Marketplaces are using dark patterns
Most well-known marketplaces and social media platforms are using dark patterns. These are designs that manipulate consumers…
Positioning Text Around Elements With CSS Offset
When it comes to positioning elements on a page, including text, there are many ways to go…
Protein Bar Founder Thrives in a Crowded Field
According to Will Nitze, founder and CEO of IQBAR, success in a competitive market requires finding its…
ChannelEngine: ‘marketplaces are starting point for product discovery’
At least 47 percent of shoppers start their product search on marketplaces. The share of shoppers doing…
Some Things You Might Not Know About Custom Counter Styles
I was reading through Juan’s recent Almanac entry for the @counter-style at-rule and I’ll be darned if…
German ecommerce is growing again
After two years of decline, online product spending in Germany has increased once more. In 2024, spending…
The Cashless Economy: Open Banking and Remote Payments in 2025
Businesses and consumers are increasingly transitioning to cashless or cash-light transactions, driven by the growing adoption of…
Print Ads Are an Ecommerce Opportunity
Print magazines can be an unusual opportunity for niche ecommerce merchants. Digital advertising dominates ecommerce, with good…
10 Books for Better Communication
What do owners, freelancers, managers, and employees have in common? They all communicate! Here are 10 titles…
Creating a “Starred” Feed
Chris wrote about “Likes” pages a long while back. The idea is rather simple: “Like” an item…
Temu: ‘80% of European sales via local warehouses’
Chinese online marketplace Temu has recently started using local warehouses in Europe. In the future, the company…
OnBuy: ‘30% daily growth in key European markets’
OnBuy, a popular cashback marketplace from the United Kingdom, has quietly begun its European expansion. The business…
Squarespace’s Tools Aid Ecommerce Novices
New ecommerce entrepreneurs are not typically software engineers or graphic designers. Many online stores therefore look alike,…
What is a target market? Finding your most profitable audience in 2025
Your business is up and running, or is about to launch, but perhaps you’re having trouble figuring…
Over 85% of products from Chinese platforms fail to meet regulations
At least 85 to 95 percent of products from Shein, AliExpress and Temu do not comply with…
Shopify Pro on Themes, Upgrades, Ecosystem
Kurt Elster launched his ecommerce agency in 2009 and his first Shopify store in 2011. His “Unofficial…
YaleSites at Yale University
Launching a comprehensive ecosystem powered by open-source Yale set out to build an innovative publishing platform that…
Fancy Menu Navigation Using Anchor Positioning
You have for sure heard about the new CSS Anchor Positioning, right? It’s a feature that allows…