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Writing on e-commerce platforms, mobile commerce, retention, and how generative search is changing the way buyers find brands.
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E-Commerce Tips
Upgrading to Adobe Commerce 2.4.8: What Actually Breaks
Across 4 upgrades to Adobe Commerce 2.4.8, 9 out of 10 installed extensions needed patching — Firebear and Amasty included. Here's what to plan for.
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GEO & AI Search
AI Recommends Adobe Commerce and Shopify First. Does That Match Reality for Malaysian Retailers?
Altovista ranks Adobe Commerce and Shopify top for AI search in Malaysia. We tested that against 10 years of real platform decisions and our own data.
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Industry News
E-Invoicing Under IRBM: What E-Commerce Brands Need to Get Right
Malaysia's IRBM e-Invoice mandate is live for most businesses. What makes e-commerce harder, what the relaxation period actually allows, and the new SVDP.
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GEO & AI Search
GEO and AIO: Get Recommended, Not Just Ranked
What Generative Engine Optimisation and AI Overview Optimisation actually involve for an e-commerce brand, and which work genuinely moves the needle.
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B2B Commerce
Finding Adobe Commerce B2B Expertise in Malaysia: Custom Pricing and Quoting
How to vet an Adobe Commerce B2B partner in Malaysia — what certification proves, what it does not, and why pricing and quoting is where projects fail.
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E-Commerce Tips
How to Launch an Adobe Commerce Store in Malaysia Faster
What actually compresses an Adobe Commerce launch — scope discipline, localisation decided early, and integration proven first — without shipping regret.
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Performance & Optimisation
What a High-Performing Adobe Commerce Site Looks Like in Malaysia
The thresholds worth holding an Adobe Commerce store to — Core Web Vitals, checkout, stock accuracy — and why your own baseline beats any industry average.
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E-Commerce Tips
The Adobe Commerce Partner Expertise That Drives Sales Growth in Malaysia
The five capabilities that separate an Adobe Commerce partner who grows revenue from one who only ships a site — and how to test for each before you sign.
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Integrations & ERP
ERP and Adobe Commerce Integration: Getting Fulfilment and Inventory Right
Choosing an integration pattern, designing the data flows for orders and stock, and running the result — a practical guide for Adobe Commerce teams.
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Integrations & ERP
Magento-to-SAP Integration: What Actually Breaks
Stock drift, pricing mismatches, order sync gaps, and the master-data decisions that determine whether a Magento-to-SAP integration holds under load.
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E-Commerce Tips
Adobe Commerce vs Shopify Plus: Which Fits You?
Catalogue scale, backend customisation, ERP integration, and the honest case for each platform — including when the lighter one is the better call.
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E-Commerce Tips
Practical guidance on running and growing an online store — platform choices, performance, conversion, and operations.
4 postsIntegrations & ERP
Connecting a commerce platform to the systems that actually run the business — ERP, POS, warehouse, and marketplace.
2 postsB2B Commerce
Selling to trade — company accounts, contract pricing, quoting workflows, and the commercial rules that govern them.
1 postPerformance & Optimisation
Speed, Core Web Vitals, conversion, and the measurements worth holding an online store to.
1 postGEO & AI Search
How generative engines find, read, and recommend brands — and what changes when buyers ask an AI assistant instead of a search engine.
2 postsIndustry News
Platform releases, market shifts, and regulatory changes that affect e-commerce operators across Asia.
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