StoreHippo 1st E-commerce platform to offer PWA out of the box

<p>Gurgaon (Haryana) [India], July 25 (NewsVoir): StoreHippo®, the leading SaaS e-commerce platform is all set to radically change the mobile e-commerce scene with Progressive Web Apps (PWA).</p><p>Now all the stores built on StoreHippo are PWA which means, they have a mobile app like look, feel and functionality even though they open in a browser. This offering from StoreHippo eliminates the need for developing separate mobile apps for Android or iOS as the website itself is a web app. PWA allows prompting the user to add a shortcut to their home screen offering the e-commerce stores the same accessibility and visibility as a native app. This technological shift makes it easier to engage and convert customers even if they are using entry-level smartphones.</p><p>StoreHippo has been using web apps since its inception and it was the 1st e-commerce platform to use PWA for E-commerce. Over the years, as the PWA technology matured, StoreHippo used it extensively to offer more functionalities that bring the e-commerce sites closer to native (mobile) app experience. PWA makes the e-commerce stores;</p><p>Faster and more engaging for the users</p><p>Work on any device with modern browsers</p><p>Fit to any device screen size</p><p>Able to work online or even offline</p><p>Require less space compared to mobile apps</p><p>Easily discoverable by search engines</p><p>HTTPS ensures high security and privacy</p><p>Easy to access, anywhere, anytime</p><p>StoreHippo + PWA = The Winning Combination for Future-Ready E-commerce Stores</p><p>Using PWA for E-commerce brings all the websites powered by StoreHippo in the league of technologically advance next-generation stores. The store-owners can make their store PWA enabled by turning on some simple settings. Thanks to the inherent capabilities of PWA, the e-commerce stores powered by StoreHippo can now match the figures of successful PWA sites that have witnessed;</p><p>Better customer engagement and retention</p><p>Up to 70 per cent-80 per cent increase in overall conversions</p><p>The significant increase in mobile conversions</p><p>50 per cent -60 per cent increase in pages per session</p><p>40-50 per cent increase in re-engagement</p><p>2 x increases in new users</p><p>A substantial decrease in bounce rate</p><p>Rajiv Kumar, Founder & CEO of StoreHippo, says, "Mobile is where 70 per cent of your customers are and you simply can't afford to lose them. App fatigue is a real thing and it is growing. So, e-commerce stores need a solution that helps them reach their customers on their smartphones without the need to download a mobile app. StoreHippo enables retailers to achieve this with the hottest technology of our time. The positive effects of switching to PWA stores designed by StoreHippo have been experienced by a host of e-commerce businesses across industry verticals." (NewsVoir)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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