Branded Sites Are Vital for Merchants
Visibility across Google Search, generative AI, and other organic channels is increasingly challenging. Some pundits question the…
Why the fastest-growing channel in retail can’t find your products
A new kind of shopper is buying online, and they may already be shopping at your store. …
Agency Owner on New-Store Strategies
I asked Kenny Trusnik, founder of the agency Forest City Digital, how an ecommerce startup can attract…
How to choose a B2B ecommerce platform
Your B2B buyers want the same convenience they find elsewhere when placing orders; the freedom to manage…
Do We Still Need Google Disavow?
Google launched the Disavow tool in 2012 to help websites exclude spammy backlinks they couldn’t otherwise remove….
‘German online stores less visible on Google’
The organic visibility of large online stores in Germany is under pressure. Last June, on average, they…
Small Businesses Put AI to Work in Digital Marketing
Among U.S. small businesses, AI adoption has climbed from 26% in 2023 to 87% this year as…
Compare Group expands to 4 new European markets
Compare Group, which owns several price comparison platforms, will expand to Spain, Portugal, Italy and Austria on…
New Ecommerce Tools: September 2, 2026
Every week we publish a rundown of new services for ecommerce merchants. This installment includes updates on…
Print-on-demand costs almost nothing to start. Smart pricing is what makes it pay.
Launching a physical product line with custom designs is exceptionally affordable through print-on-demand. The process is simple:…
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…
Google’s Redirects Blur Search Rankings
Google has long struggled with bot-initiated search sessions. Bots from rank tracking tools exacerbate the problem, as…
New Ecommerce Tools: August 26, 2026
This week’s installment includes new products and services for popups, site builders, subscriber lists, drone deliveries, livestreaming,…
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…
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…
Blocked aria-hidden: The Warning is Right, and Every Fix You’ve Found is Wrong
You closed a dialog and the console went that particular shade of angry mustard. You highlighted the…
Bauhaus: ‘100,000 new items thanks to 100 sellers’
A year ago, German retail chain Bauhaus launched its online marketplace. Since then, it has partnered with…
Emotion-Led Ads Cut Costs 30%
Sarah Levinger consults with ecommerce brands on marketing psychology. She says shoppers’ emotions drive ad performance, and…
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:…
What’s new in WooCommerce 11.0: Faster product pages, analytics updates, and more
WooCommerce 11.0 has launched with product page and Order screen speed updates, changes to how certain metrics…