European Council approves VAT simplification for online sales
The Council of the European Union has agreed on further measures to improve VAT collection on online…
Boost peak season conversion rates by answering shoppers’ questions
Holiday promotions seem to start earlier every year. By the time Black Friday and Cyber Monday roll…
What’s !important #19: CSS Refraction Effects, Scroll State Queries, @custom-media, and More
We’re back! Don’t worry, this isn’t a trick (despite what our name suggests!). However, due to the…
USPS Can Bill Sellers for Foreign Duties
A new U.S. Postal Service rule places the responsibility for certain foreign customs charges on American merchants…
Agency Founder Touts YouTube TV Ads
Alex Walser launched his North Carolina-based marketing agency, Savant Syndicate, in 2024. The firm manages advertising campaigns…
New Ecommerce Tools: October 21, 2026
This week’s rundown of new services for merchants includes AI-powered marketing, agentic commerce, return platforms, multichannel distribution,…
How I Fixed A Failed VCF Managed Services Platform Deployment
October 15, 2026 How I Fixed A Failed VCF Managed Services Platform Deployment TL;DR VCF 9.1.1, 2-host…
Amazon’s reach in the EU levels off
Amazon has seen the number of recipients of its shopping services in the European Union decline slightly….
Influencers Mostly Skip Disclosure
The challenge with enforcing influencer disclosure rules starts with the definition. Neither the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s…
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…
What’s !important #18: , Syntax ::highlight()ing, named-feature(), and More
Well, that’s a wrap. No, not a flex-wrap, but rather today marks a new day, week, month,…
animation-trigger
The CSS animation-trigger property delays the start of a CSS animation until a specific trigger occurs. More specifically, it…
WordPress PHP-Only Block Registration
You want to build a custom WordPress block. But you don’t want to learn React, manage a…
5 Predictions for 2026 Holiday Shopping
U.S. and global holiday ecommerce sales should grow year over year in 2026, shaped by AI referrals,…
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…
VCF – Workload Domain Stuck Deleting After Reimaging Hosts
August 10, 2026 VCF – Workload Domain Stuck Deleting After Reimaging Hosts VCF Workload Domain Stuck Deleting…
Using and Styling the Dialog Element
Wasn’t it great — nay, amazing – the day we got a native HTML <dialog> element? It’s,…
2026 State of CSS, Devs Surveys
Two things: The State of CSS is obviously one I’m always stoked to see. But this year’s…
What’s !important #16: sibling-index() Animations, Use Cases for the infinity Keyword, Container Stuck Queries, and More
In What’s !important #16, see how the soon-Baseline sibling-index() function can be used for animations, revisit the…
House Bill Reshapes Marketplace Policies
Proposed legislation introduced last week in the U.S. House of Representatives could give marketplace sellers new protections…
New Ecommerce Tools: July 15, 2026
This week’s installment of new services for merchants includes updates on product videos, shipping, recommerce, social marketing,…
Poor Ad Recall Threatens Brand Discovery, Visibility in AI Era
Consumers quickly forget advertising, making it harder for brands to win both human attention and AI-powered discovery,…
UK shipping updates: What actually changed and what to do about it
UK shipping is hitting a messy patch. Between shifting European regulations, changing borders, and stale carrier contracts,…