteps.
Product Updates
Optimize Your Conversion Funnel with Bolt Checkout Everywhere
Feb 13, 2024
Tamara Ranahan
Product Marketing Director
Imagine scrolling through Instagram, mesmerized by the perfect green sweatshirt. One tap—that's all it takes to own your favorite new top. No website detours, no endless form-filling, just pure one-click magic. Bolt Checkout Everywhere allows retailers to bring customers into pre-populated, checkout-ready pages seamlessly—from social platforms to QR codes and store displays.
Guides
2024 Ecommerce Priorities and Predictions
Jan 7, 2024
Bolt Team
The presents have all been opened, the last crumbs of cookie have been eaten, and that “best-of” countdown is just about wrapped. Yep, another holiday shopping sprint is in the books!
Industry
All You Need To Know About Gen Z Payment Preferences: One-Click Checkout, BNPL, and More
Nov 30, 2023
Guillaume Deschamps
Digital Marketer
Generation Z is a tech-savvy audience segment who are seeking convenient payment methods with built-in seamless experiences. This generation can’t remember a time without the internet, and tech plays a big role in the average Gen Zers’ everyday life—including how they shop. With that, they are demanding better payment options that are flexible and frictionless. Understanding and meeting their demands for convenient, frictionless payment experiences can significantly impact your ability to engage this tech savvy demographic. So, are you effectively embracing Gen Z expectations around payments?
Industry
Retail's $800 Billion Returns Scourge
Nov 30, 2023
Kal Raman
President
Returns have ballooned into a retail scourge bleeding companies of billions in profits and loyalty. Yet, this spiraling issue remains trapped in a strategic blind spot. Despite the data, returns remain challenging to solve and retailers are short on solutions. That has to change.
Product Updates
Bolt launches Passkey Authentication—enabling a faster and more secure login experience before the holidays
Nov 16, 2023
Chelsea Gomatam
Associate Director, Product Marketing
Bolt is launching Passkey Authentication—making it even easier for customers to log in and checkout. Passkeys allow shoppers to log in to sites without having to enter a password. Instead, passkeys utilize device-specific methods of verification including PIN, Touch ID, and Face ID.
Bolt News
Digitally Focused Retailers Saks OFF 5TH, Shinola, Filson, Lafayette 148, and Toys“R”Us Launch With Bolt To Supercharge Online Shopping
Nov 16, 2023
Bolt Team
Bolt announced today that it has launched with Saks OFF 5TH, Shinola, Filson, Lafayette 148, and Toys“R”Us to automatically recognize more shoppers, increase conversion, and boost store account registrations—and most critically—drive repeat purchases and build meaningful, lifetime relationships with their customers.
Industry
Why passkeys will make traditional passwords obsolete
Nov 8, 2023
Chelsea Gomatam
Associate Director, Product Marketing
Since shoppers are too often forced to create separate store accounts wherever they shop, they’re left to either reuse passwords to make their credentials easy to remember or create unique passwords to improve security but are easy to forget. Passwordless authentication via passkeys allow shoppers to log in to sites without having to enter a password. Instead, passkeys utilize…
Product Updates
How Bolt Is Making It (Even) Easier For Shoppers to Purchase At the Point of Inspiration
Oct 31, 2023
Tamara Ranahan
Product Marketing Director
Our no-code integrations work with any cart platform to automatically activate the “Buy Now” call-to-action on Google. We’re trying to simplify matters on both ends: Shoppers shouldn’t have to face headaches checking out; merchants shouldn’t face headaches integrating the latest checkout tools.