Amazon intensifies competition with bol
Amazon will invest more than 1.4 billion euros in the Dutch market over the next three years….
Reshoring Is Supply Chain Flexibility
Putting aside supplier selection and tariffs, returning select manufacturing to one’s own country could benefit a business…
Alibaba.com Exec on Suppliers, Tariffs, IP
Few companies have done more for global prosperity than Alibaba.com. Launched famously in China by Jack Ma,…
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…
Understanding digital marketing: explaining the basics
When you’re running an online store, digital marketing is at the center of nearly everything you do….
Startup Vet Revives Legacy Fitness Brand
Jon Shanahan destroys the myth that founders make lousy employees. He co-founded Stryx, a men’s cosmetics provider,…
Future-proof your ecommerce data strategy with zero- and first-party data
We all know that customer data is like gold — with one exception: you can’t mine it,…
Top 10 online shops drive growth in German ecommerce
Amazon remains by far the largest online shop in Germany, ahead of local players Otto and Zalando….
Economy Candy: Three generations of sweets and success
We recently got to visit Mitchell and Skye Cohen at Economy Candy to learn about the history…
Retailers Double Down on Marketplace Expansion Amid Rising Data Risks
Retailers are increasingly turning to third-party marketplaces to broaden their reach and accelerate growth. These platforms provide…
A guide to ecommerce shipping
Creating the right ecommerce shipping strategy for your online store is essential to winning loyal customers, boosting…
How Brands Boost ROI with Smart Data
Ecommerce marketers know the challenge of delivering relevant promotions to prospects without violating privacy rules and norms….
Is it Time to Un-Sass?
Several weeks ago, I participated in Front End Study Hall. Front End Study Hall is an HTML…
New Ecommerce Tools: September 17, 2025
Every week we handpick and publish a list of new products and services from vendors to ecommerce…
Did Google Just Prevent Rank Tracking?
Google’s default search results list 10 organic listings per page. Yet adding &num=100 to the search result…
Google-Criteo Deal Unlocks Retail Media
Google is about to give agencies and advertisers access to prime retail media placements on ecommerce sites…
Can AI Send the Perfect Ecommerce Promo?
The combination of first-party behavioral data and artificial intelligence may transform ecommerce outbound marketing. Called “AI individualization,”…
How to automate, personalize, and scale your ecommerce brand
Few industries have the same blend of rapid growth, rich customer data, and constant demand for smarter,…
Walmart recruits European marketplace sellers
Walmart is actively targeting potential sellers in the United Kingdom and continental Europe. The world’s largest retailer…
US tariff and shipping policy changes: Navigating the end of the de minimis exemption
On August 29, 2025, the US government suspended the de minimis exemption for goods imported from all…
Shopify upgrades fulfillment capabilities
Ecommerce software provider Shopify has announced that it is upgrading its built-in fulfillment capabilities. It has new…
Smarter Paths to Global Sales
On-again, off-again tariffs have not lessened the opportunities for cross-border expansion. Global consumers still seek quality goods…
New Ecommerce Tools: August 28, 2025
This week’s rundown of new products and services from vendors of ecommerce merchants includes AI-generated product images,…
More Fan-Out SEO Tactics
Large language models such as Google’s AI Mode, ChatGPT, and Perplexity anticipate likely follow-ups to an initial…