Taming Typography: Building a Modern CSS Reset
CSS can now make choices about type that used to sit outside a reset. text-wrap: pretty can…
Re-Implementing :nth-child() With Modern CSS
The title sounds a bit strange, right? Why re-implement an existing feature, that’s completely useless! I have…
HTML vs. XML Sitemaps for Ecommerce
From the web’s earliest days, developers included a summary of links to a site’s key sections, such…
AI Shopping Agents Put Retailers’ Data to the Test
AI shopping agents are giving retailers a new challenge: How do they serve a customer when an…
Breuninger expands into 11 new markets
Breuninger is accelerating its expansion in Europe. After earlier launches in the first half of the year,…
New Ecommerce Tools: October 21, 2026
This week’s rundown of new services for merchants includes AI-powered marketing, agentic commerce, return platforms, multichannel distribution,…
AI Platforms Attract a Growing Ecosystem
Artificial intelligence models are becoming platforms, attracting an ecosystem of applications, connectors, marketplaces, and payment systems that…
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…
5 Levers Drive CAC, Says Ad Pro
Hal Smith says lowering clients’ customer acquisition cost on Meta and Google is a focus of his…
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,…
Influencers Mostly Skip Disclosure
The challenge with enforcing influencer disclosure rules starts with the definition. Neither the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s…
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…
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…
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…
New Ecommerce Tools: August 26, 2026
This week’s installment includes new products and services for popups, site builders, subscriber lists, drone deliveries, livestreaming,…
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…
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…
3 AI Prompts for Google Ads
Artificial intelligence is core to Google Ads, but for advertisers, account management goes beyond the platform. Powerful…
Momox enters the Netherlands
Second hand marketplace for media products Momox has expanded into the Netherlands. Dutch consumers can now sell…
Create an AI assistant for your store today
Getting your store ready for shoppers to discover via AI boils down to a few key areas:…
House Bill Reshapes Marketplace Policies
Proposed legislation introduced last week in the U.S. House of Representatives could give marketplace sellers new protections…