Gift card fraud: draining, cloning and the controls that stop it
Gift card fraud is mostly a handful of repeatable attacks. Knowing the pattern makes the control obvious and cheap.
Daniel Schmidt
Allegro Promotion Costs: The ‘Abstract Commission’ Sellers Pay to Be Seen
What promotion really costs on Allegro: the 19.90 zl featured offer, its 75% commission surcharge, and Allegro Ads CPC, and how it reaches buyers.
Planning an Adobe Commerce version upgrade without downtime
Adobe Commerce upgrades fail on the same three things every time. Here is the plan that avoids the stalled six month project.
Electronic shelf labels in grocery: cost, payback and pricing rules
Electronic shelf labels pay back on labour and pricing accuracy, not on dynamic pricing theatre. Here are the numbers.
Grading and authenticating used goods at scale without a lab
Resale profit dies in inconsistent grading. Here is a grading scale, a photo standard and an authentication flow small teams can actually run.
Address errors at checkout and the delivery costs they create
Address correction fees and failed deliveries are avoidable. This covers validation at checkout and the cost model that justifies it.
Subscription fatigue: why shoppers cancel retail subscriptions
Retail subscriptions churn for predictable reasons. This breaks down the cancellation drivers and what actually keeps people subscribed.
3-D Secure 2 explained without wrecking your conversion rate
3DS2 moves fraud liability to the issuer, but only if you use it correctly. Here is how to apply it without adding checkout friction.
EU CBAM carbon border tax: what sellers should track
Most online sellers are not directly in scope for the EU’s carbon border tax, but the indirect exposure is real. What CBAM covers, who files, and what to watch.
EU de minimis and the 2026 low-value import changes
Cross-border Commerce deep dive: EU de minimis and the 2026 low-value import changes.