New Ecommerce Tools: March 25, 2026
Our rundown this week of new services for ecommerce merchants includes updates on predictive intelligence, same-day shipping,…
Experimenting With Scroll-Driven corner-shape Animations
Over the last few years, there’s been a lot of talk about and experimentation with scroll-driven animations….
4 Reasons That Make Tailwind Great for Building Layouts
When I talk about layouts, I’m referring to how you place items on a page. The CSS…
How Vessi Sells Waterproof Shoes
Ray Hua is the director of ecommerce at Vessi, a Canada-based direct-to-consumer seller of waterproof sneakers. The…
Abusing Customizable Selects
Web browsers ship new features all the time, but what fun is it if we can’t build…
New Ecommerce Tools: March 4, 2026
Our rundown this week of new services for ecommerce merchants includes updates on product photography, lead generation…
Amazon Seller Wallet launches in Europe
European Amazon sellers can now manage their funds on the platform more easily. Amazon Seller Wallet is…
What’s !important #6: :heading, border-shape, Truncating Text From the Middle, and More
Despite what’s been a sleepy couple of weeks for new Web Platform Features, we have an issue…
Shopify dominant software in new stores
Last year, 54 percent of new online stores in the Netherlands were created with Shopify. In France,…
40% Portuguese consumers shop online weekly
A new study shows that almost 40 percent of Portuguese consumers now shop online at least once…
A Complete Guide to Bookmarklets
You’re surely no stranger to bookmarks. The ability to favorite, save, or “bookmark” web pages has been…
Potentially Coming to a Browser :near() You
Just before we wrapped up 2025, I saw this proposal for :near(), a pseudo-class that would match…
US, China and Russia dominate Europe’s ecommerce top 10
Amazon is by far the largest ecommerce player in Europe. A new top 10 ranking also includes…
Distinguishing “Components” and “Utilities” in Tailwind
Here’s a really quick tip. You can think of Tailwind utilities as components — because you can…
Distinguishing “Components” and “Utilities” in Tailwind
Here’s a really quick tip. You can think of Tailwind utilities as components — because you can…
Interop 2026
Interop 2026 is formally a thing. So, you know all of those wild, new CSS features we’re…
What’s !important #5: Lazy-loading iframes, Repeating corner-shape Backgrounds, and More
This issue of What’s !important is dedicated to our friends in the UK (aka me), who are…
‘Selling in Germany requires consumer-oriented approach’
As cross-border ecommerce in Europe continues growing, many online sellers are interested in entering the German market….
Trying to Make the Perfect Pie Chart in CSS
Speaking of charts… When was the last time you had to use a pie chart? If you…
No-Hassle Visual Studio Code Theming: Building an Extension
Years ago, when I read Sarah Drasner’s article on creating a VS Code theme, I silently thought…
German companies unite to launch EU-based product
Three German software companies have unveiled an end-to-end ecommerce solution, where all data and processes stay in…
EU import of cheap parcels rises 26%
The number of low-cost ecommerce parcels that the European Union received from outside the Union rose sharply…
Temu becomes local-only in Türkiye
Ecommerce giant Temu has suspended cross-border sales of products in Türkiye. Consumers in the country can only…
Responsive Hexagon Grid Using Modern CSS
Five years ago I published an article on how to create a responsive grid of hexagon shapes….