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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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Ray Reddy
Platforms & Apps

Shopify POS Exec on Future of Retail

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

Cover of "Let My People Go Surfing"
Schools & Resources

Favorite Books of Ecommerce Pros Q3 2025

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Design & Dev Tools

Llms.txt Could Help AI Find Your Store

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Platforms & Apps

New Ecommerce Tools: July 10, 2025

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Platforms & Apps

New Ecommerce Tools: July 3, 2025

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Platforms & Apps

New Ecommerce Tools: June 26, 2025

Image from Lily AI of a female in a sweater
Platforms & Apps

New Ecommerce Tools: June 19, 2025

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Platforms & Apps

New Ecommerce Tools: June 12, 2025

Screenshot from Rivr of a delivery robot
Platforms & Apps

New Ecommerce Tools: June 5, 2025

Photo from DHL Group of a male looking at a laptop
Platforms & Apps

New Ecommerce Tools: May 29, 2025

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Platforms & Apps

Shopify’s New AI Tools Empower Merchants

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Platforms & Apps

New Ecommerce Tools: May 22, 2025

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Platforms & Apps

New Ecommerce Tools: May 15, 2025

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Platforms & Apps

New Ecommerce Tools: May 8, 2025

Cover of "Trade Is Not a Four-Letter Word"
Schools & Resources

Books on Tariffs and Trade Wars

Get Your Products on ChatGPT Shopping
Platforms & Apps

Get Your Products on ChatGPT Shopping

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Platforms & Apps

New Ecommerce Tools: May 1, 2025

Illustration of 6 shopping carts side by side
Platforms & Apps

Multiple Stores, 1 Backend: Pros and Cons

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Platforms & Apps

ChatGPT Shopping Is Coming

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Platforms & Apps

New Ecommerce Tools: April 24, 2025

Screenshot from PlentyOne of a female and male looking at a computer
Platforms & Apps

New Ecommerce Tools: April 17, 2025

Cover of The Thinking Machine
Schools & Resources

Spring Books on B2B, Nvidia, Bill Gates, More

Platforms & Apps

The Real Test of Unified Commerce

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Platforms & Apps

New Ecommerce Tools: April 10, 2025

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Platforms & Apps

How to Change a Domain Name in Shopify

Screenshot from Pipe17 of a female holding a computer tablet
Platforms & Apps

New Ecommerce Tools: April 3, 2025

Female holding a phone — from TikTok web page
Platforms & Apps

New Ecommerce Tools: March 27, 2025