Belgium wants to accelerate international parcel tax
The Belgian government is considering introducing a levy on parcels imported from outside the European Union. The…
GEO for ChatGPT Instant Checkout
Last week OpenAI launched “Instant Checkout” for ChatGPT, a feature allowing consumers to buy products without leaving…
VCF 9 NFS Fails To Deploy
VCF October 7, 2025 VCF 9 NFS Fails To Deploy Read moreDrupal 8.8.0 is available The Issue?…
Getting Creative With shape-outside
Last time, I asked, “Why do so many long-form articles feel visually flat?” I explained that: “Images…
Better Audience Targeting in Google Ads
Google Ads continues to shift its focus from keywords to campaign types such as Performance Max and…
Startup Vet Revives Legacy Fitness Brand
Jon Shanahan destroys the myth that founders make lousy employees. He co-founded Stryx, a men’s cosmetics provider,…
Strategies to control costs and delight shoppers during peak shopping seasons
Peak shopping seasons like Black Friday/Cyber Monday, Valentine’s Day, and the summertime can either propel your revenue…
Future-proof your ecommerce data strategy with zero- and first-party data
We all know that customer data is like gold — with one exception: you can’t mine it,…
Amazon launches Haul in Spain
Ecommerce giant Amazon is launching its discount storefront, Amazon Haul, in Spain. The standalone store competes with…
Top 10 online shops drive growth in German ecommerce
Amazon remains by far the largest online shop in Germany, ahead of local players Otto and Zalando….
Agentic Commerce Has Arrived
AI shopping agents, once a combination of novelty and hype, are becoming a viable ecommerce sales channel….
Economy Candy: Three generations of sweets and success
We recently got to visit Mitchell and Skye Cohen at Economy Candy to learn about the history…
Same Idea, Different Paint Brush
There’s the idiom that says everything looks like a nail when all you have is a hammer….
Less than 15% of customers place a second online order
Only 14.77 of online shoppers return to an online store to place a second order. And even…
Smart Packaging Technology Builds Consumer Trust, Brand Loyalty
Packaging is more than a product vessel. It serves as a strategic tool for storytelling, trust-building, and…
How to boost peak season conversion rates with Stripe
The end-of-year holidays are unsurprisingly the biggest, most competitive time of the year for many online merchants….
Touring New CSS Features in Safari 26
A couple of days ago, the Apple team released Safari 26.0! Is it a big deal? I…
Google’s Spam Updates, Explained
Google completed its August 2025 algorithm update a few days ago. The update coincided with Google’s cancellation…
Recreating Gmail’s Google Gemini Animation
I always see this Google Gemini button up in the corner in Gmail. When you hover over…
CFO Shifts to Menswear, Egyptian Roots
In 2020, Karim Abed was the chief financial officer for a Texas-based home builder. The job paid…
Ecommerce in Europe grows 7 percent
Online consumer spending in Europe grew by 7 percent last year, reaching 819 billion euros. For this…
New Ecommerce Tools: September 25, 2025
This week’s rundown of new products and services for ecommerce merchants includes updates on agentic commerce, multichannel…
Retailers Double Down on Marketplace Expansion Amid Rising Data Risks
Retailers are increasingly turning to third-party marketplaces to broaden their reach and accelerate growth. These platforms provide…
EU wants to reform cookies
The European Commission wants to simplify the use of cookies on websites. It is considering the removal…