Why your store’s PHP version matters (and how to check it)
Behind every WooCommerce store is software written in PHP. You don’t need to know how it works,…
Accept Bitcoin with Square: A new way to take payments at checkout
Square just opened the Bitcoin floodgates. Here’s why it matters for your store. In November 2025, something…
New Ecommerce Tools: January 21, 2026
Every week we publish a list of new products and services for ecommerce merchants. This installment includes…
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 RFPs Are Breaking in the 14-Day B2B Sales Cycle
Walking into today’s B2B buying process feels less like a marathon and more like a sprint. According…
Asos introduces returns transparency tool
Online fashion platform Asos has announced that it is introducing a returns transparency tool for its shoppers…
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 31, 2025
Since 2016 I’ve published a weekly rundown of new services for ecommerce merchants. This final 2025 installment…
How Money Launderers Are Exploiting E-Commerce
Money laundering risks are no longer confined to banks. As online commerce scales globally, retailers are finding…
WooCommerce product types: a complete guide
Online stores sell much more than just physical items. That’s why the world’s most popular ecommerce store…
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…
CB Customs Broker: ‘sellers need to invest in structured data’
Cross-border ecommerce in Europe is expected to increase with an average annual rate of 29 percent, up…
The Platform Group aims for 40,000 sales partners
The Platform Group (TPG) has published a vision document towards 2030. The German company, which operates a…
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”…
How AI Shopping Impacts Main Street Retail
For stores in downtown shopping districts and suburban strip malls, AI shopping could be an opportunity to…
PayPal increases stake in Shopware
Paypal has increased its stake in German ecommerce software company Shopware. The online payment system now has…
Italian retailers happier with services than in 2024
Overall, online sellers in Italy seem satisfied with the digital services they use. However, in any analyzed…
Q3 Ad Spend on Top Digital Platforms Shows Mixed Growth
Ad spending growth trends were mixed across the largest U.S. digital ad platforms in Q3, while pricing…
New Ecommerce Tools: October 9, 2025
Every week we publish a handpicked list of new products and services for ecommerce merchants. This installment…
Understanding digital marketing: explaining the basics
When you’re running an online store, digital marketing is at the center of nearly everything you do….