USPS Warns of ‘Brushing’ Scam Behind Surprise E-Commerce Deliveries
The U.S. Postal Service is warning consumers about a growing scam called “brushing,” where unsolicited packages are…
Almost 87% of Dutch consumers shop online
Compared to other European countries, the Netherlands has the highest share of online shoppers. In the last…
Using CSS Cascade Layers With Tailwind Utilities
Adam Wathan has (very cleverly) built Tailwind with CSS Cascade Layers, making it extremely powerful for organizing…
7 Ways to Prep for Holiday Selling
For retailers, holiday sales are too important to leave to guesswork. Last year’s data holds the key…
CSS Blob Recipes
Blob, Blob, Blob. You hate them. You love them. Personally, as a design illiterate, I like to…
Ecommerce to Real Estate: An Owner’s Story
Shakil Prasla once owned 12 ecommerce consumer brands generating $50 million in combined annual revenue with 50…
What are business goals? How to use the SMART approach to create them
People start businesses for all kinds of reasons. Some want to fill a need in the market. Others…
Westwing enters more European markets
German seller of furniture and home decorations Westwing has recently entered three new markets. It has launched…
‘Ecommerce is the driving force of the circular economy’
Buying second-hand products online has become common in Germany: 55 percent of consumers bought a used product…
New Ecommerce Tools: June 26, 2025
This installment of our weekly rundown of new products and services for merchants includes rollouts for video,…
Poking at the CSS if() Function a Little More: Conditional Color Theming
Chrome 137 shipped the if() CSS function, so it’s totally possible we’ll see other browsers implement it,…
The ultimate guide to naming your online store
What’s in a name? More than you might think. The name of your online store is one…
Lightly Poking at the CSS if() Function in Chrome 137
We’ve known it for a few weeks now, but the CSS if() function officially shipped in Chrome…
Merchandising Lessons from Top Marketplaces
Ecommerce merchandising organizes, presents, and highlights products to maximize revenue. The world’s leading ecommerce marketplaces offer powerful…
Flaconi expands to 5 new markets
German online beauty and perfume store flaconi has recently launched in Sweden, Finland, Denmark and the Czech…
Zalando still biggest online store in Switzerland
Between 2023 and last year, Zalando’s online sales revenue in Switzerland has increased slightly. It remains the…
European Amazon Boss: ‘We are an ally’
Amazon is doing a lot of good for the European economy, says Mariangela Marseglia. According to the…
A Better API for the Intersection and Mutation Observers
In a previous article, I showed you how to refactor the Resize Observer API into something way…
Retail Media’s Performance Dilemma
Retail media has become a significant revenue stream for enterprise-level merchants, but for some, selling ads to…
Improving user experience with pop-ups and gamification
Bad user experience on websites leads to high percentages of abandoned carts. Gamification, the process of applying…
Online consumer electronics market worth 112 billion euros in 2024
The European online consumer electronics market was worth 112 billion euros in 2024. This was an increase…
Faith, Family, and Ecommerce
Michael Simpson is a New Mexico-based father of seven and a National Guard veteran. Returning from a…
Color Everything in CSS
I have had the opportunity to edit over a lot of the new color entries coming to…
Can GenAI Win Over B2B Buyers With Complex Needs?
A unified digital B2B commerce platform powered by GenAI can personalize e-commerce experiences and boost sales of…