Asynchronous Customer Support Is Breaking E-Commerce
Rising expectations for rapid responses are draining the life from asynchronous customer support, according to a new…
German watchdog bans Amazon’s price controls on partners
Amazon may no longer influence the prices set by sellers on its German marketplace – something the…
New Ecommerce Tools: February 4, 2026
Every week we publish a rundown of new services for ecommerce merchants. This installment includes rollouts for…
Why growing brands leave SaaS for open-source ecommerce
For fast-growing ecommerce brands, the platform you choose isn’t just a technical decision — it’s a growth…
Bol builds external fulfillment network
Dutch marketplace Bol is introducing ‘a completely new ecosystem category’: third-party fulfillment, or 3PL for short. The…
AI Product Discovery Drives Brand Traffic
Phillip Jackson’s media company, Future Commerce, focuses on trends and developments in business. The company surveyed U.S….
EU import of cheap parcels rises 26%
The number of low-cost ecommerce parcels that the European Union received from outside the Union rose sharply…
Why Marketplaces Block AI Shopping Agents
Autonomous AI shopping agents are moving quickly from novelty to reality, with both financial and legal implications….
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…
German ecommerce grows beyond expectations
Online product spending in Germany grew by 3.2 percent last year, reaching 83.1 billion euros. This growth…
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…
New Ecommerce Tools: January 21, 2026
Every week we publish a list of new products and services for ecommerce merchants. This installment includes…
‘Temu matches Amazon in cross-border sales’
In a short period of time, Temu has become a dominant player in global ecommerce. Nearly a…
eBay makes international shipping easier for German sellers
This week, eBay announced that it is launching eBay SpeedPAK in Germany. The service offers sellers a…
Lawmakers Eye Dynamic Ecommerce Pricing
Several American lawmakers have expressed an interest in limiting or prohibiting data-driven price changes. The recent activity…
New Ecommerce Tools: January 14, 2026
Our rundown this week of new products and services for ecommerce merchants includes updates on agentic commerce,…
Why E.U. Ecommerce Rules Seem Complex
Merchants often ask me to explain E.U. ecommerce regulations. I usually start with a warning: There is…
‘Instagram is the leading social commerce platform in Germany’
Three in ten German consumers shop via social media. Instagram is used the most: 15 percent of…
58% of consumers use AI tools to research products
Product discovery still mostly happens on marketplaces, with 37 percent of consumers starting their shopping journey there….
Allegro Group sells operations in Slovenia and Croatia
Polish ecommerce company Allegro is selling its subsidiaries in Slovenia and Croatia, to German private equity firm…
Ecommerce Success with Fractional Talent
In his previous appearance on the podcast, in November 2022, Jai Dolwani was the CMO of a…
2025 Top 25: Our Most Popular Posts
George W. Bush had just begun his second presidential term when we launched Practical Ecommerce in mid-2005….