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grocery industry
E-commerce trends: The future of grocery industry

In 2016 nearly 25% of Americans ordered groceries online at least once. Over the next 2 years, that number has doubled and the total value of online sales of food and beverages is expected to exceed $25 billion for the first time. This is just a small fraction of the $1 trillion market and the […]

GDPR compliance startup
Keepabl – building a GDPR compliance SaaS startup in under 3 months

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was set to come into force in May 2018.  For months beforehand, organizations were very worried about how to comply with a complex and, in places, ambiguous law. From his 13+ years as General Counsel of growth companies, Robert Baugh knew first-hand that people didn’t enjoy being given […]

Apple Pay
Apple Pay on the Web as of 2018

Ok, so you want to implement Apple Pay on your website? This article will uncover some pitfalls, tech-details, and gotchas of the implementation. There’s no end-to-end guide on how to implement it as there’s no such thing as a single right way to do this. The article may also help you to make a proper […]

Dev Heroes
DevHeroes Meetup #1: heroes are not born, they are self-made

DevHeroes meetup, a place to meet your fellow Developer, QA professional / Tester, Scrum Master, Product Owner, Project Manager, was hosted by Spark Solutions on September 19th, 2017, at Nowy Świat Muzyki in the heart of Warsaw. It was a time away from the keyboard, time for inspirational talks, chatting and networking with like-minded IT […]

Spark Project Handbook, seriously!

This is work in progress. By no means over. First iteration. Enjoy! If you can… 1. Our goal is to deliver WORKING software in STAGES or iterations for which we have an agreed scope, timeline and budget (Project Management Triple Constraint). It’s an iterative process of improvement, constant work in progress – Rome was not […]

ruby on rails
Sharing our knowledge with IT community at Rails Girls Białystok

Sharing knowledge and experience with the community Spark Solutions team is always eager to share their knowledge and experience with the IT community. In May 2016 two of our devs (Marta & Chris) volunteered to serve as mentors during Rails Girls workshops in Białystok (Northeast Poland). They devoted their free time (a whole weekend) to […]

New York Open Commerce Conf
Open Commerce Conf 2016 & multiple Spree success stories

The first Spree dedicated event since Spree Conf 2014 took place on June 28-29th in New York. Organized by Spark Solutions team, it was a 2-day event that connected developers and business people interested in eCommerce open source solutions. It was packed with real-life know-how, discussion, and Spree Commerce success stories. Followed by a lot […]

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