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…
Universal Yums: Over ten million subscription boxes with WooCommerce
Universal Yums is a subscription snack box offering tasty treats from around the world. Customers can choose…
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…
Amazon: ‘Climate Pledge Friendly-label boosts sales’
Ecommerce giant Amazon has released a study indicating that joining the Climate Pledge Friendly program results in…
Zalando revenue increased 4% in 2024
After two years of declining revenue, Zalando has regained its growth path. Revenue grew by an estimated…
New Ecommerce Tools: January 16, 2025
Every week we publish a rundown of new products from companies offering services to ecommerce merchants. This…
Web-Slinger.css: Across the Swiper-Verse
My previous article warned that horizontal motion on Tinder has irreversible consequences. I’ll save venting on that…
What to Know about Meta Descriptions
A meta description summarizes the content on a web page. Google has long stated that meta descriptions…
This Digital Nomad Built a Global Supply Chain Business
Building a business from a bedroom, home office, or garage is not uncommon. Succeeding in seeding a…
Galaxus reports 18% sales increase
Galaxus, Switzerland’s largest ecommerce company, saw its platform sales increase 18 percent last year, reaching 3.4 billion…
How to Wait for the sibling-count() and sibling-index() Functions
New features don’t just pop up in CSS (but I wish they did). Rather, they go through…
How to Promote Products on X
Online merchants serving civically engaged shoppers will find excellent promotional opportunities on the growing X platform. Social…