Free returns on the rise in DACH region
In the summer of 2026, up to 66.7 percent of retailers in Austria, Germany and Switzerland said…
Don’t Make Them Count
The bible of user-interface design is “Don’t Make Me Think” by Steve Krug. He believes questions such…
ROAS’s First Source of Truth
Return on advertising spend is a useful performance metric, but only with accurate attribution. ROAS connects advertising…
DHL eCommerce looks for more acquisitions in Eastern Europe
DHL eCommerce is looking for more parcel companies to acquire in Eastern Europe. The planned purchase of…
Copywriter Grades AI Content at 95%
Many pro content marketers insist AI-generated text is inferior to humans’. But not Neville Medhora. He’s a…
‘Marketplace sellers shift focus to profitability’
Sellers no longer primarily measure their success on marketplaces by sales volumes, but by the returns they…
Shopify Opens to Meta Muse; Amazon Balks
Shopify is welcoming Meta’s new Muse personal AI agent. Amazon is trying to keep it out. Meta…
New Tools Open European Markets to US E-Commerce Sellers
U.S. digital businesses looking for new customers in Europe face a costly challenge: navigating unfamiliar tax rules,…
Google, OpenAI, ChatGPT Dominate AI-Referred Web Traffic
AI tools are sending billions of visits to websites, but more than half of that traffic is…
Omnichannel Playbook for Beauty Brands
I met recently with a spa manager in California to introduce her to a French beauty brand….
Temu ranks first in four European ecommerce markets
Temu has broken into the top 10 online retailers in almost every European country. In four countries,…
5 Levers Drive CAC, Says Ad Pro
Hal Smith says lowering clients’ customer acquisition cost on Meta and Google is a focus of his…
Google removes product carousels in Europe
Product carousels have almost entirely disappeared from Google’s shopping-related search results in the European Economic Area (EEA)….
Retail Media’s Margin Opportunity
Retail media may provide ecommerce retailers with high-margin revenue from an audience they have paid to attract….
New Ecommerce Tools: September 16, 2026
This week’s rundown of new products and services for merchants includes updates on international shipping, cross-border payments,…
Allegro brings tools and services to sellers’ stores
Allegro plans to make selected tools and services available to selling partners for use outside its marketplace….
Retailers Take the Wheel on Last-Mile Delivery
Online retailers are taking greater control of fulfillment and dispatch, viewing the last mile as a competitive…
Why the fastest-growing channel in retail can’t find your products
A new kind of shopper is buying online, and they may already be shopping at your store. …
Amazon’s reach in the EU levels off
Amazon has seen the number of recipients of its shopping services in the European Union decline slightly….
Agency Owner on New-Store Strategies
I asked Kenny Trusnik, founder of the agency Forest City Digital, how an ecommerce startup can attract…
Sales Velocity Reveals Inventory Risk
A simple inventory count combined with sales velocity can reveal a lot about product demand, order planning,…
How to choose a B2B ecommerce platform
Your B2B buyers want the same convenience they find elsewhere when placing orders; the freedom to manage…
ECDB: Bol widens lead over Amazon.nl
Bol increased its lead over Amazon last year, according to a new ECDB ranking of ecommerce in…
How to choose the right social media platform for ecommerce
Don’t half-heart your social strategy by trying to be everywhere. Most brands end up on 4 or…