Black Friday is also your payment processor’s best day of the year
Following every Black Friday Cyber Monday, revenue records make headlines. Adobe tracked $44.2 billion in US online…
Allegro brings tools and services to sellers’ stores
Allegro plans to make selected tools and services available to selling partners for use outside its marketplace….
Branded Sites Are Vital for Merchants
Visibility across Google Search, generative AI, and other organic channels is increasingly challenging. Some pundits question the…
Retailers Take the Wheel on Last-Mile Delivery
Online retailers are taking greater control of fulfillment and dispatch, viewing the last mile as a competitive…
ECDB: Bol widens lead over Amazon.nl
Bol increased its lead over Amazon last year, according to a new ECDB ranking of ecommerce in…
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…
Amazon expands listing requirements for Pan-EU FBA
Amazon is requiring sellers to offer all their Pan-European FBA products on its Dutch marketplace. In six…
Google’s Redirects Blur Search Rankings
Google has long struggled with bot-initiated search sessions. Bots from rank tracking tools exacerbate the problem, as…
Ecommerce fulfillment: How to know when you’ve outgrown your process
Packing 200 orders a day is manageable, but once you grow to 2,000 orders, you’ll need a…
Amazon launches bulk storage service in Europe
Amazon Warehousing & Distribution, or AWD, will launch in five European countries this week. The service allows…
5 Predictions for 2026 Holiday Shopping
U.S. and global holiday ecommerce sales should grow year over year in 2026, shaped by AI referrals,…
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 29, 2026
Our rundown this week of new services for ecommerce merchants includes updates on post-purchase, in-game commerce, payment…
BigCommerce alternatives: Why it might be time to switch
On June 1, BigCommerce renamed every plan, lowered the GMV thresholds, and added a fee of up…
The Top Cause of Wasted Ad Spend
Brett Fish sees a lot of wasted ad spend. His company, TagHero, tracks clients’ advertising performance on…
How AI Agents Are Rewiring Market Power and Brand Visibility
Across retail, payments, and big tech, AI-enabled checkout, automated product comparison, and autonomous purchasing tools are becoming…
New Ecommerce Tools: June 24, 2026
This week’s rundown of new services for ecommerce merchants includes updates on agentic commerce, generative engine optimization,…
Impulse Buying Taking Backseat to Deliberate Shopping: Report
Shoppers are showing less impulse and greater deliberation when making purchasing decisions these days, according to a…
New Ecommerce Tools: June 17, 2026
Every week we publish a rundown of new services for ecommerce merchants. This installment includes updates on…
AI Buying Agents Raise New Accountability Questions
Earlier this year, eBay updated its user agreement to explicitly ban third-party “buy for me” agents and…
‘One in five Spanish ecommerce sellers on TikTok Shop’
TikTok Shop has established a strong position in Spain’s ecommerce market in a relatively short time. Both…
How Foreign Brands Sell into Africa
Foreign brands rarely rely on a single channel when selling into Africa. They layer marketplaces, retail partnerships,…
Ecommerce without Merchant-Owned Carts
Google announced a comprehensive shopping cart that could soon be available across the search giant’s app ecosystem….