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Every week we publish a rundown of new services for ecommerce merchants. This installment includes updates on product images, syndicated reviews, box-free returns, installment payments, marketplace integrations, agentic commerce, shipping intelligence, cross-border ecommerce, and affiliate partnerships. Got an ecommerce product release? Email updates@practicalecommerce.com. New Tools for Merchants Designkit launches platform to streamline product visuals. Designkit has launched its product image platform. The AI-powered tool enables sellers to generate a full listing image set from a single prompt, including white-background shots, lifestyle scenes, and in-use visuals. It supports high-volume batch processing and localization across five languages. The AI Photo Editor Suite…

Beehiiv, an emerging email newsletter platform, became this month the most recent ecommerce-adjacent software company to announce an MCP integration for artificial intelligence. On its own, Beehiiv’s announcement might not seem significant. Yet the integration could point to a larger trend. Increasingly, merchants’ software tools have direct, even native, AI connections. Examples include Shopify, WooCommerce, Yottaa, and Shippo. What Is an MCP? Anthropic, the company behind the popular Claude LLM, defined the Model Context Protocol in 2024. Releasing it as “a new standard for connecting AI assistants to the systems where data lives, including content repositories, business tools, and development…

AI-generated marketing content is only effective when it attracts organic traffic from search engines, LLMs, and Google Discover. Content marketing exists to attract, engage, and retain customers. For ecommerce marketers, attraction is often the primary role. Historically, that meant search. Articles ranked, generated visits, and fed the top of the funnel. Plain and simple. Retention matters too, but content marketing works best when it acquires prospects. AI Gives and Takes The advent of ubiquitous AI is a double-edged sword for content marketers. On the one hand, AI makes producing content cheap, at least in a utilitarian sense. But AI has…

Google Search Console is the most reliable way to evaluate a site’s organic search visibility. Unfortunately, the Performance reports are often confusing for busy executives who lack optimization expertise. A frequent example is the “Average position” metric. I’ll help clarify in this post. Overall Average I’m regularly asked, “Why is my average position so low?” The term refers to the overall average position as shown at the top of the Performance report. It’s the aggregated position of your site across all ranking queries. Google’s search results typically show 10 organic listings per page. Thus an average position of 25 suggests…

Since 2013 Cherene Aubert has managed, advised, and executed ecommerce marketing campaigns. She’s worked for agencies, merchants, and as a freelance consultant. Her D2C advisory firm, Growth Capital, helps scale premium, high-growth brands. Experience guides her advice. Brands are too quick to discount slow-moving products, she says. Bundles or buy-one-get-one offers are often better. Higher-priced goods typically appeal to existing customers, not new ones. Influencers drive acquisition. She shared those views and more in our recent conversation. The transcript is edited for clarity and length. Eric Bandholz: Tell us what you do. Cherene Aubert: I’m the founder and CEO of…

Ray Hua is the director of ecommerce at Vessi, a Canada-based direct-to-consumer seller of waterproof sneakers. The brand launched in 2017 after its founders developed and patented breathable fabric that repels water. Ray joined the company in 2021. In our recent conversation, he shared the challenges of targeting the right audience, cross-border selling, diversifying, and more. Our entire audio is embedded below. The transcript is edited for length and clarity. Eric Bandholz: Give us a quick rundown of who you are and what you do. Ray Hua: I’m the director of ecommerce at Vessi, a direct-to-consumer waterproof sneaker brand. I…

The concept of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) represents an entirely different beast. It is the dream of a machine that can learn, understand, and apply knowledge across any domain, exactly like a human mind. And while it remains a theoretical milestone, the race to build it is already reshaping the business world. What Actually is Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)? To put it simply, Artificial General Intelligence refers to a system capable of performing any intellectual task that a human being can. Unlike the AI tools we use today which are trained on massive datasets to perform narrow functions AGI aims…

The concept of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) represents an entirely different beast. It is the dream of a machine that can learn, understand, and apply knowledge across any domain, exactly like a human mind. And while it remains a theoretical milestone, the race to build it is already reshaping the business world. What Actually is Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)? To put it simply, Artificial General Intelligence refers to a system capable of performing any intellectual task that a human being can. Unlike the AI tools we use today which are trained on massive datasets to perform narrow functions AGI aims…

For small business owners, inventory management can feel like a constant juggling act. Order too little, and you miss out on sales. Order too much, and you tie up cash flow in products that gather dust.It’s a delicate balance, but mastering ecommerce inventory management is the secret weapon of successful online retailers.Ready to stop guessing and start growing? In this blog post, we’ll break down everything you need to know about managing your stock, choosing the right tools, and setting your business up for scalable success.Understanding Ecommerce Inventory ManagementAt its core, ecommerce inventory management is the process of sourcing, storing, and selling inventory. It involves tracking stock levels, managing orders, and ensuring that you have the right products in the right place at the right time.For a small business owner, this…

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