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…
Ecommerce logistics issues are about visibility and connection
A promotion goes live and a bestselling product runs out while orders keep piling up. Returns come…
CSS Navigation Matching, Early Days
Really like the intent here. Apply a style when someone navigates from one specific page to another….
New Ecommerce Tools: August 19, 2026
My rundown this week of new services for merchants includes updates on page builders, warehousing, dropshipping, real-time…
‘About’ Pages Shape AI Visibility
“About” pages were unrelated to search engine optimization until Google instructed its human raters to consider the…
Adobe Finds Most Retail Apps Are One and Done
Retail apps often have a short lifespan after customers download them, according to recent Adobe research. Nearly…
Amazon launches bulk storage service in Europe
Amazon Warehousing & Distribution, or AWD, will launch in five European countries this week. The service allows…
5 Predictions for 2026 Holiday Shopping
U.S. and global holiday ecommerce sales should grow year over year in 2026, shaped by AI referrals,…
‘Traditional market growth tactics no longer suffice’
Inconsistent data is a problem that is well-known to many online sellers, especially when selling on multiple…
Ad Fraud Expert on Scams, Bots, Spoofs
Jeromy Sonne is a Facebook ad pro turned fraud detection expert. His firm, Daypart, advises agencies and…
What’s !important #17: Custom Highlight API, CSS Navigation Matching, Fixing text-stroke, and More
Plus, how to style skeleton UIs, how to enable diagonal scrolling, how images can overflow themselves, and…
AI Fraud Is Making One-Time Identity Checks Less Reliable
AI is making identity fraud cheaper, faster, and easier to scale, putting pressure on e-commerce companies to…
Fruugo returns to profit
Online marketplace Fruugo made a profit of 1.4 million British pounds (1.64 million euros) in 2025. Just…
Email Open Bloat and Deliverability
The goal of email deliverability is to ensure messages reach recipients’ inboxes, avoiding spam folders or outright…