New Google Shopping Is an SEO Reality Check
Google Shopping’s generative AI makeover is a reality check for ecommerce marketers seeking organic search traffic. Google…
Software Founder Pivots to PPE Manufacturing
I’ve interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs for this podcast. Most are problem solvers and optimists, confident in their…
Solving Background Overflow With Inherited Border Radii
One of the interesting (but annoying) things about CSS is the background of children’s elements can bleed…
Amazon implements longer return period during holidays
Ecommerce giant Amazon has announced that it is implementing a temporarily extended return period. The longer return…
Prep for the holidays + Reduce cart abandonment: Amazon Pay
Getting a jumpstart on the holiday season will lead to more sales, fewer customer problems, and less…
eBay launches Top-Service label for German sellers
eBay has introduced a new label in Germany, allowing commercial sellers to stand out on the platform….
Online Retailers’ Critical Task: Cleaning Up Product Data
Poor-quality product data routinely has severe implications for retailers. If left unresolved, bad data hinders the effectiveness…
How to choose an NFT and tokengating partner
The first post in this series introduced us to digital wallets and digital assets, especially NFTs. The…
Close, Exit, Cancel: How to End User Interactions Well
What’s in a word? Actions. In the realm of user interfaces, a word is construed as the…
New Books to Grow (or Sell) a Business, Fall 2024
Fall 2024 offers a bumper crop of new books aimed at helping ecommerce entrepreneurs and execs. Here…
How to find (and vet) the best product manufacturers
The hardest part is over. You’ve got your product idea down. That means you have taken the…
Marketplaces generate 69% of European cross-border sales
In the financial year 2023/2024, the whole European online cross-border market achieved sales of 326 billion euros….
‘Great news for online retailers in the United Kingdom’
Spending at major British online retailers was 3.2 percent higher in September than in the same month…
New AI Apps Reinvent Ecommerce Video
New AI-driven applications can generate video from text, edit a batch of short clips from a single…
Report: Gen AI to Transform Operations, Revenue
Generative artificial intelligence has the potential to transform businesses in two key ways: automating operations and growing…
CSS Tricks That Use Only One Gradient
CSS gradients have been so long that there’s no need to rehash what they are and how…
Lessons from Changing 3PLs
Scaling down a business is not as fun as scaling up. The issues might be similar, but…
Amazon nearing top 3 in Dutch ecommerce
Unlike most European countries, local players generate the most online revenue in the Netherlands. The top 3…
2024: More CSS At-Rules Than the Past Decade Combined
More times than I can count, while writing, I get myself into random but interesting topics with…
Charts: U.S. TikTok Shop Sales 2023-2024
Charm is a U.S.-based data platform providing retailers, sales teams, and investors with in-depth analytics on direct-to-consumer…
Updated Settle Platform Helps CPG Brands Optimize Operations
Settle, the developer of an operations platform that helps consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands scale, launched its…
Ecommerce business models: Which one’s best for your idea?
You have a business idea. Perhaps you’ve already begun developing it, or have even started the business…
Battling Chargeback Fraud in Digital Marketplaces With AI
Imagine losing billions in e-commerce revenue because consumers are taught how to game the chargeback system. This…
Handy Chrome Extensions for Google Analytics
Google Analytics 4 can be confusing. Business owners and managers often struggle to understand it, in my…