We’re in a fascinating time in the world of eCommerce websites. We’ve left the era of “just use Shopify”, and getting back into the world where which platform you choose to be the basis of your tech stack can have a fundamental impact on your success over the next 5-10 years. A replatforming project isn’t one to be taken lightly. It can have a huge impact on your future success – screwing it up, or enabling it It can have a huge impact on your team and their effectiveness. And during the project, it can have a huge impact on day-to-day workloads. A little (well, a lot) of thinking and planning can go a long way. We've asked our 6 experts to answer this question "What does a merchant planning a replatform need to know about right now?" Our experts: Lee Frankland, DWSJames Gurd, Re:platform Podcast / Digital JugglerMontserrat Cano, International ConsultantSimon Wharton, PushONSandra Markey, LoqateGabe Macaluso, Omnisend Time stamps: [01:40] Thinking and planning saves time, money, and sanity. [05:41] Clear destination crucial for efficient replatforming journey. [08:35] Communicate platform change, integrate apps, and inform customers. [10:22] Optimise website with planning and collaboration [13:58] Change management: mapping operational impact and training needs. [17:55] Content migration [23:36] Ignoring buzzwords Apply to join Chloe's Free eCommerce Club! >> https://ecmp.info/club Find the tech to solve your challenges at eCommerce Tech >> https://ecmp.info/tech Get all the links and resources we mention & join our email list at https://ecmp.info Love the show? Chloe would love your feedback - leave a review here: https://ecmp.info/review or reply to the episode Q&A on Spotify. Interested in being a Sponsor? go here: https://ecmp.info/sponsor This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy