What are business goals? How to use the SMART approach to create them
People start businesses for all kinds of reasons. Some want to fill a need in the market. Others…
‘Ecommerce is the driving force of the circular economy’
Buying second-hand products online has become common in Germany: 55 percent of consumers bought a used product…
New Ecommerce Tools: June 26, 2025
This installment of our weekly rundown of new products and services for merchants includes rollouts for video,…
The ultimate guide to naming your online store
What’s in a name? More than you might think. The name of your online store is one…
Zalando still biggest online store in Switzerland
Between 2023 and last year, Zalando’s online sales revenue in Switzerland has increased slightly. It remains the…
A Better API for the Intersection and Mutation Observers
In a previous article, I showed you how to refactor the Resize Observer API into something way…
Retail Media’s Performance Dilemma
Retail media has become a significant revenue stream for enterprise-level merchants, but for some, selling ads to…
Improving user experience with pop-ups and gamification
Bad user experience on websites leads to high percentages of abandoned carts. Gamification, the process of applying…
Online consumer electronics market worth 112 billion euros in 2024
The European online consumer electronics market was worth 112 billion euros in 2024. This was an increase…
Can GenAI Win Over B2B Buyers With Complex Needs?
A unified digital B2B commerce platform powered by GenAI can personalize e-commerce experiences and boost sales of…
About You lowers barriers to its marketplace
About You has revamped its marketplace. It has launched a new seller center. The onboarding process for…
New Ecommerce Tools: June 19, 2025
Every week we publish a handpicked list of new products and services from vendors to ecommerce merchants….
Drupal 11.2.0 is now available
New in Drupal 11.2 The second feature release of Drupal 11 improves backend and frontend performance and…
What is profit margin? How to optimize it for store growth
Your ecommerce store’s success relies on many factors, and profit margin is one of them. When you…
How to Keep Up With New CSS Features
How do you keep up with new CSS features? Let’s say for example that, hypothetically speaking, you…
New Books on Classic Brands, Growth, Change
This roundup of compelling new business titles includes inspirational lessons from Sonic diners and Rolex, as well…
Answer Engine Optimization, Explained
Answer engine optimization is not new. Google has answered queries directly on search results pages since 2014…
Breaking Boundaries: Building a Tangram Puzzle With (S)CSS
For years, I believed that drag-and-drop games — especially those involving rotation, spatial logic, and puzzle solving…
New Ecommerce Tools: June 12, 2025
We publish a rundown each week of new products and services from vendors to ecommerce merchants. This…
Nine steps to a successful business strategy
You’ve written a business plan. You’ve chosen a business model. You may have even started selling already….
How to reach your target audience and gain loyal customers
Marketing that tries to reach everyone usually ends up reaching no one. That doesn’t mean no one…
Can One Person Run a Billion-Dollar Store?
Eduardo Samayoa believes a solo entrepreneur could someday run a billion-dollar ecommerce company. Not with hustle. With…
Smarter B2B Site Search Starts With Clean, AI-Optimized Data
Search and discovery innovations are fueling a digital transformation in B2B e-commerce. For manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers,…
Exploring the CSS contrast-color() Function… a Second Time
In many countries, web accessibility is a human right and the law, and there can be heavy…