ECDB: Bol widens lead over Amazon.nl
Bol increased its lead over Amazon last year, according to a new ECDB ranking of ecommerce in…
Do We Still Need Google Disavow?
Google launched the Disavow tool in 2012 to help websites exclude spammy backlinks they couldn’t otherwise remove….
Influencers Mostly Skip Disclosure
The challenge with enforcing influencer disclosure rules starts with the definition. Neither the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s…
‘German online stores less visible on Google’
The organic visibility of large online stores in Germany is under pressure. Last June, on average, they…
Small Businesses Put AI to Work in Digital Marketing
Among U.S. small businesses, AI adoption has climbed from 26% in 2023 to 87% this year as…
Compare Group expands to 4 new European markets
Compare Group, which owns several price comparison platforms, will expand to Spain, Portugal, Italy and Austria on…
New Ecommerce Tools: September 2, 2026
Every week we publish a rundown of new services for ecommerce merchants. This installment includes updates on…
Let’s Use the Emergent CSS random() Function in all the Browsers
The creator of the TV show The Good Place wrote a tie-in book about moral philosophy which includes a chapter called…
What’s !important #18: , Syntax ::highlight()ing, named-feature(), and More
Well, that’s a wrap. No, not a flex-wrap, but rather today marks a new day, week, month,…
Competing with Wicked Fast Delivery
Some of the most recognizable ecommerce retailers and marketplaces are pushing fast delivery to the extreme and…
How better data helps you reduce ecommerce returns
When ecommerce returns reduce profitability, you might think of logistics or tightening policies. But what if the…
BK Beauty Doubles Down on TikTok Shop
We’ve followed the growth of BK Beauty since its launch seven years ago. Paul Jauregui co-founded the…
34% of SME’s on Temu have expanded internationally
One in three (34 percent) European small businesses selling on Temu said that they have started selling…
How to write a return policy your team can actually follow
Pick a recent return and walk through the whole process, starting from the customer’s first message all…
Creating Web Widgets Using the Document Picture-in-Picture API
Firefox 151 recently shipped the Document Picture-in-Picture API. This isn’t the same thing as the (regular?) Picture-in-Picture…
animation-trigger
The CSS animation-trigger property delays the start of a CSS animation until a specific trigger occurs. More specifically, it…
New Ecommerce Tools: August 26, 2026
This week’s installment includes new products and services for popups, site builders, subscriber lists, drone deliveries, livestreaming,…
Amazon Prime Air launches in the UK
Amazon has officially launched its Prima Air service in the United Kingdom. From its fulfillment center near…
WordPress PHP-Only Block Registration
You want to build a custom WordPress block. But you don’t want to learn React, manage a…
Double-Digit Ecommerce Growth Returns
U.S. ecommerce sales enjoyed a second consecutive quarter of double-digit growth in 2026, resembling pre-pandemic patterns. The…
BattlBox’s Path from YouTube to Netflix
How does an ecommerce entrepreneur land a Netflix series? Not easily. Just ask John Roman. He co-launched…
Dutch average Amazon commission fees nearly 20%
In the Netherlands, Amazon is the most expensive marketplace for online sellers. Looking at average commission fees,…
Ecommerce fulfillment: How to know when you’ve outgrown your process
Packing 200 orders a day is manageable, but once you grow to 2,000 orders, you’ll need a…
AI-Generated Receipts Hit 71% of Expense Fraud Flags
Generative AI is giving employees a new way to fabricate expense receipts, creating a growing fraud challenge…