German ecommerce increases 4.3% in first half 2026
Online turnover in Germany has increased 4.3 percent in the first half of the year, compared to…
Why Meta Descriptions Still Matter
Google once exclusively used meta descriptions for organic search snippets. Optimizing the descriptions aimed to entice searchers…
Nail Profit before Site Extras, Owner Says
Paolo Vidali has a suggestion for merchants looking to add advanced features to their ecommerce sites: Be…
Storfund partners with Castorama
Ecommerce financer Storfund has announced a partnership with Castorama France. As a result, sellers on the French…
Avoid All-Caps Headlines, Says CRO Pro
Nate Lagos is a seasoned ecommerce conversion optimizer, yet a recent A/B test surprised him. A client…
How to make your store readable to AI shopping agents
Your online store should make it simple for customers to find and buy the products they want….
The Digital Shelf Begins Before the Search Bar
Retail marketers are rethinking what constitutes the digital shelf. Rather than beginning on retailer product pages or…
Turkey tops European ecommerce growth
Nowhere in Europe are ecommerce sales expected to grow faster through 2029 than in Turkey. Bulgaria ranks…
Prime Day Has Remade the Retail Calendar
After 11 years, Amazon Prime Day has trained shoppers to look for summer sales in much the…
Pinwheel CEO on Selling Kid-Safe Phones
In 2019 Dane Witbeck had a problem familiar to parents: What were his kids doing on their…
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…
5 Content Marketing Ideas for July 2026
From America’s 250th birthday to back-to-school preparation, July 2026 offers plenty for content marketers seeking to connect…
Isklad: ‘Selling in CEE comes with different customer needs’
Western European online sellers expanding into Central and Eastern Europe often underestimate how different customer expectations are…
Engineer Quits, Launches Online Art School
Florence Morin is an artist-turned-engineer-turned-entrepreneur. She graduated from Canada’s Polytechnique Montréal in 2013, only to realize she…
What Foreign Merchants Miss in India
India’s Unified Payments Interface is a government-backed peer-to-peer infrastructure launched in 2016. It allows seamless payments between…
Digital Catalogs Become Adaptive Commerce Tools
Many digital catalogs still prioritize visual design over shopper behavior, limiting their ability to drive conversions. Digital…
Otto opens to Polish sellers
Otto is preparing to open its marketplace to sellers in Poland. A pilot program will begin next…
Allegro enters partnership with OpenAI
Allegro has entered into a partnership with OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. The Polish ecommerce company will…
Inside Beardbrand’s Expansion Plan
We’ve hit a plateau at Beardbrand, the direct-to-consumer business I launched 15 years ago. Our revenue is…
A Scrollytelling Gift for Mum on Mother’s Day 2026
My mum loved logic because she was born at a time when nothing made sense. She was…
What I’d tell every ecommerce merchant about hosting before they launch
I’ve spent over a decade as a partner and consultant to some of the largest hosting companies….
Automated Steps For VCF Host Provisioning
May 5, 2026 Automated Steps For VCF Host Provisioning What Are We Solving Here? Ever since I…
New Ecommerce Tools: April 28, 2026
This week’s rundown of new services for merchants includes updates on AI-powered advertising, video ad generators, shoppable…
New Ecommerce Tools: April 22, 2026
Every week we publish a list of new products and services for ecommerce merchants. This week’s rundown…