James Luterek

James Luterek

James Luterek has a wealth of knowledge and decades of technical and leadership experience with numerous composable projects under his belt, especially commercetools implementaions.
discount impacts the Cart JSON in commercetools

How Each commercetools Discount Impacts the Cart JSON

Understanding how each commercetools discount impacts the cart JSON is an important skill. When a discount is applied, the JSON structure is updated to reflect the reduced prices, which can include changes to the subtotal, taxes, and total cost. This article explores what happens to the code at the API level when each type of discount is applied. It will also provide a Javascript code example that allows you to show your customers how much they're saving.
How to create a Buy More Save More promotion with commercetools

How to Create a Buy More Save More Promotion in commercetools

The Buy More Save More promotion is a unique type of promotion. It allows a customer to save more money if they spend more money by either giving them a percentage off or a dollar amount off. For example, buy $600 and save 35%, buy $300 and save 25%, and buy $150 and save 20%. This is the promotion setup we will use as our template.
commercetools promotions

commercetools’ Promotions Overview

The commercetools Merchant Center offers a system for creating and customizing different types of commercetools promotions, including discounts, coupons, and special offers. We are going to discuss the facts and nuances of commercetools product discounts, cart discounts, and coupon codes. Let's get saving!
Product data by Francesca Grima

Product Data Flows in Composable Commerce

Products are the lifeblood of any commerce operation. Without them, there's nothing to sell and no reason for customers to interact with a brand. Product data is a key part of the Aries Composable Confidence Assessment where our professionals will take a deep dive into a specific business. However, here are some high-level items that are consistent across a composable architecture.
backend for frontend by Vardan Papikyan

Backend For Frontend Layers: Your BFFs

An Aries client recently decided to tackle BFF (Backend For Frontend) layers, how they should be implemented, and which best practices should be followed in a composable implementation. Our CTO, Tim Steele, provided an impressive workshop diving into the details, edge cases, and best practices tying it all directly to this specific project. While it’s impossible to capture the immense value this workshop provided in a blog post, I’d like to showcase some of the highlights.