Store launchpads updates

Store Launchpad for B2C Retail

New features

We added new features to the Store Launchpad for B2C Retail, making cart management easier, shopping experience smoother, and overall performance more reliable to support your business needs:

• Cart management is now more intuitive, featuring new **+/- ** buttons to adjust product quantities. Notifications ensure customers are informed if their cart is empty.
• The shopping process is also streamlined with new tools for managing Orders, that are now referenced by orderNumber instead of orderID for greater clarity.
• Performance was optimized with improvements like extended sitemap generation timeouts (up to 500 milliseconds) for businesses managing large product catalogs.
• Businesses can also apply customizable storefront themes for specific promotions, to adapt to marketing needs.
• The Store Launchpad for B2C Retail now includes unit tests to ensure accuracy and quality by testing components and functions.

Enhancements

We brought some exciting updates to the Store Launchpad for B2C Retail for you to enjoy a more intuitive, efficient, and a high-performing experience:

• One major improvement is the complete redesign of the homepage. The new layout makes it much easier to discover products, thanks to better organization, clearer categories, and quicker access to frequently visited sections. This fresh and intuitive design is all about improving user engagement while showcasing relevant products and promotions.
• Navigation menus help find products and services faster thanks to their simpler design. Additionally, dynamic filters now allow users to refine their searches more efficiently.
• In terms of functionality, we enhanced product search by integrating the Product Search API instead of the Product Projection Search API, which delivers better performance and more efficient results.
• We upgraded the Store Launchpad for B2C Retail to support Next.js version 14.2.9, Node.js version 18.17, React version 18.3.1, Yarn version 4.4.1, and TypeScript version 5.5.4.
  Yarn version 1 is no longer supported, and compatibility now requires Node.js version 18.x.
  While earlier versions of Next.js, React, TypeScript, and Yarn are still supported, we don't recommend using them.
• The new version of the Store Launchpad for B2C Retail is built on version 2.0.0 of the Frontend SDK.

Bug fixes

We released many bug fixes to improve functionality and reliability:

• We fixed duplicate email errors to ensure a smoother registration process.
• Filtered product listings now display only the variants that match the selected price range, providing a more accurate browsing experience.
• Category display on the storefront now aligns precisely with backend configurations in the Merchant Center, ensuring a consistent experience for both customers and businesses.

Store Launchpad for B2B Manufacturing

New features

We introduced new features to the Store Launchpad for B2B Manufacturing, simplifying payments, enhancing approval workflows, and improving collaboration for a more efficient and tailored experience:

• We streamlined the checkout and payment flows leveraging Checkout's Payment Only mode, which focuses exclusively on payment steps, speeding up transactions and minimizing distractions. We also added flexible payment options, including net terms and credit lines, allowing larger orders with deferred payments to improve cash flow.
• Advanced approval workflows now include multi-tier Approval Rules based on Order size or Product category, which ensures compliance and prevents unauthorized purchases. The redesign of the approval management interface offers you quicker access to Order details for faster approvals or rejections. You can now approve flows triggered by Orders requiring multiple Approval Rules.
• A new commenting feature is available on the Quotes page to facilitate real-time discussions between buyers and sellers. This way, you can manage clarifications and adjustments seamlessly.
• Orders are now referenced by orderNumber instead of orderID for greater clarity.
• Businesses can also apply customizable storefront themes for specific promotions, to adapt to marketing needs.
• The Store Launchpad for B2B Manufacturing now includes unit tests to ensure accuracy and quality by testing components and functions.

Enhancements

We rolled out updates to the Store Launchpad for B2B Manufacturing to offer smoother order management, enhanced shopping experiences, and improved performance:

• Customers can now filter their orders by parameters such as status, date range, and shipping details, making it easier to handle both orders. The Order details page now displays comprehensive information, including delivery dates and statuses. Shoppers can reorder items or initiate returns directly from this page.
• Saved addresses persist across sessions, ensuring a smoother checkout experience.
• For an improved shipping experience, the data for available shipping countries is now retrieved from the Merchant Center, ensuring accurate shipping information. We also introduced interactive loading indicators, which provide real-time updates during high-traffic periods or when users browse large catalogs. These indicators help reduce frustration by keeping customers informed.
• Cart management leverages new features like the clearCart action and the renaming of replicateCart to replicateOrder for clarity. Updates to WishlistController and BusinessUnitController now allow businesses to better manage customer preferences, and to store keys and Business Unit data.
• You can now add purchase lists directly to the cart and order them from the Purchase Lists page, to streamline bulk ordering. Customers can now create and organize shopping lists directly from product pages, categorizing or customizing them based on preferences. This makes it easier to revisit saved items for future purchases.
• We also upgraded the Store Launchpad for B2B Manufacturing to support Next.js version 14.2.9, Node.js version 18.17, React version 18.3.1, Yarn version 4.4.1, and TypeScript version 5.5.4.
  Yarn version 1 is no longer supported, and compatibility now requires Node.js version 18.x.
  While earlier versions of Next.js, React, TypeScript, and Yarn are still supported, we don't recommend using them.
• The new version of the Store Launchpad for B2B Manufacturing is built on version 2.0.0 of the Frontend SDK.

Bug fixes

We released many bug fixes to improve user experience, functionality, and reliability:

• The password reset process has been streamlined, giving users immediate confirmation after resetting their passwords. This change improves security and eliminates confusion during account recovery.
• We resolved an issue causing users to see a blank page after login. Now customers are redirected to the appropriate pages.
• We fixed address display during checkout, now saved addresses are correctly displayed across sessions.
• Stock availability updates in real-time without requiring a page refresh, and delivery error messages have been refined to provide clearer guidance, especially for country-specific tax rules and restricted delivery zones.
• CSV upload functionality and SKU validation errors have been fixed to ensure smoother bulk uploads. The checkout process is now more reliable as we resolved errors related to payment gateways and address validation.
• Role-based permissions for approval rule management are now tighter to ensure compliance. As a result, on the Approval Rules page, only Associate Roles with appropriate permissions can now edit rules.
• Category names now translate immediately when you change the country, without needing to refresh the page.

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