Adobe Commerce Live Search and product recommendations: are they enough
The bundled services are good enough for many catalogs, which makes the search vendor question a budget decision rather than a default.
Karolina Skwira
Why agent chargeback rules likely miss the 2026 holidays: 3 signals
Neither Visa nor Mastercard is likely to publish a binding agent-dispute rule taking effect before the 2026 holiday peak, leaving merchants carrying AI agent chargeback risk through Q4. Three signals from the last month point to April 2027 as the earliest realistic date.
Noon and Amazon.ae for sellers entering the Gulf
Selling into the Gulf is less about choosing a platform and more about clearing the licensing and payment habits of the region.
PDD Holdings reports Q2 August 24: Temu meets a $17.1bn bar
PDD Holdings publishes second quarter 2026 results before the US open on Monday, August 24, with consensus near $17.1bn in revenue. It is the first full quarter in which every Temu parcel entering the United States carried duty.
Shopify Functions and metafields: customizing without an app for every rule
Every app you add is another subscription and another script in your checkout. A lot of that logic now belongs in the platform itself.
Dimensional weight: how box choice quietly inflates your shipping bill
You are probably paying for air. Dimensional weight turns box choice into a direct line on the shipping invoice.
Drone tariffs land September 3: 100% on thermal, 25% on consumer
A proclamation signed on August 13 imposes Section 232 duties of 100 percent on heavier and thermal-imaging drones and 25 percent on consumer models of 25 kilograms or less, effective September 3, 2026. A further 25 percent on designated components follows on February 9, 2027, landing on retail assortments mid-way through holiday inventory build.
Digital gift cards in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet: setup and redemption
A gift card in a phone wallet is a pass with a balance. Here is what it takes to issue one and how redemption behaves in store.
Who Really Pays for Allegro Smart!? The Hidden Bill Sellers Carry
When Allegro rewired the economics of its Smart! delivery program on 2 March 2026, most shoppers noticed almost nothing. Their checkout still read the same …
Auditing Amazon FBA fees and filing reimbursement claims
FBA overcharges are routine and refundable within a claim window. Here is the audit process and how claims are filed.