Bolt | Company News

Maju Kuruvilla

CEO

A new year is a chance to turn the page, start fresh, begin again. And while we do that at Bolt almost around-the-clock, the start of 2023 gave us yet another moment to think about our business anew.

Andy Elmhorst

Staff SWE at Bolt

I left Amazon because I knew the future of ecommerce and commerce couldn't just be controlled by one player.

Randy Hum

Director, Customer Insights & Analytics

The world has changed due to the effects of COVID-19 on everyday behavior. From a slowdown in travel to an increase in employees working from home, the new normal upon us has shifted consumer routines. This has undoubtedly changed shopping behaviors across the retail industry over the last two years.

Todd Scarpato

CRO, Bolt

I have just joined Bolt as its Chief Revenue Officer. It’s an exciting time to start, right at the peak holiday season when many of our merchant partners are at their busiest and I’m seeing in real time the trends that are shaping the future of retail.

Bolt Team

Given that a whopping three out of four shopping carts are abandoned, applying the right conversion strategies can make a huge impact in your company’s success. If the majority of shoppers are leaving your store without making a purchase, what is stopping them? For starters, the traditional checkout process requires customers to take too many complicated steps.

Mike Byrnes

Vice President, Strategic Partnerships

We’re proud to announce that Bolt Quick Checkout is now available for users of Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source. 

Chelsea Ortiz

Product Marketing Manager

The shopping experience doesn’t end when a customer buys a product. In fact, shoppers can visit a tracking page 4-5 times per order. This means that it’s not only imperative to give shoppers real-time information for their orders, but it’s a great opportunity to drive additional engagement and keep customers coming back. 

Chelsea Ortiz

Product Marketing Manager

Thanks to long and tedious registration forms, converting guest shoppers into account holders has become a huge problem for retailers. What’s worse? Shoppers who have accounts aren’t logging in and actively using them because they must remember yet another username and password combination.  

Randy Hum

Director, Customer Insights & Analytics

2022 has been a wild ride with so many curveballs affecting not only the retail world, but our daily lives. Society has survived the pandemic, supply chain issues have somewhat stabilized and what were once “new” routines, such as working from home, have become the norm. We want to share some of the insights we have seen with the new normal that we think are important to understand to help our merchants thrive in this environment.

Chelsea Ortiz

Product Marketing Manager

To build on the success of SSO, we're excited to announce support for social logins. This update allows shoppers to create and log in to their accounts using popular social networks like Google and Apple—making it easier for shoppers to sign up and log in to their accounts.

Bolt Team

New research from Coresight Research suggests that the online shopping cart abandonment rate is 75.7%, which is higher than previously thought. This research makes it clear that retailers need to focus on conversion, now more than ever, or risk losing precious revenue. 

Chelsea Ortiz

Product Marketing Manager

You’ve done the hard work. A shopper has come to your site, browsed your products, added something to their cart, and started inputting their information in checkout. All signals point to a successful transaction and then it happens. Unfortunately, that highly engaged shopper leaves checkout and leaves you with lost revenue–both from that purchase and potentially future business with your brand.

Marcus Jacobsson

VP of Checkout Everywhere

Bolt is proud to announce that The Independent, one of the most respected news and media brands in the world, is launching Checkout Everywhere on its website.

Randy Hum

Director, Customer Insights & Analytics

We live in a time where convenience is top of mind and we can observe this trend in many industries. In the food delivery space, you can easily obtain a meal from almost any restaurant in town without having to leave your home or even make a phone call. DoorDash, UberEats and others have helped transform the restaurant landscape by catering to the consumer demand for simplicity and convenience.