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","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Sitecore XC 10 is container-friendly, a great option for scaling, and its microservices-based architecture and rich set of APIs mean it is ideally suited for integration with other systems such as ERP.","spans":[]},{"type":"heading2","text":"Built-in personalisation","spans":[{"start":0,"end":24,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Sitecore XP is well known for its advanced personalisation features – Sitecore XC offers the same capabilities, applied across the breadth of e-commerce functionality.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"This means a storefront and commerce experience that can react to users in a far more dynamic way than a traditional e-commerce website, powered by the integrated analytics and experience database.","spans":[]},{"type":"heading2","text":"Experience Analytics and xDB","spans":[{"start":0,"end":28,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Experience Analytics and Experience Database can both be leveraged to power personalised commerce experiences – all within the platform.","spans":[]},{"type":"heading2","text":"How can I find out more?","spans":[{"start":0,"end":24,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Speak to us if you would like to learn more about Sitecore Experience Commerce or any other parts of the Sitecore Experience platform – whether you’re an existing customer, or evaluating future solutions, we can help.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":11,"type":"strong"},{"start":0,"end":11,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"mailto:hello@greatstate.co"}}]}]}}],"_meta":{"uid":"scale-your-e-commerce-and-personalise-with-sitecore"}}}},"pageContext":{"isCreatedByStatefulCreatePages":false,"rootQuery":"\n  query PrismicBlogArticleByDocumentID($uid: String!) {\n    prismic {\n      blog_article(uid: $uid, lang: \"en-gb\") {\n        ...prismicBlogArticleFields\n      }\n    }\n  }\n","id":"YDTOsBIAACQApHhX","lang":"en-gb","uid":"scale-your-e-commerce-and-personalise-with-sitecore","alternateLanguages":[]}}