Platforms & Apps
Our coverage of platforms and apps includes innovations and updates to shopping carts, content management systems, mobile shopping, digital-product selling, headless commerce, social media, and much more.
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Ecommerce Product Releases: December 4, 2023
December 4, 2023 • Sig Ueland
This installment of our weekly industry rundown includes new website builders, supply chain tools, fulfillment services, AI marketing platforms, and more.
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Ecommerce Product Releases: Nov. 27, 2023
November 27, 2023 • Sig Ueland
Many companies provide software and services for ecommerce merchants. Every week we publish a rundown of new updates and releases.
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My Top Ecommerce Tools for 2024
November 24, 2023 • Andrew Broadbent
Any list of helpful ecommerce tools would be extensive. Here are five must-haves per our correspondent.
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Ecommerce Product Releases: Nov. 20, 2023
November 20, 2023 • Sig Ueland
New releases this week address video commerce, ecommerce marketing, social commerce, cross-border payments, composable commerce, more.
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21 New Shopify Tools to Explore
November 19, 2023 • Sig Ueland
Shopify's "Editions Summer '23" includes over 100 new platform features. Here are 21 of them.
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Top Shopify Updates in Editions Summer ’23
November 13, 2023 • Andrew Broadbent
Shopify's latest Editions rundown included 100 new platform features. Our correspondent chooses his top six.
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Ecommerce Product Releases: Nov. 13, 2023
November 13, 2023 • Sig Ueland
This week: composable commerce, AI-powered shopping, open banking, tax compliance, cross-border logistics, holiday shopping promotions, more.
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Ecommerce Product Releases: Nov. 6, 2023
November 6, 2023 • Sig Ueland
This week's list of upgrades and rollouts includes same-day deliveries, customer intelligence tools, conversational commerce, payment options, and more.
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Ecommerce Product Releases: Oct. 30, 2023
October 30, 2023 • Sig Ueland
This week: AR try-on tools, reverse logistics, delivery insurance, AI-powered advertising, point-of-sale tools, cross-border payments, livestream shopping, more.
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Ecommerce Product Releases: Oct. 23, 2023
October 23, 2023 • Sig Ueland
This week: drone deliveries, generative AI, tracking, verified reviews, social media ads, shoppable videos, and livestream shopping.
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Ecommerce Product Releases: Oct. 16, 2023
October 16, 2023 • Sig Ueland
This week: holiday shipping, B2B payments, returns and reverse logistics, digital wallets, social media advertising, more.
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Ecommerce Product Releases: Oct. 9, 2023
October 9, 2023 • Sig Ueland
This week's updates include email marketing, generative AI, carbon-neutral delivery, returns delivery, B2B tools, point-of-sale tools, and full-stack commerce technology.
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Ecommerce Product Releases: Oct. 2, 2023
October 2, 2023 • Sig Ueland
This week's updates include shipping labels, B2B tools, ad targeting, virtual experiences, fulfillment, and generative AI.
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Ecommerce Product Releases: Sept. 25, 2023
September 25, 2023 • Sig Ueland
Updates this week include fulfillment, point-of-sale platforms, social commerce, flexible payment options, and AI-powered customer service.
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Ecommerce Game-changers (in 2014)
September 18, 2023 • Armando Roggio
We described in 2014 five technologies that would change ecommerce. They didn't.
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Ecommerce Product Releases: Sept. 18, 2023
September 18, 2023 • Sig Ueland
This week's installment includes updates to Amazon's shipping software, new Meta ad tools, new Pinterest ad formats, and much more.
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How to Train ChatGPT for Better Responses
September 12, 2023 • Ann Smarty
ChatGPT's responses are generic by default. Here's how to customize them to your business or product.
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TikTok Replaces ‘Storefront’ with ‘Shop’
September 11, 2023 • Samantha Collier
TikTok Shop enables consumers to buy products without leaving the platform.
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Commerce Briefs: September 11, 2023
September 11, 2023 • Sig Ueland
Updates on shipping labels, green logistics, social commerce, B2B tools, headless commerce, more.
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Commerce Briefs: September 4, 2023
September 4, 2023 • Sig Ueland
This week's Commerce Briefs includes updates on Buy with Prime, Bonanza marketplace, DHL cross-border shipping, and more.
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12 Shopify Apps with ChatGPT Integration
July 25, 2023 • Ann Smarty
Shopify app developers are embracing ChatGPT for customer service, product descriptions, and more.
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11 Domain Registrars for 2023
July 10, 2023 • Sig Ueland
A domain name can jumpstart a company or hinder its growth. Here's our rundown of registration options.
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19 Tools to Write, Publish, Sell Ebooks
April 17, 2023 • Sig Ueland
There have never been more or better tools to help publish and distribute ebooks. Here's our comprehensive rundown of platforms for writing, designing, and selling.
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Ecommerce Product Releases: April 16, 2023
April 16, 2023 • Sig Ueland
This installment of our twice-monthly rundown includes updates on Amazon selling, email marketing, checkout options, generative AI prompts, and much more.
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Ecommerce Product Releases: April 3, 2023
April 3, 2023 • Sig Ueland
This installment of our twice-monthly rundown includes updates on social commerce, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, buy-now-pay-later, product analytics, digital file storage, and more.
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Ecommerce Product Releases: March 15, 2023
March 15, 2023 • Sig Ueland
This installment includes updates on drop shipping, returns management, one-click insurance, upsell and cross-sell solutions, customer video chats, payment tools, and more.
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Ecommerce Product Releases: March 1, 2023
March 1, 2023 • Sig Ueland
This installment of our twice-monthly rundown includes updates on shipping, domains, website builders, chatbots, analytics, grocery tools, and more.
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11 Podcast Platforms to Host, Distribute, Monetize
February 27, 2023 • Sig Ueland
By 2024 500 million folks worldwide will listen to podcasts annually. Here are 11 comprehensive platforms to host your episode files, distribute them across the internet, and monetize them with ads, donations, and subscriptions.
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Ecommerce Product Releases: February 15, 2023
February 14, 2023 • Sig Ueland
This installment of our twice-monthly series includes updates live video commerce, shipping services, social commerce, and more.
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4 Ecommerce Growth Levers
February 7, 2023 • Armando Roggio
Ecommerce success depends on compelling products that consumers want to buy. Beyond that are critical foundational levers — technology, people, content, and money.
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