New Ecommerce Tools: August 26, 2026
This week’s installment includes new products and services for popups, site builders, subscriber lists, drone deliveries, livestreaming,…
Ecommerce fulfillment: How to know when you’ve outgrown your process
Packing 200 orders a day is manageable, but once you grow to 2,000 orders, you’ll need a…
AI-Generated Receipts Hit 71% of Expense Fraud Flags
Generative AI is giving employees a new way to fabricate expense receipts, creating a growing fraud challenge…
New Ecommerce Tools: August 19, 2026
My rundown this week of new services for merchants includes updates on page builders, warehousing, dropshipping, real-time…
‘About’ Pages Shape AI Visibility
“About” pages were unrelated to search engine optimization until Google instructed its human raters to consider the…
Adobe Finds Most Retail Apps Are One and Done
Retail apps often have a short lifespan after customers download them, according to recent Adobe research. Nearly…
5 Predictions for 2026 Holiday Shopping
U.S. and global holiday ecommerce sales should grow year over year in 2026, shaped by AI referrals,…
‘Traditional market growth tactics no longer suffice’
Inconsistent data is a problem that is well-known to many online sellers, especially when selling on multiple…
Ad Fraud Expert on Scams, Bots, Spoofs
Jeromy Sonne is a Facebook ad pro turned fraud detection expert. His firm, Daypart, advises agencies and…
AI Fraud Is Making One-Time Identity Checks Less Reliable
AI is making identity fraud cheaper, faster, and easier to scale, putting pressure on e-commerce companies to…
3 AI Prompts for Google Ads
Artificial intelligence is core to Google Ads, but for advertisers, account management goes beyond the platform. Powerful…
Emotion-Led Ads Cut Costs 30%
Sarah Levinger consults with ecommerce brands on marketing psychology. She says shoppers’ emotions drive ad performance, and…
2026 State of CSS, Devs Surveys
Two things: The State of CSS is obviously one I’m always stoked to see. But this year’s…
Thinking about Cart Recovery in 2026
Effective cart abandonment emails and text messages do more than remind shoppers about items left behind. They…
What to Know about Listicles
List-style articles are popular because they’re easy to read and understand. Examples are lists of solution providers,…
From found to bought: Getting your store ready to sell through AI
Having an AI agent find your products is just the beginning. The real goal is making sure…
New Ecommerce Tools: July 29, 2026
Our rundown this week of new services for ecommerce merchants includes updates on post-purchase, in-game commerce, payment…
Native AI Search Is Only Half the Battle for E-Commerce Brands
Shopify launched its AI-powered semantic search functionality in early 2024, giving Shopify Plus merchants more accurate and…
WooCommerce is the foundation of our entire ecosystem
We just kicked off a large effort, and I want to post about it here because you’re…
Publishers Can Turn to Ecommerce
Publishers and media companies facing AI-fueled disruptions to traffic and revenue may find new revenue opportunities in…
Allegro Group GMV increases 14%
Polish marketplace Allegro has recently released its preliminary second-quarter results. The Group’s gross merchandise value (GMV) grew…
Zalando invests in AI robotics
Online fashion platform Zalando has invested in German robotics company Sereact. It develops AI-powered robotics solutions. The…
German ecommerce increases 4.3% in first half 2026
Online turnover in Germany has increased 4.3 percent in the first half of the year, compared to…
Deep Product Data Is the New SEO in the Age of AI Discovery
Small and midsize e-commerce brands face growing challenges as AI-driven discovery, social commerce, and conversational search change…