Design & Development
The nuts and bolts of an ecommerce site are design and development. We address design innovation and trends — including layouts, colors, photography, logos, video, and more. We explain the basics of code — HTML, CSS, JavaScript — as well as platforms, themes, plugins, open source, and related topics.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: September 4, 2025
September 4, 2025 • Sig Ueland
This week: tools for email marketing, marketplace automation, AI agents, multi-site commerce, D2C subscriptions, interactive messaging, and website builders.
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Schools & Resources
A Dozen Good Reads for Better Decisions
September 3, 2025 • Jean Gazis
The fall retail selling season is also a time to plan for the coming year. Here are 12 new and time-tested books to help make informed choices.
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Code
Vibe Coding Is Ecommerce’s New Excel
September 2, 2025 • Armando Roggio
AI-generated software may seem far-fetched, but the process is a bit like using a spreadsheet.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: August 28, 2025
August 28, 2025 • Sig Ueland
This week's rundown includes tools for AI product images, fulfillment, social commerce, advertising, affiliate marketing, LTL shipping, robot deliveries, and more.
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Schools & Resources
New Ecommerce Tools: August 21, 2025
August 21, 2025 • Sig Ueland
This week: new tools for cross-border transactions, marketing, social commerce, AI shopping agents, AI-powered subscriptions, and order management platforms.
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Schools & Resources
New Books to Gear Up for Peak Season Selling
August 19, 2025 • Jean Gazis
The end of summer signals the beginning of fall and peak season planning for merchants. These recent titles can help start the process.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: August 13, 2025
August 13, 2025 • Sig Ueland
This week's rundown of new products and services for merchants includes tools for automation, personalized marketing, localized payments, AI-powered search, logistics, agentic commerce, and more.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: August 7, 2025
August 7, 2025 • Sig Ueland
This week: AI-powered commerce platforms, embedded financial services, cross-border payment solutions, logistics optimization, marketplace incentives, and simplified transaction processes.
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Platforms & Apps
5 Ecommerce Platforms for Startups 2025
July 31, 2025 • Armando Roggio
Entrepreneurs with limited capital and no technical help require ecommerce platforms that work out of the box and grow with the business.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: July 30, 2025
July 30, 2025 • Sig Ueland
This week's rundown of new products and services for merchants includes rollouts for cryptocurrencies, agent-based analytics, merchant financing, shopping assistants, reviews, and fraud prevention.
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Schools & Resources
Q&A: Brad Feld, Author, Mentor, Investor
July 29, 2025 • Jean Gazis
The veteran tech entrepreneur, mentor, and early-stage investor opens up on writing and his latest book, "Give First."
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: July 23, 2025
July 23, 2025 • Sig Ueland
This week's installment includes tools for affiliate marketing, AI agents, marketplace platforms, ad networks, WordPress, and recurring payments.
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Platforms & Apps
Shopify POS Exec on Future of Retail
July 18, 2025 • Eric Bandholz
Ray Reddy says the future of retail is location-agnostic, where shoppers can easily transition from online to in-store.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: July 17, 2025
July 17, 2025 • Sig Ueland
This week's installment includes updates on AI shopping assistants, email and SMS marketing, ad management platforms, automated tax solutions, and last-mile delivery.
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Schools & Resources
Favorite Books of Ecommerce Pros Q3 2025
July 16, 2025 • Jean Gazis
Summer is a time to step away and catch up on reading, thinking, and planning. Ecommerce owners share the books that have shaped their careers and outlook.
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Design & Dev Tools
Llms.txt Could Help AI Find Your Store
July 13, 2025 • Armando Roggio
The proposed llms.txt standard would guide large language models to relevant web content, helping online shops show up in AI-powered shopping.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: July 10, 2025
July 10, 2025 • Sig Ueland
This week: rollouts for multilingual messaging, loyalty programs, global D2C and B2B storefronts, AI-powered shopping assistants, ecommerce payments, and shipping.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: July 3, 2025
July 3, 2025 • Sig Ueland
This week's rundown includes rollouts for AI-powered storefronts, B2B payments, generative AI content, email marketing, stablecoin payments, returns, product information management, and more.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: June 26, 2025
June 26, 2025 • Sig Ueland
This week's rundown features new tools for video, cross-border payments, agentic commerce, shipping, point-of-sale, live video shopping, ecommerce platforms, reverse logistics, and post-purchase upsells.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: June 19, 2025
June 19, 2025 • Sig Ueland
Our handpicked list this week includes new products and services for crypto payments, chargebacks, live streaming, digital ads, cross-border, personalization, and open-box programs.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: June 12, 2025
June 12, 2025 • Sig Ueland
This week's rundown of new products and services for merchants includes tools for AI-powered checkouts, loyalty programs, subscriptions, payments, tax compliance, shipping optimization, and research and analytics.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: June 5, 2025
June 5, 2025 • Sig Ueland
This week: new products and services for local payments, Bitcoin, B2B commerce, marketplace ads, retail media solutions, parcel delivery robots, and more.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: May 29, 2025
May 29, 2025 • Sig Ueland
This week: new products and services from DHL Group, Shopify, StellarWP, YouLend, eBay, Google, Manhattan Associates, InfoSum, CommerceIQ, Worldpay, Amazon, and Bluehost.
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Platforms & Apps
Shopify’s New AI Tools Empower Merchants
May 27, 2025 • Armando Roggio
The just-released "Editions Summer '25" includes a slew of AI-fueled tools to ease launching, operating, and scaling a store.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: May 22, 2025
May 22, 2025 • Sig Ueland
This week: virtual shopping, agentic commerce, analytics, dropshipping, payments, logistics, loyalty programs, gamification, and more.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: May 15, 2025
May 15, 2025 • Sig Ueland
This week: new tools for AI-powered site-search, shopping assistants, product listings, merchant financing, point-of-sale solutions, cross-border transactions, and warehouse automation.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025 • Sig Ueland
This week: updates on agentic AI commerce, mobile wallets, B2B transactions, one-click checkout, application hosting, AI-powered promotions, and enterprise-ready fulfillment.
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Schools & Resources
Books on Tariffs and Trade Wars
May 6, 2025 • Jean Gazis
Ten books by academics, regulators, journalists, and executives unravel international trade and tariffs and their affect on businesses and consumers.
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Platforms & Apps
Get Your Products on ChatGPT Shopping
May 5, 2025 • Ann Smarty
ChatGPT recommends products directly in search results for prompts with clear purchase intent.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: May 1, 2025
May 1, 2025 • Sig Ueland
This week: ChatGPT (shopping), BigCommerce (B2B portal), PayPal (programmatic ads), eBay (Klarna partnership), WooCommerce (Affirm partnership), Caro Holdings (AI customer service), and more.