Why Marketplaces Block AI Shopping Agents
Autonomous AI shopping agents are moving quickly from novelty to reality, with both financial and legal implications….
The Fraud Visibility Gap Created by Agentic Shopping
As AI shopping agents remove friction from online commerce, they are also erasing the behavioral signals retailers…
Styling ::search-text and Other Highlight-y Pseudo-Elements
Chrome 144 recently shipped ::search-text, which is now one of several highlight-related pseudo-elements. This one selects find-in-page…
Why One-Size-Fits-All ERP Fails Mid-Market Retailers
The one-size-fits-all approach of legacy enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems continues to frustrate mid-market retailers, where thin…
How Ecommerce Succeeds in Africa
Most global ecommerce businesses outsource customer deliveries. The process depends on standardized addresses, reliable couriers, predictable delivery…
eBay Passes on Agentic Shopping — For Now
eBay announced in a recent email to users that starting Feb. 20, it will prohibit third-party chatbots…
Temu becomes local-only in Türkiye
Ecommerce giant Temu has suspended cross-border sales of products in Türkiye. Consumers in the country can only…
There is No Need to Trap Focus on a Dialog Element
I was building a Modal component that uses the <dialog> element’s showModal method. While testing the component,…
New Microsoft Retail AI Guide Echoes SEO
Microsoft published a playbook early this month to help retailers increase visibility in AI search, browsers, and…
M&A Advisor on Ecommerce Valuations
Frank Kosarek is the co-founder of BizPort, a mergers-and-acquisitions marketplace launched in November 2025. Before that, he…
Responsive Hexagon Grid Using Modern CSS
Five years ago I published an article on how to create a responsive grid of hexagon shapes….
Why your store’s PHP version matters (and how to check it)
Behind every WooCommerce store is software written in PHP. You don’t need to know how it works,…
Marketing to Humans and Machines
Agentic shopping presents ecommerce marketers with a familiar problem in a new form. The promise is simple…
TikTok offers European fulfillment for Asian sellers
Asian companies selling on TikTok Shop in Europe can now outsource their logistics to the platform. Fulfilled…
Accept Bitcoin with Square: A new way to take payments at checkout
Square just opened the Bitcoin floodgates. Here’s why it matters for your store. In November 2025, something…
I Learned The First Rule of ARIA the Hard Way
Some time ago, I shipped a component that felt accessible by every measure I could test. Keyboard…
New Ecommerce Tools: January 21, 2026
Every week we publish a list of new products and services for ecommerce merchants. This installment includes…
Amazon Now live in London, European expansion imminent
Amazon has taken an important step in the field of quick commerce in Europe. The company has…
Topshop launches European online store
Fashion brand Topshop has launched a dedicated European online store. The new website is active across 23…
Google’s Core Updates, Explained
Google released another Core Update to its search algorithm over the holidays. It was the most comprehensive…
DIY Approach Fuels Craft Cocktail Brand
Chris Harrison says it all started with a single pot on a stove. He and two high…
Are Your Product Pages Invisible to AI? Retail’s New Fix
Two new product updates aim to help retailers use agentic AI more effectively by improving shopper trust…
‘Temu matches Amazon in cross-border sales’
In a short period of time, Temu has become a dominant player in global ecommerce. Nearly a…
What’s !important #3: Popover Context Menus, @scope, New Web Platform Features, and More
The developer community hasn’t wasted any time kicking off 2026 with some really great articles, demos, and…