RIS News recently published a report based on research from FitForCommerce indicating that 50% of online retailers plan to replace their existing eCommerce platforms in the next 12 months.  Here is a link to the article:

http://www.risnews.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=MultiPublishing&mod=PublishingTitles&mid=2E3DABA5396D4649BABC55BEADF2F8FD&tier=4&id=A03BB5F95281487AB6C2C589C684ED84

There are a couple of key points to be drawn out of this research:

  • Lack of innovation/flexibility is the leading reason for re-platforming (48%)
  • eCommerce teams are actively seeking and receiving support for major investments in the Web channel