A CSS-Only Star Rating Component and More! (Part 2)
In the last article, we created a CSS-only star rating component using the CSS mask and border-image…
Zalando announces growth acceleration and expansion
Zalando looks back on a successful year, with higher revenue, increased profits, and more customers. The company…
New Ecommerce Tools: March 6, 2025
We publish a rundown each week of new products from companies offering services to ecommerce merchants. This…
Grouping Selection List Items Together With CSS Grid
Grouping selected items is a design choice often employed to help users quickly grasp which items are…
Why Search Rankings Are Driving Less Traffic
There’s a disturbing trend in organic search: Many web pages are losing traffic without a substantial change…
Amazon plans to launch Haul in Europe
Ecommerce giant Amazon is reportedly eyeing an expansion of its discount storefront, called Amazon Haul. It is…
eBay shrinks in the UK, stabilizes in Germany
eBay reported a revenue of 1.4 billion euros (1.5 billion dollars) in the United Kingdom last year,…
5 Content Marketing Ideas for April 2025
April is known for “Fools’ Day,” but the month includes plenty of other content marketing opportunities, including…
A CSS-Only Star Rating Component and More! (Part 1)
Creating a star rating component is a classic exercise in web development. It has been done and…
How to choose a theme for your WooCommerce store
When starting a WooCommerce store, one of your first steps is choosing a theme. Not only is a theme required to begin the site creation process, it also impacts everything about your website’s design and functionality
TikTok Shop welcomes merchants in Germany, France, and Italy
TikTok is boosting its European ecommerce operations. From now on, merchants can register to start selling through…
New Ecommerce Tools: February 27, 2025
Every week we publish a list of new products from web hosting companies offering services to ecommerce merchants.
Half of online shoppers in UK feel overwhelmed on sites
In the United Kingdom, 46 percent of online shoppers feel overwhelmed by the amount of options and…
The Rebirth of ‘Marketing Mix Modeling’
Lingering privacy challenges and ever-improving cloud and artificial intelligence technology are driving a marketing model renaissance. Marketing…
How to start dropshipping in 2025
If you’re looking to start an online business and don’t want to deal with managing inventory, product…
‘Europe hosts most headquarters of ecommerce giants’
Of the world’s 250 largest ecommerce companies, 95 have their headquarters in Europe. That is three more…
Q&A: Passport CEO Talks Tariffs
President Trump’s tariffs have merchants scrambling to gauge the impact on imports, exports, and overall cost. There’s…
Applying the Web Dev Mindset to Dealing With Life Challenges
Editor’s note: This article is outside the typical range of topics we normally cover around here and touches on sensitive…
Ireland has highest share of online shoppers
Last year, 96 percent of Irish internet users made online purchases. The country has the biggest percentage…
Toe Dipping Into View Transitions
I’ll be honest and say that the View Transitions API intimidates me more than a smidge. There…
Winners E-commerce Germany Awards announced
This week, the winners of the E-Commerce Germany Awards were announced during a gala. There were 12…
Merchant Cuts Revenue 60%, Profit Rises 25%
In 2023 Mathias Schrøder was stressed, burned out, and perplexed. He had scaled revenue on his Denmark-based…
Otto lays off hundreds of customer service employees
German online platform Otto is eliminating 480 call center positions. This results in layoffs of hundreds of…
Charts: Global M&A Trends Q4 2024
The deal value of global 2024 mergers and acquisitions transactions was up 15% year-over-year as of early…