New Ecommerce Tools: January 14, 2026
Our rundown this week of new products and services for ecommerce merchants includes updates on agentic commerce,…
E-Commerce Orders Surged in 2025, Dominated by Top-Performing Brands
E-commerce orders in the United States jumped 147% year-over-year in 2025, with more than half that growth…
What is branding? How to create a lasting ecommerce brand
A lasting ecommerce brand is more than a line of products or a catchy name — it’s a tone,…
Ecommerce Success with Fractional Talent
In his previous appearance on the podcast, in November 2022, Jai Dolwani was the CMO of a…
How Landyachtz built a personalized growth engine with Klaviyo and WooCommerce
The skater-owned brand currently drives 11% of total revenue via marketing automation in Klaviyo, with continued plans…
When Heavy Products Make Global Sense
Many ecommerce businesses sell products that do not fit in a flat-rate envelope, so to speak. Fitness…
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….
New Ecommerce Tools: December 17, 2025
This week’s rundown of new products and services for ecommerce merchants includes updates on agentic commerce, marketplaces,…
How Landyachtz cut ecommerce costs by more than 75% and gained full control with WooCommerce
Since 1997, Landyachtz has been an iconic name in skateboard culture and innovation. Founded by two skateboarders…
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…
CFO: Brands Rarely Max Out Meta Ads
Abir Syed is an accountant turned marketer turned chief financial officer. He says ecommerce marketing success largely…
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…
New Ecommerce Tools: November 19, 2025
Every week we publish a rundown of new services for ecommerce merchants. This installment includes updates on…
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…
Etsy Merchant Eyes Shopify, Dual Brands
Kevlyn Walsh is a Denver-based art teacher turned entrepreneur. She launched Festive Gal, an Etsy shop, in…
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…
Notable Business Books in 2025
It’s the time of year when publications and organizations issue “best of” book lists. This year’s business…
Batch Cannabis Scales to $50 Million
Andy Gould co-founded Batch, a Wisconsin-based D2C cannabis brand, in 2018. He says the company struggled for…
5 Shopify Mistakes That Kill Holiday Profits
Minor configuration mistakes during the busy Christmas selling season can seriously harm ecommerce profits. Shopify remains the…
New Ecommerce Tools: October 29, 2025
This week’s rundown of new products and services for ecommerce merchants includes updates on agentic commerce, conversational…