Cross-Document View Transitions: The Gotchas Nobody Mentions
I wasted an entire Saturday on this. Not a lazy Saturday either, but one of those rare,…
Google Says AI Optimization Is Just SEO
Google has finally published guidance for AI optimization. Yet “Optimizing your website for generative AI features on…
How to start selling online: Nail the decisions that matter most
Starting an online store means making a handful of early decisions that you’ll live with for a…
M&S buys ASOS warehouse
The British department store Marks and Spencer Group is buying a distribution center from Asos. The deal…
What’s !important #11: 3D Voxel Scenes, Flying Focus, CSS Syntaxes, and More
If 3D voxel scenes (that you can style), flying focus animations, or new CSS syntaxes sound like…
Chord Commerce CEO on Pivoting to Data
When he and I last spoke, in 2021, Bryan Mahoney had co-founded Chord, an ecommerce platform that…
AI is shifting commerce — here’s what 225 leaders told us they’re betting on
We set up a booth at Stripe Sessions 2026 and asked 225 commerce leaders where agentic commerce…
Computing and Displaying Discounted Prices in CSS
CSS math isn’t just about how things look! It can also be used to work out useful…
AI Reshapes Print-on-Demand Ecommerce
Starting a print-on-demand ecommerce business has never been easier — or more difficult. On the one hand,…
Fulfilmentcrowd acquires Fulfilment.nl to accelerate European growth
fulfilmentcrowd, the tech-led logistics provider backed by private equity firm Palatine, has acquired Fulfilment.nl, a Dutch ecommerce logistics…
rotateX()
The CSS rotateX() function rotates an element around the x-axis in a three-dimensional space. Specifically, it vertically flips the…
rotateY()
The CSS rotateY() function rotates an element around its vertical y-axis. Specifically, it horizontally flips an element from left…
New Ecommerce Tools: May 12, 2026
Every week we hand-pick new services to highlight for ecommerce merchants. This installment includes updates on predictive…
Allegro enters partnership with OpenAI
Allegro has entered into a partnership with OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. The Polish ecommerce company will…
Rakuten France looks for a buyer
Rakuten France, formerly known as PriceMinister, is looking for a buyer for its marketplace. The platform has…
Blackstone acquires Greek market leader Skroutz
Blackstone is acquiring Greek ecommerce market leader Skroutz. The American investment company is taking over a majority…
More Links Are Coming to AI Overviews
The growth of zero-click search results may be slowing, according to new industry reports. Semrush-owned Datos analyzed…
Fulfilmentcrowd: ‘stock localization to become more important’
Online sellers are increasingly dividing their stock across warehouses in several markets to provide a more local…
Inside Beardbrand’s Expansion Plan
We’ve hit a plateau at Beardbrand, the direct-to-consumer business I launched 15 years ago. Our revenue is…
Using CSS corner-shape For Folded Corners
I came across Kitty Giraudel’s folded corners technique. It leverages CSS clip-path, and I thought that that…
A Scrollytelling Gift for Mum on Mother’s Day 2026
My mum loved logic because she was born at a time when nothing made sense. She was…
Amazon invests 15 billion euros in France
Ecommerce giant Amazon is investing 15 billion euros in the French market over a three-year period. The…
What I’d tell every ecommerce merchant about hosting before they launch
I’ve spent over a decade as a partner and consultant to some of the largest hosting companies….
Making Zigzag CSS Layouts With a Grid + Transform Trick
Most grid layouts sit in neat rows, perfectly aligned, like soldiers in formation. But sometimes you want…