Retailers urge action on card fees
Visa and Mastercard are charging retailers excessive fees, which the credit card companies raise unilaterally. As a…
Scroll-Driven Animations Inside a CSS Carousel
I was reflecting on what I learned about CSS Carousels recently. There’s a lot they can do…
New Ecommerce Tools: May 15, 2025
We publish a rundown each week of new products from companies offering services to ecommerce merchants. This…
Google sued by owner of Italian price comparison platform
Italian company Moltiply Group, which operates popular price comparison website Trovaprezzi, has announced that it is suing…
RCS Interactive Texts Boost Ecommerce
An emerging mobile communication standard could reach critical mass later this year, boosting performance for an already…
Using Pages CMS for Static Site Content Management
Friends, I’ve been on the hunt for a decent content management system for static sites for… well,…
Google’s EEAT Done Right
Google instructs its human quality raters to apply “EEAT” when evaluating a page on search results. “Experience,…
TikTok Shop brings pre-owned to continental Europe
After launching in the United States and the United Kingdom, TikTok Shop now aims to enable the…
Gentleman’s Gazette Thrives on YouTube
Raphael Schneider launched Gentleman’s Gazette in 2010 as a blog for men’s style and apparel. He added…
Vinted is the leading clothing retailer in France
Second-hand fashion marketplace Vinted sells the most clothing in France in terms of sales volume. It outranks…
Orbital Mechanics (or How I Optimized a CSS Keyframes Animation)
I recently updated my portfolio at johnrhea.com. (If you’re looking to add a CSS or front-end engineer…
Charts: U.S. Banking Technology Trends
KPMG’s annual U.S. banking technology survey is a “pulse-check of the priorities of leadership across the industry.”…
Why is Nobody Using the hwb() Color Function?
Okay, nobody is an exaggeration, but have you seen the stats for hwb()? They show a steep decline, and after…
Ecommerce market concentration highest in Italy and Spain
The five largest ecommerce players in Italy account for 46 percent of the sales of the country’s…
How to start shipping internationally
We truly live in a global marketplace. When you sell online, there’s no need to limit your…
Modern Scroll Shadows Using Scroll-Driven Animations
Using scroll shadows, especially for mobile devices, is a subtle bit of UX that Chris has covered…
Get Your Products on ChatGPT Shopping
ChatGPT now recommends products directly in search results. The feature has no ads (so far). Hence any…
How to implement a shipping strategy
If you sell physical goods, your shipping strategy is one of the most important aspects of your…
Craft Whiskeys, Home Delivered
For $60, Bob DeMars’s company, Blind Barrel, will ship a package of four craft-distilled whiskey samples, unmarked,…
How Woo’s support team uses AI to improve the customer experience
“AI will deflect our customers.” Everyone who is in the support industry has either heard a colleague…
State of Devs: A Survey for Every Developer
I don’t know if I should say this on a website devoted to programming, but I sometimes…
How To Break Down E-Commerce Search Analytics Silos
Most online retailers deploy analytics software that can generate insights into how shoppers engage — which products…
New Ecommerce Tools: May 1, 2025
We publish a rundown each week of new products from companies offering services to ecommerce merchants. This…
Revisiting Image Maps
I mentioned last time that I’ve been working on a new website for Emmy-award-winning game composer Mike…