The Future of AI in Retail: Smarter Merchandising, Better CX
Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving more innovation in e-commerce, turning what was once an intriguing concept into…
Bookshop.org, an Amazon Rival, Adds Ebooks
Five years ago, publishing entrepreneur Andy Hunter launched Bookshop.org to provide a “virtuous alternative” to Amazon, which…
How to start selling subscriptions online
If you’re thinking about starting to sell online, you may be considering a subscription business model. It’s…
The What If Machine: Bringing the “Iffy” Future of CSS into the Present
Geoff’s post about the CSS Working Group’s decision to work on inline conditionals inspired some drama in…
AI Won’t Replace Creativity, Says Studio Founder
Matthew Gattozzi realizes creativity and efficiency often conflict. His firm, Goodo Studios, produces commercial content that attracts…
Handwriting an SVG Heart, With Our Hearts
According to local grocery stores, it’s the Valentine’s Day season again, and what better way to express…
Bol earns more than all its partner sellers
Dutch online marketplace Bol has had a good year: sales increased 8.7 percent, reaching 3.1 billion euros….
Set Up a Shopify Theme Dev Environment in 2025
Shopify merchants don’t need coding skills to alter a theme. Yet some businesses require more, such as…
European Parliament approves VAT reform
The European Parliament has approved a revision of VAT rules. As a result, online platforms will be…
Typecasting and Viewport Transitions in CSS With tan(atan2())
We’ve been able to get the length of the viewport in CSS since… checks notes… 2013! Surprisingly, that was…
Charts: Consumer Product Trends, Q1 2025
The future of WordPress Web Hosting looks promising as it continues to evolve and adapt to emerging technologies and trends.
Selling digital products in California What to know about law AB 2426
If you sell digital products — like software, streaming content, or other intangible goods — to customers…
Video’s Growing Role in Customer Engagement
Video remains a dominant force in consumer engagement, solidifying its role as an essential tool for brand…
‘Helpful Content’ per Google’s Latest Guidelines
Last month I addressed Google’s updated guidelines for its quality raters, the thousands of people who manually…
Organizing Design System Component Patterns With CSS Cascade Layers
I’m trying to come up with ways to make components more customizable, more efficient, and easier to…
Amazon grows 8.7% in Germany, 12.7% in UK
Last year, Amazon once again outpaced the ecommerce market growth in both Germany and the United Kingdom….
Essential Google Ads Settings for 2025
As innovative as Google Ads can be, success hinges on getting the fundamentals right. In this post,…
What is domain authority and how can you improve it?
Grabbing a top spot on Google is a win for visibility and essential for driving clicks and…
Bento Elevates Ecommerce Email Marketing
Jesse Hanley is a self-taught developer and marketer from Australia who lives in Japan. He launched Bento,…
JD.com interested in buying Ceconomy
Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com is said to be in talks with Ceconomy, the owner of MediaMarkt and…
Amazon UK delivered over 1 billion products within a day
Over the past year, Amazon has delivered more than one billion products to Prime members in the…
Inventory software Stockly raises 26 million euros
French software company Stockly is a stock pooling and exchange solution for online sellers. The company now…
Baseline Status in a WordPress Block
You know about Baseline, right? And you may have heard that the Chrome team made a web…
Charts: AI Outlook, Employees vs. Execs, Q1 2025
Employees worldwide are adopting generative AI faster than their leaders expect, according to McKinsey & Company’s January…