Let’s Use the Nonexistent ::nth-letter Selector Now
“I think I’m done with reality.” — The Seventh Circle by Architects We’ve all, at some point,…
At 55, Email Is Vital for Marketers
Email turned 55 this month. Despite its age, the messaging technology remains vital for ecommerce. It’s one…
Choosing the best WooCommerce hosting in 2026: A practical guide
The right host is invisible. Your checkout loads fast, your site stays up during the campaign spike,…
Surviving D2C’s Boom and Bust
Chris Wichert is an investment banker turned direct-to-consumer entrepreneur. His luxury shoe brand, Koio, launched in 2015…
‘Ikea, Jysk and H&M best-performing cross-border sellers’
Multichannel companies from the Nordics make up Europe’s top three best-performing cross-border ecommerce sellers. These are Sweden-based…
Recreating Apple’s Vision Pro Animation in CSS
Apple’s product animations, particularly the scrolly teardowns (technical term), have always been inspiring. But these bleeding-edge animations…
Enhancing Astro With a Markdown Component
There are two ways to enhance Markdown in an Astro project: Through MDX Through a Markdown Component…
New Ecommerce Tools: April 22, 2026
Every week we publish a list of new products and services for ecommerce merchants. This week’s rundown…
TikTok Shop prepares for entry into Poland and the Benelux
TikTok Shop is preparing to launch in Poland, the Netherlands and Belgium. This is evident from job…
B2B Ecommerce Powers Africa Retail
Consumer-focused ecommerce in Africa faces the challenge of high customer acquisition costs and complex residential delivery. Yet…
Scam Texts Are Creating a Friction Tax for Retailers
Consumers are increasingly ignoring legitimate retail messages, mistaking them for scams. For brands, that hesitation is eroding…
Zalando Bulgaria launch expected soon
Zalando is accelerating its European expansion. After earlier announcements, Portugal and Greece are now live, marking the…
Marketplaces account for 61% of European ecommerce
A large majority of online transactions in Europe take place on marketplaces. In 2025, marketplaces accounted for…
Markdown + Astro = ❤️
Markdown is a great invention that lets us write less markup. It also handles typographical matters like…
Mixed Reports on AI Ecommerce Traffic
Consumers arriving from AI search and chat may be high-intent and ready to buy, but the early…
Salesupply and BrandOn Group announce partnership
Dutch ecommerce service provider Salesupply has announced a partnership with BrandOn Group, an Italian technology platform that…
Iris Founder Talks AI-Powered Finance
I’ve interviewed a slew of impressive entrepreneurs on this podcast. Drew Fallon is among the most versatile….
PosterXXL rated Best Online Shop in Germany
German online photo service store, PosterXXL, was rated as the best online shop in Germany. It outranks…
Bureaucracy weighs heavily on German online sellers
Nine out of ten German online sellers say that bureaucratic procedures place a heavy or very heavy…
A Well-Designed JavaScript Module System is Your First Architecture Decision
Writing large programs in JavaScript without modules would be pretty difficult. Imagine you only have the global…
How AI Is Changing Sales Teams Without Replacing Reps
Sales teams face a crossroads: one path sidelines reps with automation, while the other uses AI to…
Who Delivers Your Orders Matters
Local carriers can promise fast and cheap ecommerce delivery. Unfortunately, the services may also raise concerns about…
WooCommerce MCP: Talk to your store like it’s your AI assistant
This is part one of a three-part series on WooCommerce MCP. This post covers what MCP is,…
WooCommerce 10.7: 51% fewer queries, a real fulfillment API, one important cache fix
The latest version of WooCommerce cuts the database queries to load one order management page in half….