Gartner classifies us as “visionary” in the Magic Quadrant for Digital Commerce 2023. We are very proud of having reached this milestone and attribute it to our innovative key functions in omnichannel commerce, AI tools, automation tools and our digital sales rooms.
IDC describes us as a “major player” in its recently published MarketScape report for B2B commerce platforms, laying particular emphasis on our commitment to coming up with innovative solutions.
Back in 2017, German business magazine Brandeins – together with statistics portal Statista – singled us out as Innovator of the Year. We see this as confirmation of our longstanding status as innovation leaders.
We attribute this kind of recognition to macedonia telegram screening our ongoing commitment in this area. A substantial part of our revenue is invested in researching and developing new ideas and innovative solutions.
“Every year, we invest 20% of our revenue in research. We experiment with future technologies in our futuristic Shopware labs and interact with external experts at our regular think tanks. And our software and hardware hackathons are designed to let our team give free rein to their creativity and think outside the box.”
– Sebastian Hamann, Shopware co-founder and co-CEO
However, the last two years in particular have once again been a time of fundamental change for us. Thanks to significant investments by PayPal and Carlyle, we were able to revolutionize our product organization and boost innovation even further.
This in turn allowed us to launch important features last year and to continue to do so this year as well.
1) Spatial commerce: Interactive AR and 3D features
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In a world in which the lines between digital and physical realities are increasingly blurred, spatial commerce is a revolutionary way to make your brand stand out from the competition. We recognize the great potential of spatial commerce, where you can use the advantages of 3D, mixed reality and real-time product placements to integrate new dimensions of customer interaction on your website. With this in mind, we introduced the first 3D functions for Shopware online stores a month ago, attaining a further milestone in our innovation strategy.