5 Predictions for 2026 Holiday Shopping
U.S. and global holiday ecommerce sales should grow year over year in 2026, shaped by AI referrals,…
Fruugo returns to profit
Online marketplace Fruugo made a profit of 1.4 million British pounds (1.64 million euros) in 2025. Just…
Animating CSS border-image
The CSS border-image property is one of those features we take for granted. And it’s not new…
Using and Styling the Dialog Element
Wasn’t it great — nay, amazing – the day we got a native HTML <dialog> element? It’s,…
Gap Decorations Are Now Available, Here’s What’s New
For a long time now, web developers have had to use border and pseudo-element hacks to style…
Online retail sales surge in the United Kingdom
Online retail sales are rising sharply in the United Kingdom. According to the country’s Office for National…
How the ONDC Reshapes India Ecommerce
I’ve detailed the ecommerce opportunity in India. The country’s population is now the world’s largest, yet its…
What’s !important #15: Boundary-aware CSS, Time-based CSS, Full-bleed CSS, and More
Similar to last time, What’s !important #15 is pretty stacked — read all about boundary-aware CSS, making…
New Ecommerce Tools: July 15, 2026
This week’s installment of new services for merchants includes updates on product videos, shipping, recommerce, social marketing,…
4 Homegrown Brands Winning India
I addressed last month the opportunity for foreign brands to sell in India. The country’s population is…
Get Ready For the Powerful CSS border-shape Property!
So, we recently got the new shape() function (now Baseline!) as well as the corner-shape property. What…
UK shipping updates: What actually changed and what to do about it
UK shipping is hitting a messy patch. Between shifting European regulations, changing borders, and stale carrier contracts,…
‘Expanding into Germany takes more than selling on Amazon’
While Amazon has been the biggest marketplace in Germany for years, other local platforms have recently increased…
DACH ecommerce sees solid growth
The DACH ecommerce market is expected to continue its steady growth, with annual increases ranging from 3…
translateY()
The CSS translateY() function shifts an element vertically by the specified amount. Specifically, it shifts an element either up…
Kaufland to launch in Spain and the Netherlands
Kaufland is expanding its marketplace once again. By the end of the summer, it is opening its…
Creating Memorable Web Experiences: A Modern CSS Toolkit
I love the fact that CSS is finally reclaiming control over visual interactions, taking charge of the…
Scroll-Driven, Scroll-Triggered, Scroll States, and View Transitions
I’ve said one and meant another, and I’ve used one when I needed another. Please bear with…
Scroll-Driven, Scroll-Triggered, Scroll States, and View Transitions
I’ve said one and meant another, and I’ve used one when I needed another. Please bear with…
Belgian ecommerce worth 18 billion euros
Last year, Belgian consumers spent 18.3 billion euros online. Compared to a year earlier, this is an…
‘Ecommerce remains the growth engine of German retail’
Online spending in Germany continues to grow. The German Retail Federation (HDE) forecasts nominal ecommerce revenue to…
What’s !important #12: Safari Testing, ::checkmark, HTML Anchor Positioning, and More
What’s !important #12 talks about the old (testing in Safari when you don’t have Safari), the new…
Cross-Document View Transitions: The Gotchas Nobody Mentions
I wasted an entire Saturday on this. Not a lazy Saturday either, but one of those rare,…
Fulfilmentcrowd acquires Fulfilment.nl to accelerate European growth
fulfilmentcrowd, the tech-led logistics provider backed by private equity firm Palatine, has acquired Fulfilment.nl, a Dutch ecommerce logistics…