AI Favors Ecommerce Giants — for Now
Artificial intelligence has seemingly raised the barriers to ecommerce success. The industry has long been a David-and-Goliath…
UK shoppers rely on online marketplaces
Online marketplaces dominate almost every stage of the purchase journey of consumers in the United Kingdom. In…
Long-Tail SEO in an AI World
In 2006, Wired magazine editor Chris Anderson famously described the availability of niche products online as the…
Can AI-Driven Intent Shopping Eclipse Chinese Retail Models?
Walmart and OpenAI’s October partnership could be the most significant shift in e-commerce since the “Buy Now”…
Two-thirds of Germans shop for gifts on Amazon
Amazon is the go-to place for Germans to do their Christmas shopping. Two-thirds of gift buyers shop…
Tools to Track GenAI Citations, Sources
Generative AI platforms increasingly conduct live web searches to respond to users’ prompts. The platforms don’t reveal…
Will Google’s AI Mode Dominate ChatGPT?
Jeff Oxford is my go-to interview for ecommerce SEO. The founder of Oregon-based 180 Marketing, an agency,…
New Ecommerce Tools: November 26, 2025
Every week we publish a handpicked list of new products and services for ecommerce merchants. This installment…
Where Investors See Ecommerce Heading
Crunchbase reported this month that ecommerce start-up funding was about to hit a five-year low as investors…
Shoppers Favor Product Content Over Brand Loyalty
More than four out of five consumers agree that high-value content — detailed descriptions, multiple images and…
Allegro has 4.2 million international customers
Allegro, Poland’s largest ecommerce company, is increasingly serving customers outside of its home market. Last quarter, 4.2…
How Google’s Web Guide Helps SEO
Google’s Web Guide is an experiment launched in July 2025 that uses AI to organize a user’s…
Will AI Solve Ecommerce Personalization?
A nascent firm armed with a fresh $12.3 million investment aims to deliver on the promise of…
New Ecommerce Tools: November 19, 2025
Every week we publish a rundown of new services for ecommerce merchants. This installment includes updates on…
New GSC ‘Insights’ Show Trends, Status
Google has relaunched the “Insights” section in Search Console. The section doesn’t provide data unavailable in other…
Black Friday social media campaigns: Examples, tools, and tips for success
It’s time to get to work on every marketer’s championship game: Black Friday. While the holiday sales…
How Bot-to-Bot Commerce Is Rewriting the Rules of Retail
Picture this: It’s Black Friday 2027, and retail’s biggest “customer” isn’t a soccer mom hunting for deals…
New Ecommerce Tools: November 12, 2025
This week’s installment of new products and services for ecommerce merchants includes updates on agentic commerce, multichannel…
URL Case Sensitivity and SEO
Google treats the portion of a URL after the domain name as case-sensitive. Thus Google could index…
AI Makes Loyalty Programs Smarter
Artificial intelligence is transforming ecommerce customer loyalty programs. A May 2025 analysis found a “strong positive correlation”…
Etsy Merchant Eyes Shopify, Dual Brands
Kevlyn Walsh is a Denver-based art teacher turned entrepreneur. She launched Festive Gal, an Etsy shop, in…
European retail media market doubles
This year, advertisers in Europe are expected to double their spending on retail media. This means that…
AI Shopping Surge Exposes Retailers’ Slow, Cautious Response
Artificial intelligence (AI) shopping tools are rapidly reshaping how consumers discover and evaluate products. Yet even as…
Merge Google Ads Campaigns for Better ROAS
Google Ads AI-driven optimization works best with abundant data. A single entity with 10,000 impressions is better…