AI Buying Agents Raise New Accountability Questions
Earlier this year, eBay updated its user agreement to explicitly ban third-party “buy for me” agents and…
Better Product Images Build Buyer Trust in Resale Marketplaces
As resale marketplaces grow, a platform’s ability to process and verify visuals at the point of upload…
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…
How Foreign Brands Sell into Africa
Foreign brands rarely rely on a single channel when selling into Africa. They layer marketplaces, retail partnerships,…
Ecommerce without Merchant-Owned Carts
Google announced a comprehensive shopping cart that could soon be available across the search giant’s app ecosystem….
New Ecommerce Tools: May 20, 2026
This installment of our weekly rundown of new services for merchants includes rollouts for quick commerce, SMS…
How to start selling online: Nail the decisions that matter most
Starting an online store means making a handful of early decisions that you’ll live with for a…
Chord Commerce CEO on Pivoting to Data
When he and I last spoke, in 2021, Bryan Mahoney had co-founded Chord, an ecommerce platform that…
AI is shifting commerce — here’s what 225 leaders told us they’re betting on
We set up a booth at Stripe Sessions 2026 and asked 225 commerce leaders where agentic commerce…
New Ecommerce Tools: May 12, 2026
Every week we hand-pick new services to highlight for ecommerce merchants. This installment includes updates on predictive…
Amazon invests 15 billion euros in France
Ecommerce giant Amazon is investing 15 billion euros in the French market over a three-year period. The…
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….
Deals and Cashback Move Into ChatGPT Conversations
E-commerce platform Minty has launched an AI-powered shopping companion that delivers deals and cashback offers in ChatGPT….
Introducing Subscriptions Health Check: A new way to monitor your subscriptions
WooCommerce Subscriptions is built to be flexible. With automatic renewal, manual renewal, bank transfers, and customer-controlled billing,…
Vinted connects marketplaces in Germany and Austria
Users of Vinted in Germany and Austria can now trade directly with each other. Austrian Post has…
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…
Choosing the best WooCommerce hosting in 2026: A practical guide
The right host is invisible. Your checkout loads fast, your site stays up during the campaign spike,…
B2B Ecommerce Powers Africa Retail
Consumer-focused ecommerce in Africa faces the challenge of high customer acquisition costs and complex residential delivery. Yet…
Iris Founder Talks AI-Powered Finance
I’ve interviewed a slew of impressive entrepreneurs on this podcast. Drew Fallon is among the most versatile….
HyperSKU invests in BigBuy
Global sourcing and fulfillment platform HyperSKU has announced that it has invested in BigBuy’s recent international financing…
How to migrate from Webflow to WooCommerce
Your business has outgrown Webflow. Whether it’s the integration limitations, the lack of data control, or the…
EcomFuel Founder on 2026 Industry Trends
For years EcomFuel has surveyed its community of ecommerce merchants about their growth, margins, tactics, and more….
Vinted reports 47% growth in GMV
Consumers sold goods worth 10.8 billion euros on second-hand marketplace Vinted in 2025. That is an increase…
How to prepare your store for AI-driven commerce
The way people find products has a new channel. AI assistants like ChatGPT, Google’s AI Mode, Gemini,…