Over 90% of purchases abroad made on Temu, Shein or AliExpress
Nine out of ten euros of online spending that left the European Union in 2025 went to…
Industry criticizes national parcel levy in Austria
As of today, Austria has introduced a national levy of 2 euros per parcel for large online…
AI Shopping Could Mean Fewer Returns
Early data suggests that AI-aided shopping could lower product returns, one of ecommerce’s most persistent costs. That…
New Ecommerce Tools: September 30, 2026
This week’s curated list of new services for merchants includes updates on agentic commerce, product review pages,…
‘European ecommerce set to grow 5% this year’
Growth in online consumer spending in Europe is slowing down. For the current year, Ecommerce Europe and…
ROAS’s First Source of Truth
Return on advertising spend is a useful performance metric, but only with accurate attribution. ROAS connects advertising…
DHL eCommerce looks for more acquisitions in Eastern Europe
DHL eCommerce is looking for more parcel companies to acquire in Eastern Europe. The planned purchase of…
Copywriter Grades AI Content at 95%
Many pro content marketers insist AI-generated text is inferior to humans’. But not Neville Medhora. He’s a…
‘Marketplace sellers shift focus to profitability’
Sellers no longer primarily measure their success on marketplaces by sales volumes, but by the returns they…
Shopify Opens to Meta Muse; Amazon Balks
Shopify is welcoming Meta’s new Muse personal AI agent. Amazon is trying to keep it out. Meta…
Temu ranks first in four European ecommerce markets
Temu has broken into the top 10 online retailers in almost every European country. In four countries,…
Google removes product carousels in Europe
Product carousels have almost entirely disappeared from Google’s shopping-related search results in the European Economic Area (EEA)….
Retail Media’s Margin Opportunity
Retail media may provide ecommerce retailers with high-margin revenue from an audience they have paid to attract….
New Ecommerce Tools: September 16, 2026
This week’s rundown of new products and services for merchants includes updates on international shipping, cross-border payments,…
Amazon catches up with Boozt in Denmark
Fifteen percent of active Danish online shoppers bought something from Amazon in the past six months. This…
Allegro brings tools and services to sellers’ stores
Allegro plans to make selected tools and services available to selling partners for use outside its marketplace….
Branded Sites Are Vital for Merchants
Visibility across Google Search, generative AI, and other organic channels is increasingly challenging. Some pundits question the…
Why the fastest-growing channel in retail can’t find your products
A new kind of shopper is buying online, and they may already be shopping at your store. …
Agency Owner on New-Store Strategies
I asked Kenny Trusnik, founder of the agency Forest City Digital, how an ecommerce startup can attract…
Sales Velocity Reveals Inventory Risk
A simple inventory count combined with sales velocity can reveal a lot about product demand, order planning,…
How to choose a B2B ecommerce platform
Your B2B buyers want the same convenience they find elsewhere when placing orders; the freedom to manage…
ECDB: Bol widens lead over Amazon.nl
Bol increased its lead over Amazon last year, according to a new ECDB ranking of ecommerce in…
How to choose the right social media platform for ecommerce
Don’t half-heart your social strategy by trying to be everywhere. Most brands end up on 4 or…
New Ecommerce Tools: September 2, 2026
Every week we publish a rundown of new services for ecommerce merchants. This installment includes updates on…