Popover API or Dialog API: Which to Choose?
Choosing between Popover API and Dialog API is difficult because they seem to do the same job,…
New Ecommerce Tools: February 25, 2026
This week’s rundown of new services for ecommerce merchants includes rollouts for third-party fulfillment, AI assistants, agentic…
New Book on the Purpose of Business
The newest offering from management guru Joseph Pine takes his acclaimed 1999 bestseller “The Experience Economy” a…
The Death of Page One: AI Storefronts Rewrite Retail Strategy
Artificial intelligence chatbots drove 28% more shopper referrals to retail apps during the Black Friday weekend in…
Google Discover for Ecommerce
As AI Overviews and shopping agents divert clicks away from traditional search results, Google Discover may provide…
Why Buyers Buy: Books for Marketers
Whether you’re looking for basic principles, deep dives, or inside info from top marketers, these hand-picked books…
What’s !important #4: Videos & View Transitions, Named Media Queries, How Browsers Work, and More
Neither Chrome, Safari, nor Firefox have shipped new features in the last couple of weeks, but fear…
Are Your Product Pages Invisible to AI? Retail’s New Fix
Two new product updates aim to help retailers use agentic AI more effectively by improving shopper trust…
Why E.U. Ecommerce Rules Seem Complex
Merchants often ask me to explain E.U. ecommerce regulations. I usually start with a warning: There is…
Postcard From Web Directions Dev Summit, 2025
Author’s Note: There are already wonderful recaps of the Web Directions Developer Summit I spoke at in…
How to create buyer personas for your online store
It’s always important to truly understand your target customer. What do their day-to-day lives look like? What…
2025 Top 25: Our Most Popular Posts
George W. Bush had just begun his second presidential term when we launched Practical Ecommerce in mid-2005….
New Books: Swiftynomics, UX Skills, More
Working females are central to the modern economy, says the author of “Swiftynomics.” That book, plus titles…
Refurbished Tech Market Expands as E-Commerce Drives Circular Economy
The e-commerce platform market is driving a major shift in how technology is bought, sold, and reused….
New Ecommerce Tools: October 29, 2025
This week’s rundown of new products and services for ecommerce merchants includes updates on agentic commerce, conversational…
Understanding digital marketing: explaining the basics
When you’re running an online store, digital marketing is at the center of nearly everything you do….
Agentic Commerce Has Arrived
AI shopping agents, once a combination of novelty and hype, are becoming a viable ecommerce sales channel….
Visa’s VAMP Could Cost Banks and Merchants
Visa’s new fraud monitoring framework gets its teeth on October 1, 2025, when merchants’ acquiring banks are…
Is it Time to Un-Sass?
Several weeks ago, I participated in Front End Study Hall. Front End Study Hall is an HTML…
36 Ways to Revive an Ecommerce Business
Listeners and readers of “Ecommerce Conversations” know I occasionally depart from interviews to share my experiences owning…
New Ecommerce Tools: September 4, 2025
Every week we publish a handpicked list of new products and services from vendors of ecommerce merchants….
New Ecommerce Tools: August 21, 2025
Every week we handpick and publish a list of new products and services from vendors of ecommerce…
Firms Team Up To Reduce Agentic AI Risks for E-Commerce Merchants
As more consumers tap into artificial intelligence to enhance their online shopping experiences, new risks are being…
New Books to Gear Up for Peak Season Selling
The end of summer signals the beginning of fall and peak season planning for merchants. From entrepreneurial…