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New app uses are likely to visit again after a month compared to web shoppers. Whether its user retention or conversion rate, mobile apps win everywhere.<\/p>\n

Like we say in our everyday lingo \u2018Retail is a booming industry in the online and mobile-first market,\u2019 <\/em>it certainly is. Most of today\u2019s traffic to the retail stores comes through mobile devices- including tablets and smartphones, where the latter is overtaking the desktops and laptops in every country across the globe.<\/p>\n

Today, smart retail promises to allow physical stores to better harness the potential of their products and services through mobile apps. Be its fashion or grocery or electronics, online shopping is something people do most frequently, now they love to pick their items for their smartphone.<\/p>\n

The reality is we all have tons of applications on our smartphones, but we rarely use only a few of them regularly. Alarmingly, by 2020, mobile commerce will tee off 45% of total eCommerce, amounting to $284 billion in sales (BI report).<\/p>\n

Among all the cherished eCommerce giants including Amazon, Walmart, Stapes, Etsy is a marketplace every retailer dreams to own. Hailing from the most competitive industry, Etsy has managed to earn a top spot by making it easier for millions of shoppers who choose apps for convenience and faster transactions. As you would imagine, to grow more sales, increase brand awareness and customer loyalty, you, as the next Etsy (-like app) owner, need to chiefly connect the dots from design to development to quality check to launch, and who else than us- can do this for you. Seriously!<\/p>\n

Our team consists of born app makers who are excited about about every project, and their Magento expertise will drive your eCommerce store into a perfectly working app.<\/p>\n

Etsy is quintessential, and there are some cogent reasons why app owners, even honchos like Amazon, eBay, Macy\u2019s, The Home Depot look over to Etsy as a competition<\/p>\n

See also:\u00a0<\/strong>Top Websites like Etsy<\/a> that Sell Handmade Products<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New app uses are likely to visit again after a month compared to web shoppers. Whether its user retention or conversion rate, mobile apps win everywhere. Like we say in our everyday lingo \u2018Retail is a booming industry in the online and mobile-first market,\u2019 it certainly is. Most of today\u2019s traffic to the retail stores… Continue reading How to Build a Shopping App like Etsy for your Retail Business<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[329,42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-helpful-resources","category-mobile-app-development","entry"],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Build a Shopping App like Etsy for your Retail Business<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Here is everything you need to know about how to build a shopping app like etsy for retail business.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.konstantinfo.com\/konstant-blog\/build-shopping-app-like-etsy\/\" 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